Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan , Canada and Russia are to attend as observers . |
| 2 | References to those parts of the report which are to serve as disclosures should be quite specific , to avoid unintended disclosures . |
| 3 | Just as different theoretical schools within each of the social sciences , as well as the disciplines themselves , have various views about the nature of human behaviour , how it is conceptualised and conceived , the way in which this should be investigated , then they will also have different ideas about what sorts of things are to count as data . |
| 4 | A further task for the special advisory team will be to act as consultant to teachers who have visually handicapped pupils in their classes . |
| 5 | If you are to succeed as Chairman you must be well versed in what the committee 's task is supposed to be . |
| 6 | Mr. Belville is after to come to town to settle matters and then to go down to her where they are to live as man and wife . |
| 7 | Just as we might buy a new outfit , then take it home and change out of the old and into the new , so Paul likens the complete change needed if we are to live as followers of Christ . |
| 8 | In 1372 stipendiaries , and rectors and vicars with benefices worth 10 marks ( or £3 13/ 4d ) , were to come as archers with bows and arrows ; those with livings worth more than £10 had to attend ‘ well armed ’ ; if their living was valued at £20 they had to be accompanied by two archers , if £40 by two armed men and two archers , if £100 by five armed men and six archers . |
| 9 | At the local level control was taken away from the School Boards and put into the hands of local councils who were to serve as LEAs in their own areas . |
| 10 | The court said that because the articles showed that the auditors were not to be called in until the parties showed they were in disagreement , the auditors were to act as arbitrators . |
| 11 | In his will he left £12 to be given to twelve old maids who were to act as pall bearers . |
| 12 | They were to act as trainers for bomber gunners and were armoured accordingly for these manned targets were to be shot at — with frangible bullets ! |
| 13 | However , if the GPs were to act as Health Maintenance Organizations ( HMOs ) and have a budget to cover the total care for their patients , a Type I system would give them considerable freedom of referral , but would not necessarily increase the patients ' freedom . |
| 14 | The key aspects of political activity according to the pluralist group model are : all sections of society are capable of influencing policy , especially if they are formally organized ; policy represents the outcome of bargaining and compromise between groups , the role of the state being to act as arbitrator of disputes . |
| 15 | The words used also usually say that the auditors are to act as experts and not as arbitrators , and the commercial tradition is that they should not be arbitrators . |
| 16 | Therefore , deduct a fraction from your finished length measurement unless the curtains are to act as draught excluders . |
| 17 | Gerry Turvey is to retire as director general of the Freight Transport Association in October 11 , his 59th birthday . |
| 18 | The circuit 's owners , the exclusive British Racing Drivers ' Club , whose members include Nigel Mansell , Stirling Moss , James Hunt and Jackie Stewart , admit that they need to spend £15-20 million on the track if it is to continue as home of the British Grand Prix . |
| 19 | His latest appointment with the firm is to work as service manager for the whole of South Africa . |
| 20 | Stallion is to mare as ram is to ewe . |
| 21 | Ewe is to mare as ram is to stallion . |
| 22 | The Irish Prime Minister , Charles Haughey , is to resign as leader of the Fianna Fail party next week allowing a new leader to be nominated as Premier . |
| 23 | His stated objective is to fight as Germany 's ally … to rid his country of Stalin 's system of terror . ’ |
| 24 | If the truth of this presupposition were doubted , it could be established by reference to actual practice : to the way in which courts identify what is to count as law , and to the general acceptance of or acquiescence in these identifications … |
| 25 | First , all societies develop their own ideas as to what is to count as rationality . |
| 26 | There will be family backing — no doubt the McTavish branch will be muscling in on the act , if Deirdre is to act as captain . |
| 27 | Their job is no longer to control and command ; it is to act as counsellors to the newly-empowered front-line employees . |
| 28 | On more than one occasion the courts have stated that the procedure is investigatory and that the role of the adjudication officer is to act as amicus curiae ( friend of the court ) assisting the tribunal in its investigation of the claim ( R v. |
| 29 | MADONNA 'S backing singer Niki Harris is to star as jazz singer Billie Holiday . |
| 30 | We drank tea , and very often I would arrive some five to ten minutes earlier than the appointed time , so the maid would tell me that I was to wait as madame was still resting . |