Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such success as it had from its first performance in 1936 onwards has been of the kind discouragingly dubbed as ‘ of esteem ’ . |
| 2 | Environmentalists point out , however , that the fall in emissions was largely due to the economic recession ; if the UK economy revives , consumption and emissions will increase as a result and further measures will have to be taken to meet the target , which is in any case widely seen as very modest . |
| 3 | But so do many private individuals , and we do not believe that a citizen 's sphere of personal freedom necessarily shrinks as his power and influence grow . |
| 4 | It says it can accept these only under protest , a response apparently regarded as ungracious . |
| 5 | George , wisely , did n't try to compete with guest Gary Moore and simply strummed his way through While my Guitar Gently Weeps as Moore 's Les Paul sobbed inconsolably — but by then it was all over bar the cheering . |
| 6 | Noble affinities were in any case constantly evolving as their members came of age , married and died , but Gloucester 's lordship brought other changes . |
| 7 | Noble affinities were in any case constantly evolving as their members came of age , married and died , but Gloucester 's lordship brought other changes . |
| 8 | In those days marriage was a crucial turning point for a woman for it determined her social rank and their future economically speaking as well as their happiness . |
| 9 | The amount of discretion relative to the amount of prescribed action only increases as one moves to higher occupational strata , thus allowing the enlargement and fulfilment of personal needs . |
| 10 | When his hands cupped her swollen breasts she tilted her head back willingly , her mouth already open as he bent his dark head to hers . |
| 11 | The major conclusion that can be drawn from this analysis is that users are generally satisfied with the information they receive , but there is no doubt that confusion still exists as to the range of information providers available . |
| 12 | We 'll do tea early seeing as her Daddy 's home from work . |
| 13 | Members of the Association also contributed as individuals — Mr. Thomas Hidderley added £100 and Mr. Henry Bell £250 , and Mr. Peter Peirce undertook the cost of building a special gallery in the Hallam Hall . |
| 14 | A guanine-nucleotide exchange complex now referred as EF1βγδ replaces GDP by GTP on EF1α ( 1 ) . |
| 15 | Among those older workers in the study conventionally defined as economically inactive , just over two-thirds were retired , although only 18 per cent had retired at the normal pension age , 17 per cent were sick or injured , and 4 per cent were looking after their families . |
| 16 | Not a muscle of Nan 's face moved , her stroke never faltered as she brushed and watched the flakes fall down on the newspaper she had spread beneath . |
| 17 | What is certain is that Oakland start their second consecutive World Series as firm favourites , their combination of power ( Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire ) , pitching ( Dave Stewart and Mike Moore ) , defence ( Mike Gallego and Carney Lansford ) and speed commonly seen as too strong for a San Francisco side carrying several half-fit pitchers and vulnerable defensively to Henderson 's base stealing . |
| 18 | But behind these was known to be God 's Enemy variously named as ‘ Satan , the devil , ( a false accuser , slanderer , calumniator , ) the evil one , the ruler of this world , the prince of the power of the air , Belial , Beelzebub , the god of this world , the destroyer , a murderer from the beginning and the enemy . ’ |
| 19 | These stories describe a form of religion commonly described as paganism , and represent what can clearly be understood as a type of polytheism . |
| 20 | Lee Kuan Yew finally resigned as Prime Minister in late November 1990 , after 31 years continuously in office [ see pp. 37860-61 ] . |
| 21 | The party — itself in disarray from scandals and factionalism — expressed its discontent over the deal by boycotting the vote to extend the Diet session , an act widely interpreted as indicating the dissolution of the party 's alliance with the LDP . |
| 22 | Despite a piddling little incident in Aberdeen in 1989 when he was reported to the Procurator Fiscal for what the law delicately describes as ‘ a public nuisance offence ’ , Nicholas began to re-build his reputation at Aberdeen , a city whose heritage was built on fish and has the highest concentration of chip shops in Scotland . |
| 23 | The question naturally arises as to whether liberalisation of policy leads to greater inflows of direct investment . |
| 24 | In it , we are told , ‘ the hero 's death or isolation has the effect of a spirit passing out of nature , and evokes a mood best described as elegiac ’ ; ‘ passing out of nature ’ is of course the main theme of hobbit-poetry . |
| 25 | This causes the reader to feel very sorry for him but this pity soon fades as Pip starts to blame Joe for his common ways and he slowly begins to turn into a snob . |
| 26 | In late August 1832 the West India Merchants ' Committee still attacked as thoroughly improper the abolitionist practice of pledging parliamentary candidates to immediate emancipation and publishing pledge lists in the first post-reform election . |
| 27 | The next thing I saw was my kite diving away from me , the roar of its engine gradually fading as it plunged earthwards . |
| 28 | By 1804 Wordsworth had embraced an attitude usually described as Stoical — his poems refer more and more to the virtue of endurance in the face of suffering , age and death ( Michael , The Small Celandine , Resolution and Independence , Ode to Duty ) . |
| 29 | Having said this , the question still remains as to whether such records , particularly where associated with unfamiliar curricular approaches , can successfully challenge the status of external examination certificates in the eyes of the world at large , especially parents and employers . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , the question still remains as to whether there is more to the situation than a simple failure in superego-development and a consequent antagonism towards all forms of authority and restraint . |