Example sentences of "[art] [adj] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Previously they treated the latter as a special topic , now it is integrated into the chapters on alcohols and arenes . |
| 2 | In his later asylums at Gloucester ( 1811 ) and Dundee ( 1812 ) , Stark himself adopted markedly less institutionalized concepts , the former being planned as a crescent set in gardens and the latter as a domestically scaled rural farm . |
| 3 | They were also inclined to distinguish reason from imagination and to regard the latter as a sensual quality corresponding to the animal nature of man whereas intellect corresponded to his divine nature . |
| 4 | In a broadcast speech on July 26 marking the 38th anniversary on the assault on the Moncada barracks , a landmark in the Cuban revolution , President Fidel Castro called on the population to redouble their efforts to stand up to the continuing economic blockade by the United States and to the economic and political collapse of the Eastern bloc , characterizing the latter as a " disaster " [ see p. 38229 ] . |
| 5 | Despite the importance of the positive aspects in Roosevelt 's relationship with Churchill , he regarded the latter as a political anachronism once thoughts turned from the defeat of the Axis to the world of the future . |
| 6 | Green realized he was better with the pencil than writing but made his excuse ‘ were his information for the satisfaction of an individual only , he would prefer the former as a vehicle for information , but to give to the public a numerous series of explanations all cloathed in bodily forms ; besides time and other minor considerations , it is necessary to consult the copper smith , the printer , and the paper merchant . ’ |
| 7 | Those who see the former as an end in itself … insofar as they comprise the present leadership of the NICRA … may be expected to lose interest as rights are gained . |
| 8 | The price of books of academic criticism indicates that they are not aimed at the educated general reader ( once they cost about the same as a bottle of whisky ; now they cost three to four times as much ) . |
| 9 | A child 's need to understand its situation is not going to destroy the new relationship : trying to live out the fantasy that this is exactly the same as a birth relationship may well do . |
| 10 | However , the artist 's aims may not be the same as a record company's. so the manager has to vet what big business wants musicians to do . |
| 11 | Therefore , why should n't a rational person be able to head a company , just the same as a figures man , who is also a rational person ? ’ |
| 12 | The final creations weighed a mere ten kilograms , about the same as a top-class racing bike and about half the weight of most ATBs . |
| 13 | Each animal is an individual within the species — after all , each was a unique mixture of genes , the same as a human being . |
| 14 | Information is just the same as a state of consciousness , be it ordinary , everyday perception , heightened perception using drugs or , as in your case , using sexuality . |
| 15 | Strength , it turned out , is n't a prerequisite ( lucky thing , since tenor bells can weigh the same as a Mini ) ; in skilled hands the bell does most of the work , but a full ringing circle demands that the ringer first gets the bell moving and gradually increases the swing until the bell is balanced or ‘ set ’ with the mouth uppermost , ready to be rung on . |
| 16 | The post of Speaker carries a salary of £65,058 , though Mr Weatherill took the same as a Cabinet Minister , £63,047 . |
| 17 | But Redmire , apart from its almost unique ability to grow exceptionally big carp ( it produced the current record of 51lb 8oz ) , is much the same as a lot of carp waters . |
| 18 | My prize for the most colourful quote goes to the scientist who said that the likelihood of humans having come about as the result of evolution was the same as a tornado in a scrapyard having accidentally assembled a Jumbo jet . |
| 19 | It is not quite the same as a promise of indemnity , since it suggests that the primary content is prevention rather than payment . |
| 20 | In other words a fat calorie was exactly the same as a carbohydrate or a protein calorie . |
| 21 | Adult hadrosaurs were up to 13 metres in length and weighed from 4 to 6 tons , about the same as a large elephant . |
| 22 | The whole setup weighs about the same as a small combo , but is easier to carry because there 's less bulk . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ Coming down for a month is not the same as a permanent move . |
| 24 | On the other hand , fear of the unknown , shame at admitting that relatives have harmed them , and fear of retribution may create a kind of mental and emotional paralysis which is not the same as a positive wish to stay at home . |
| 25 | Calls should cost about the same as a first-class stamp . |
| 26 | Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate , 48p at all other times , and should cost around the same as a first-class stamp . |
| 27 | Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate , 48p at all other times and should cost around the same as a first class postcard . |
| 28 | Your call should cost about the same as a first-class stamp . |
| 29 | Calls should cost about the same as a first-class stamp . |
| 30 | Third , I do not accept the principle that the meaning of utterances is the same as a person 's ( alleged ) reasons for saying what he says . |