Example sentences of "[be] [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Although Billy had undoubtedly been guilty as charged , the evidence against him had been largely manufactured , and none of his family had ever recovered from the injustice of this . ) |
| 2 | One ingenious convict , Alfie Hinds , sued a police officer for stating in the " News of the World " that Hinds had been guilty as charged . |
| 3 | ( c ) Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are due as follows : |
| 4 | Obligations under finance leases are due as follows : |
| 5 | These parts of the file are interrelated as shown in Fig. 7.1 . |
| 6 | Kabanos are much thinner than chorizos but are used in much the same way , although the older , drier varieties are popular as chewing sausages . |
| 7 | Since then performance has been much as expected . |
| 8 | " … a guide for the medical practitioners of both tropical and temperate regions to the origins and diagnosis of infections that are tropical as opposed to being cosmopolitan , and of great value for training and teaching because it reproduces much better and more comprehensively than is possible with ordinary textbooks the appearance of specimens that will be examined … has been prepared with great care and deserves to remain one of the standard texts in the subject for many years . " |
| 9 | As he points out , the difference between the asset value and the depressed share price of the conglomerates concerned gave bidders an opportunity to make a profit by disposing of ill-fitting activities or otherwise increasing efficiency by reducing the scale of operations ( though in fact the record of take-overs in increasing efficiency is mixed and not all take-overs are explicable as moves to reduce inefficiency in the target ) . |
| 10 | To say that such people are unfortunate as does the " Big Book " of Alcoholics Anonymous ( which it itself entitled " Alcoholics Anonymous " ) is true and indeed is an understatement . |
| 11 | At one point , the protestants who are involved in violence are rough as opposed to religious , especially if they drink and smoke and do not follow the norms of thrift . |
| 12 | Is very insecure and boasts — as much to tell themselves that they are important as to tell the interviewer . |
| 13 | By Ann Todd A GROUP of Liverpool youngsters are happy as mudlarks about going into school . |
| 14 | If the Minister is saying that the proposal is liable to bog down the entire system and cause administrative chaos , he may be right as regards some of the effects . |
| 15 | The case series quoted in their article in support of a low mortality after intervention in elderly people may not be representative as published series are often of highly selected patients and from centres of excellence and are likely to overestimate the results obtained in more typical practice . |
| 16 | These groups refused to be specific as regards how far they would go in their opposition but , as Peter Shanley of the MEG told Today Tonight ‘ We 're not ruling out any action whatsoever ’ . |
| 17 | A I am afraid you must be strong as regards starving your Oscars out . |
| 18 | In considering whether at this stage it is possible to say that the answer to this question must be ‘ nothing ’ I must assume that the third defendant will be found guilty of conspiracy or fraud as alleged by the plaintiffs and also that the third party will be found to be negligent as regards the plaintiffs in the respects mentioned in the third party notice . |
| 19 | Not essential , but might be useful as demonstrating the applicant 's experience . |
| 20 | At common law it may be unlawful as amounting to a trespass to the highway , or a public or private nuisance , or as involving the inducement or procuring of a breach of contract . |
| 21 | Phosphorylates of tyrosine and protein tyrosine kinase , related to the src oncoprotein seem to be important as links between the integrin and intracellular signalling pathways . |
| 22 | The fundamental question in these cases is whether the taking of a benefit by a person through his or her crime would be unconscionable as representing an unjust enrichment of that person . |
| 23 | It is doubtful if anything remotely striking will be forthcoming as regards either ISDN or OSI in the two years remaining before dawning of the brave new communicative continent in 1992 . |
| 24 | Computer software licence fees should be deductible as trading expenses if of a revenue nature and incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the trade . |
| 25 | If Town Halls are to be successful as enabling authorities , then they must make it possible for all their communities ( both residential and business , their fellow agencies , and also their own Councillors and Officers ) to engage in the free trade of information . |
| 26 | The landlord should beware should interest rates fall dramatically leaving the minimum rate at a level substantially higher than the standard borrowing rate , in which case the interest may be void as amounting to a penalty ; and the tenant would be advised not to run the risk of having to pay interest at a substantially higher rate than the basic lending rate . |
| 27 | In 1985 regulations were held to be void as having no statutory authority where their purpose was to force able-bodied young people who lived on supplementary benefit to move from one area to another in search of employment . |
| 28 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 29 | In all cases drunkenness may be material as showing that the accused had not the intention which forms part of the essence of the crime charged . |
| 30 | So long as women are subordinate to men , their language will continue to be stereotyped as indicating natural subservience , unintelligence and immaturity . |