Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scholars of Confucianism are agreed that it is not so much a religion as a guide to a system of political organisation , and as time went on , it too fell victim to divisions and disputes . |
| 2 | An eight-year-old child does not learn the same thing at the same speed as a five-year-old child . |
| 3 | Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board . |
| 4 | As a result the DES ( 1983 ) forecasts assumed that mature entry rates would fall at the same speed as the fall in 21–25 years olds — who constitute the majority of entrants to HE aged over 20 . |
| 5 | His argument is that the density wave is of a different kind , the so called long wave mode , which propagates from the centre of the Galaxy outward , such a wave pattern rotates much more rapidly than the short wave mode and it just happens that , if this picture is correct , our Solar System is almost exactly at the place in our Galaxy where it orbits at the same speed as the wave ( Astrophysics and Space Science , vol 89 , p 61 ) . |
| 6 | Of course , there is a small increase in speed as the climb gets steeper , both because the glider is starting to ascend the arc of a circle and also because of the effects of the wind gradient . |
| 7 | This gave Conner the chance , when the breeze was light , to build up a sufficient cushion to protect him from Kanza 's better moderate air speed as the sea breeze grew . |
| 8 | It is a relief to hear him taking the Trio at the same speed as the Scherzo , and not inexplicably slowing down like so many others . |
| 9 | Local bus is a technology whereby certain peripheral cards , such as video or IDE host cards , can have their own private bus which runs at the same speed as the processor , thus enhancing overall system throughput . |
| 10 | Local bus or VL buses are designed to overcome this problem by running at the same speed as the processor . |
| 11 | After a few months of doing this several times each day and night , most of us could plot at the same speed as the information came in on the teleprinter . |
| 12 | Another example is a fish swimming up-stream at the same speed as the stream ( see figure 6.2 ) . |
| 13 | Externally the damper appears as a cylindrical inertial load which can be clamped to the motor shaft so the damper housing rotates at the same speed as the motor . |
| 14 | In the basic device an opaque disc is fastened to the shaft and therefore rotates at the same speed as the motor . |
| 15 | The system also manages to incorporate a handrail running at the same speed as the walkway — an advance compared with most single speed systems . |
| 16 | Then cast a little further out , over the line of the crease , and watch for the difference in speed as the float travels downstream . |
| 17 | But the memory of Bregawn should not be of a recalcitrant mule goaded into action as the rest of the field leaves him way behind , but of a good Cheltenham Gold Cup winner storming up the hill to head the procession of Dickinson horses which was the most remarkable training feat of modern times . |
| 18 | Secretary of the Society , for such action as the Committee may decide . |
| 19 | The first shot ‘ establishes ’ the scene in the minds of the audience , and it is followed by shots which are taken progressively closer to the action as the scene unfolds on the screen . |
| 20 | It is difficult to understand why Mark 's action was not brought to the attention of the authorities then , because his action as the captain of the aircraft dwells within many heroic and desperate actions that under normal circumstances would have been considered for high award . |
| 21 | C.6.1 take such action as the Vendor may reasonably request to avoid , dispute , resist , appeal , compromise or defend any such claims ; and |
| 22 | Will he join me and civic and religious leaders in the Dundee area in condemning such management action as an affront to natural justice ? |
| 23 | Some manufacturers such as MAN and DAF have solved the problem by fitting filters which clean themselves with a small furnace as the vehicle is in operation . |
| 24 | I think , though , ’ the Doctor said , eyes twinkling , ‘ we 'll be able to persuade them that you 're on the same side as the rest of us . ’ |
| 25 | Muscle cramps can be relieved , and the animal 's sense of balance restored , by rocking a stranded dolphin or whale from side to side as the tide comes in , just before its refloating . |
| 26 | Two clipped young Gurkhas peel off to the side as the Queen stands before the two great thrones , flanked by a clutch of Yeomen of the Guard , pikes resting on their shoulders . |
| 27 | Sean recalled : ‘ I suddenly found myself on the same side as the shark and got out of the water as fast as I could . |
| 28 | A hydrophone — an under-water microphone — was then lowered over the side as the launch pitched violently in a heavy swell and winds gusting to more than 40 miles per hour . |
| 29 | She stood to one side as the woman got up and , casting the strait-jacket aside , went across to the cot , bending down over it to lift and cradle the child . |
| 30 | His own money has been hard-earned as a shrewd farmer and dealer , with timing on his side as the property market hit a peak in the late 1980s . |