Example sentences of "[conj] well as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move came , he said , as part of an effort to reduce the USA 's defence costs as well as to ease global tensions in the light of improving relations with the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries . |
| 2 | I forgot to mention the importance of completing and returning the course evaluation form which we need to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the event , as well as to compile a report to our funding bodies at the end of the year . |
| 3 | They hired the first agent , ‘ Digs ’ , of Oxford Street , to manage as well as to let their flat . |
| 4 | De La Rozière was instructed to collect information about arsenals , shipyards and the location of British troops as well as to survey the coast between the Thames estuary and Cornwall . |
| 5 | Old people who are not in frequent contact with younger people may lose confidence in their ability to give as well as to receive : Younger people , anxious to please , to give and , often , ‘ not to worry mother ’ may not realise the part which they play in creating a one-way traffic . |
| 6 | You 'll know that when you select NI products you 'll be buying gifts that are a pleasure to give as well as to receive . |
| 7 | Deprived of prey , the tiger naturally encroached on farm land to feed on the deer attracted by the crops as well as to kill domestic stock . |
| 8 | I have argued elsewhere that Pound was prepared to take instruction , as well as to give it ; that when he first came to London in 1908 , he was looking for masters to whom he might apprentice himself ; that he found them in the Irishman W.B. Yeats and the maverick Englishman Ford Madox Ford ( whose professionalism about writing still denies him in England the recognition that he gets abroad ) ; and ( so I have speculated , though I know it can not be proved ) that Pound sought the same relationship with another Englishman , Laurence Binyon , who was too cagey to go along with the idea . |
| 9 | Kerry ) , deliberately developed the breed as a small animal able to fatten as well as to give house milk , probably by selection from the local mountain dairy cattle , and gave his name to the breed by the early nineteenth century . |
| 10 | It may seem at times that there is little common ground between the two generations , but if a parent is patient and ready to take an interest , and to listen as well as to give advice or pass criticism , there is plenty to talk about and share together . |
| 11 | The state bureaucracy , it was claimed , could be reduced to save money and time , as well as to allow direct contact between the Party and the people . |
| 12 | The remit of the division is to formulate policies for academic innovation , to promote wider access and to develop continuing education in all its forms , as well as to carry out a major teaching activity in English as a Foreign Language . |
| 13 | British fascism was to contain extremes from both political right and left as well as to incorporate large numbers with no previous political background . |
| 14 | In 1974 , visiting the northern region of the Maramureş , one of the districts richest in the everyday survival of peasant customs and dress , Ceauşescu told a group of folk-artists that adhering to traditions was one way of developing a communist country : ‘ I appreciate … these true works of popular art as an expression of your commitment to maintain the dress and customs of [ your ] ancestors , as well as to weave them tightly with that which is new , … because only in this way will we build a strong socialist society . ’ |
| 15 | EPCC is an interdisciplinary centre , with people from backgrounds such as computer science , physics and engineering coming together to aid in the dissemination of this new technology , as well as to perform fundamental research into the correct way to build and use parallel computers . |
| 16 | We should choose to promote environmentally aware and responsible science — as well as to prioritise investment in environmental science itself . |
| 17 | I recognise that it may also be tinged with a note of bias , for I passionately believe with the project organisers that school and community are parallel and co-operative agencies in the education of young children , and that to establish understanding , as well as to promote real creativity , children should begin reading and learning in the language they speak at home . |
| 18 | Having to repeat things constantly , as well as to listen to the same comments over and over again , can tax the patience of all but a saint . |
| 19 | In addition we have also investigated the ability of the HPV16/18 and HPV6/11 sequences to drive gene expression in both cervical and non-cervical cell types as well as to respond to the over-expression of Oct-1 . |
| 20 | To do away with the evils of this system , as well as to guard against dangers of fraud and forgery , a Land Registry was established by the Land Transfer Act 1875 , which was amended and extended by the Land Transfer Act 1897 , both Acts being repealed and replaced by the Land Registration Acts 1925–1988 . |
| 21 | It means that energy is required to overcome the friction as well as to move forward . |
| 22 | Local Ecumenical Projects ( LEPs ) naturally produce their own kind of mix , but in the looser association of different churches and denominations there is the continuing need to share , as well as to preserve , our treasures . |
| 23 | To facilitate these demands , as well as to preserve the files of historical documents currently being transformed into machine-readable form for the use of future generations , an Historical Data Unit has been established as part of the Data Archive at the University of Essex to collect , store and disseminate machine-readable data of interest to historians ( Anderson 1992 ) . |
| 24 | The investigators have already tested children in primary schools in Peterborough and have had permission to go back to further test these as well as to test in Bedford and Luton . |
| 25 | The other ships would remain offshore , and dispatch launches to set men ashore around the coastline of the gulf , to make their presence felt in the countryside , as well as to circle around and prevent the escape of any rebels or corrupt officials . |
| 26 | respecting the provisions of the Legislature on this point and the manner in which these provisions have been eluded , as well as to point out the pecuniary advantages [ the system of bounties which the abolitionists had themselves promoted ] which would accrue to them from a vigorous enforcement of the Abolition Laws . |
| 27 | Music serves to identify and unify members of the group , as well as to entertain . |
| 28 | On May 28 Kaunda announced plans to sell 40 per cent of shares in public utilities and services and 49 per cent of shares in state mining , industrial and commercial enterprises , as well as to set up a stock exchange , a move perceived as a way of attracting more aid from Western donors . |
| 29 | A democratic society needs people who have the linguistic abilities which will enable them to discuss , evaluate and make sense of what they are told , as well as to take effective action on the basis of their understanding . |
| 30 | The Kingman Report emphasised the need for such abilities when it stated : ‘ A democratic society needs people who have the linguistic abilities which will enable them to discuss , evaluate and make sense of what they are told , as well as to take effective action on the basis of their understanding … |