Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hope only emerges as the narrative proceeds . |
| 2 | A financial problem nevertheless persists as the Association , apart from statutory grants for special projects is entirely dependent on private generosity , and deafness has never been the most popular cause for charity . |
| 3 | This results from an increased level of the hormone progesterone in the blood , which normally occurs as the result of pregnancy , but sometimes takes place without conception . |
| 4 | Inside the nucleus , the electrostatic field no longer varies as the inverse square of the radius , as it does outside the nucleus , and the overlap of wave functions here determines the size of the isotopic shift . |
| 5 | The failure of ministers to persuade many of those who work in the NHS of the need for reform thus emerges as the key factor shaping the pace of implementation . |
| 6 | The 1979 and 1983 elections also witnessed an increase in the number of candidates fielded by minor parties , to whom the £150 deposit ( first set in 1918 ) no longer serves as the bar to nonserious candidates that was intended . |
| 7 | Foucault works from exactly the same tradition in the philosophy and history of science as Althusser : like him he utilizes Bachelard 's concept of differentiated histories , which still stands as the major alternative , epistemic or otherwise , to historicism . |
| 8 | Limestone is defined as a rock which contains at least 50 per cent , which nearly always occurs as the mineral calcite . |
| 9 | It would not be an exaggeration to stress the extent to which the nouveau roman has dictated the terms of critical discourse , nor to state that it still acts as the essential reference point in any definition of postmodern aesthetics . |
| 10 | To this extent the nation still acts as the overriding social group whose existence serves to contain the most damaging effects of the conflict and factionalism which are daily occurrences at lower levels . |
| 11 | I take it the developer usually acts as the management company ? |
| 12 | Rigel in Orion has 60000 times the luminosity of the Sun , and even at its distance of 900 light-years it still shines as the seventh apparently brightest of all the stars ; its magnitude is 0.1 . |
| 13 | Since the beginning of the twentieth century , Chiswick was one of the homes of Sir Oswald Stoll 's ‘ Empire ’ theatres — another was at Shepherds Bush Green , which still remains as the B.B.C. 's television theatre — and although the Chiswick Empire was not always used for ‘ live ’ entertainment ( it became a cinema during the 1930s ) , it was one of the principle variety theatres in the Country and saw performances by all the principle artists from George Robey to Morecambe & Wise ; Petula Clark and Cliff Richards . |
| 14 | Idealism obliterates the infinite qualitative difference between God and man , loses sight of the ineffable paradox of the incarnation , and ends in what Kierkegaard mercilessly pillories as the ludicrous identification of the thoughts of a philosopher with the mind of God . |
| 15 | Then , against the advice of all , he embarks upon a final desperate attempt , which he later describes as the worst mistake he ever made . |
| 16 | It clearly ranks as the first written literature of any consequence . |
| 17 | The commander of EUCOM , a US general , also acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe , or , in military jargon , SACEUR . |
| 18 | Also acts as the centre for Accreditation of Prior Learning scheme whereby skills and experience can be accredited towards qualifications . |
| 19 | Solicitors are governed by The Law Society , established by Royal Charter in 1831 , which also acts as the main professional association of solicitors . |
| 20 | It also acts as the regional centre for mid-Wales and north Wales , as well as for Shropshire . |
| 21 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
| 22 | Reynolds also appears as the central figure in Zoffany 's group portrait of all 36 founder members of the Royal Academy , of which he was first President . |
| 23 | The death of Aegidius was recorded within the account of the Loire wars in the Angers chronicle , and his son Syagrius later appears as the first of the opponents and victims of Childeric 's son Clovis . |
| 24 | In the case of the DTI inquiry into Suter-related companies , one name repeatedly emerges as the manager of various shareholdings — the Swiss-based Sterling Trust . |
| 25 | The latex medieval castling in startling black also doubles as the Frampton grandstand and their artificial pitch ( 100 per cent concrete ) lies below it . |
| 26 | The library at Lindholme also serves as the legal aid and appeals office for the prison and the close proximity to the CAB allows the legal aid officer to refer the prisoner to the CAB session for any ‘ civil ’ enquiries that emerge from the legal discussions and vice versa . |
| 27 | Activating the tuner is achieved via the footpedal on the bottom right , which also serves as the effects Bypass switch . |
| 28 | The department also serves as the base for the Centre for South Asian Studies . |
| 29 | It also functions as the mission control centre for the city 's street people . |
| 30 | As a tourist spectacle it welcomed over 3.5 million visitors in 1988 alone and now ranks as the North West 's premier tourist attraction . |