Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inclusion of the retired as a separate group added a socio-demographic element to the typology and , although the classification was two-dimensional , the two axes were not considered to be independent . |
| 2 | He had left the warmth of the Blue Boar after the usual extended throwing out time , and now felt elated as the four pints of rough local cider began to work on him . |
| 3 | He flashed a sudden stunning smile and Robyn felt weak as a new surge of exhilaration raced through her . |
| 4 | A staircase broad as a major highway wound up through the tree , with vast rooms leading off at every landing . |
| 5 | He certainly had those Maggie thought , broad as the proverbial barn door . |
| 6 | The claims of censoring were rejected by Labour as a desperate Tory tactic . |
| 7 | Paul Thompson ( 1967 ) sees the triumph of Labour as a constructive coalescence of the mature proletarian class consciousness which emerged with the displacement of small-scale production and an effective LLP , while Julia Bush ( 1978 ) , concentrating on the experience of East London , argues that during the first world war socialist activity and the growing confidence and strength of the trades unions enabled the LLP to establish a solid base which it exploited to the full when hostilities ceased . |
| 8 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 9 | Therefore , perhaps Labour as the largest anti-Protection party , should be allowed to govern . |
| 10 | Does he realise that throughout the country in the election people who care about the Post Office and Post Office services will vote Labour as the only way to preserve a good postal service ? |
| 11 | Davies still looks to Labour as the likeliest carrier for such ideas . |
| 12 | Yamaichi economist Neil MacKinnon said : ‘ The polls suggest we will have a hung parliament , with Labour as the biggest party . |
| 13 | This student had at one time worked in catering until her love for learning foreign languages prompted her to tackle French and Spanish as a mature student . |
| 14 | The entry specified that he had Spanish as a foreign language , which made me smile , for his Spanish had never been more than rudimentary , though of course it might have improved since he was in Salamanca . |
| 15 | The PPD platform included keeping Spanish as the official language , maintaining a distinct national and cultural identity and separate representation in international sporting events . |
| 16 | The account is complete as a simple miracle of healing . |
| 17 | Since there was neither oxygen to fuel the processes of decay nor any scavenging animals to feed on the bodies and destroy them , the tiny carcasses remained complete as the settling mud particles slowly entombed them . |
| 18 | This can be particularly profitable as a fresh look from an outsider may reveal untapped sales potential and markets not recognised by the local estate agent . |
| 19 | This will go a little further than a 6 but is not quite so specific as a 30 . |
| 20 | Thus rt-PA used as a second dose thrombolytic agent , allows coronary artery reperfusion with preservation of left ventricular function and without serious side-effects . |
| 21 | If unreasonableness in its substantive sense is unnecessary as a separate head through which to control the exercise of administrative discretion , it finds company in the notion of bad faith . |
| 22 | No , it 's not conducive as a sporty image the walnut facia . |
| 23 | I quite like her as a colleague and she 's very pleasant as a casual friend but she 's impossible to live with . |
| 24 | Chaucer looked at in isolation can seem daunting , but Chaucer read in a cultural and historical context , with visual and other aids , could come alive as a great poet , speaking across six centuries , in a Gadamerian fusion of horizons . |
| 25 | This emphasis on neutralisation as a process is intended to keep the notion alive as a long-term objective for Southeast Asia . |
| 26 | In addition , letters to friends , records , certificates , documents , family anecdotes — even occasional remarks — are assembled as part of an elaborate mosaic that actually makes Einstein come alive as a real human being . |
| 27 | In another , an Old Master oil painting comes alive as a bald female head appears , floating in space , to blow the smell of hops and barley around the room . |
| 28 | It is shy as a gathered eyelet |
| 29 | It was thought that the common law duty to trespassers was unexcludable as a minimum standard below which the law would not go . |
| 30 | Although , as Ferril readily admits , many of the rites performed by the ‘ twenty-two young priests of perfect physique , might appear to the uninitiated as a chaotic conflict concerned only with hurting the oval by kicking it ’ , the pattern of worship is highly stylized . |