Example sentences of "[conj] as the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While in an electric shock pulse travels through the whole wire or solid substance , the nerve impulse travels only along the service plasma membrane surrounding the fibre and where as the electric current passes at 300 million meters per second , the nerve impulse is very much slower . |
| 2 | In fact MacDonald was as much a " gradualist " as the Fabians or as the cautious trade-union officials who initially regarded him with much suspicion . |
| 3 | The problem of course with Christology for feminists is that Jesus was a male human being and that thus as a symbol , as the Christ , or as the Second Person of the trinity , it would seem that ‘ God ’ becomes in some way ‘ male ’ . |
| 4 | I will deal with the problems involved in regarding the way of non-violence as an absolute rule , or infallible guide to conduct , or as the right way in all circumstances without exception , in a later chapter on ahi sā . |
| 5 | French may be studied at Edinburgh not only at all levels of MA(General) and MA ( General Honours ) but as a single honours subject ( with a secondary subject taken in the first two years ) ; or as the major or minor subject in a wide variety of joint degrees , where it is combined with another modern European language , or with one of a number of Arts Faculty subjects , or even with subjects ( Business Studies and Law ) from other faculties . |
| 6 | Indeed , far from being seen as the fragrant components of pot-pourri or as the aromatic base for creams and lotions , herbs were the only vegetable element of the medieval and Tudor kitchen . |
| 7 | Accordingly Mystery Tour can be used as a supplement to any course at this level ( for example , Streamline Destinations , Headway Intermediate , or Fast Forward 2 ) or as the sole basis for a short course at this level . |
| 8 | Women living alone , or as the sole wage-earner in an all-female household , or widows with children were invisible , though statistically by no means insignificant . |
| 9 | The ironic delight that Nizan displayed in presenting an extremist image of himself , whether it be as the arch-conservative , staunch defender of private property and the Church , or as the committed Bolshevik , reached its climax in late 1925 and early 1926 . |
| 10 | Important deaths come in special news flashes , or as the first item , not at the end . |
| 11 | This unit will be conducted by Mrs Chris Smith , Pastoral Director at Ushaw , and people are welcome to attend this as a complete course in its own right , or as the first stage in the longer course which contains five further units . |
| 12 | The theory can be described as a characterisation of the possible patterns or as the destructive part of the problem — it destroys or eliminates certain possibilities . |
| 13 | In our concern to manage the lives of others and our intention to do this in the best interests of all , we can too often simply define those who cry out in despair as moaners , as ‘ deviants ’ , ‘ defectives ’ , or as the lazy ones who have n't played the game in the way they should . |
| 14 | Whether I 'll be remembered as the most pompous , hard-to-get-along-with person they 've ever come across , because I stand up for what I believe in , or as the best athlete Britain 's ever had , which I think will be the case , I 'll always be remembered . ’ |
| 15 | Both maintain that there are symbolic representations of the Ultimate whether the Ultimate be depicted as Truth or as the Holy . |
| 16 | The outcome meant that the SPD was now in government ( either alone or as the dominant partner ) in 10 out of the 16 Länder . |
| 17 | The Board held that , on the somewhat complex facts of the particular case , it mattered not whether the subsequent promise was regarded as the best evidence of the benefit intended to be conferred or as the positive bargain , the benefit on the faith of which the promise was given . |
| 18 | But he 's still mainly known either for having had Grace in his face a few years back , or as the third meatboy in line after Stallone and Scharzenegger ; one of that strange Eighties breed of actors who can manage all kinds of complicated weapons , but have trouble with lines of dialogue longer than ten words . |
| 19 | The geometry of each chain allows the calculation of , and results are expressed either as σ or as the characteristic ratio . |
| 20 | During his visit to North Africa Baker raised the idea of Maghrebi involvement in the peace conference , either at individual state level , or as the five-country Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU ) . |
| 21 | Although as the largest parliamentary party the CEDA might have expected to dominate government after the November 1933 election , this was ruled out by the President of the Republic , Alcalá Zamora , on grounds of the CEDA 's non-republicanism . |
| 22 | What we decided to do , because I thought that 's what you 'd been pressing for , was to show that as the equivalent affect of , okay , you think you 're making these profits but you 're actually enjoying services that you 're not paying for . |
| 23 | Not only is the local field acting on the nucleus altered by environment , it is also sensitive to molecular motion , and it has been observed that as the molecular motion within a sample increases , the resonance lines become narrower . |
| 24 | It may seem intuitively plausible that as the observational support that a universal law receives increases , the probability that it is true also increases . |
| 25 | Ryzhkov said that 135,000 million roubles ( 70 per cent of the revenue from increased retail prices ) had been earmarked for wage increases and social security payments to alleviate the effect of the price rises in 1991 , and he stressed that as the gradual transition to free prices was carried out there would be wage indexation . |
| 26 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
| 27 | While the current agreement does not cover sales of the resultant kit , Ionica managing director Nigel Playford obviously has sees that as the next move : he cites Northern 's ability to exploit overseas markets through its international support and distribution operations as ‘ key factors ’ for choosing the Canadian manufacturer . |
| 28 | I think they 've got to become less competitive , less arrogant and less dominant , seeing that as the macho role , and I think they 've got to become erm much more erm feminine and approve the feminine characteristics , so that there is n't so much difference between the two genders , and particularly in marriage and in the home . |
| 29 | The Court of Appeal held that as the main purpose of Mr Stark 's contract had merely been the regular and efficient distribution of newspapers and since there was no evidence he should personally engage in distribution , it followed that the contract was not a ‘ contract personally to execute any work or labour ’ and therefore Mrs Gunning was not employed under such a contract . |
| 30 | He pointed out that as the three former impressions had sold out and as there had lately been a new edition of the main Dictionary , ( the sixth , 1752 ) , with many alterations , he judged it proper to include them in a new abridgement . |