Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also suggested that he would be permitted to remain as leader until the completion of his first term in October 1991 , and would possibly achieve a second two-year term . |
| 2 | Entrusting the decision in unfair dismissal cases to tribunals was a conscious decision designed to include as part of the decision-making process the industrial experience of employers and employees . |
| 3 | Talking of an essay that students are expected to write as part of their course , he says |
| 4 | First offerings are the StorageWorks RAID Array 110S , a turnkey , controller-based RAID subsystem for VAX OpenVMS systems supported on MicroVAX 3100 systems ; the StorageWorks Datacenter Cabinet , 70″ high by 31.5″ wide cabinet designed to serve as expansion storage for DEC 7000 AXP and DEC 10000 AXP systems ; the StorageWorks Desktop Expansion Unit supported on the DEC 3000 AXP Model 300L system ; StorageWorks Deskside Pedestal for the DEC 3000 AXP , DEC 4000 AXP , DEC 7000 AXP and DEC 10000 AXP , as well as the DECstation 5000 series and the VAXstation 4000 systems ; and four RW500 optical jukeboxes for SCSI and Q-Bus-based systems now , and to support StorageWorks systems in the near future . |
| 5 | The campaigns were designed to run as television or cinema commercials and as large street hoardings — media that is seen by people in groups rather than in isolation as would be the case of newspapers . |
| 6 | Gavin Hastings ( left ) celebrates his part in the World XV 's First Centenary Test victory over hosts New Zealand with David Sole , who he is tipped to succeed as captain of Scotland . |
| 7 | Equity had come to stay as part of the law of the land . |
| 8 | Section 56 of CCA 1974 provides that in antecedent negotiations the supplier is deemed to act as agent for the creditor . |
| 9 | That information is sent to tactical computers in control stations to produce guidance for artillery and missiles — the American army 's new tactical missile system has been designed to operate as part of such a set-up , hitting targets more than 100km ( 60 miles ) off . |
| 10 | The number of dead and injured was expected to rise as rescue teams reached more outlying regions cut off due to the widespread destruction of roads and bridges . |
| 11 | The proportion of any additional income that is saved ( the marginal propensity to save ) will tend to vary according to the tastes and preferences of the individual , and one might expect the proportion that is saved to increase as income increases . |
| 12 | As Officer Commanding , 4 Ferry Pool at Prestwick , McGuinness was instructed to act as Liaison Officer on behalf of the ATA which was to be directly involved in the critical transfer . |
| 13 | And if for the time being , that 's a high price , then that is one of the things that we 've got to accept as part of what 's going on in the Gulf , however painful that may be . |
| 14 | All POU domain proteins are thought to function as transcription factors . |
| 15 | When Spiro Agnew had been forced to resign in 1973 , President Nixon would have preferred to appoint as vice-president the renegade Democrat , John Connally . |
| 16 | McNair , the elderly gillie who had agreed to live as caretaker in the Earl 's shooting lodge . |
| 17 | Round tables and drop-leafs can be bought to act as library tables and sofa tables as described above , or there are large adjustable coffee and cocktail tables which can be raised to dining or lowered to coffee table height as desired . |
| 18 | If the right kind of Masai could be persuaded to act as government headmen , C.E.V. Buxton said , ‘ the ideal of indirect rule could be achieved ’ . |
| 19 | Class members are needed to act as guinea pigs for the following dates . |
| 20 | As in the past we would like to share the profit with another charity and a member of the Executive Committee has offered to act as Promoter for us if we could donate enough to provide 10 holidays for handicapped and needy children where she works ( £600 ) . |
| 21 | The French government has agreed to act as guarantor on the insurance of loan collections of works of art worth over FFr300 million ( £31.5 million ; $63 million ) in toto , brought into the country for temporary exhibitions organised by ‘ national public establishments ’ , but not local authorities . |
| 22 | Mr. Frank Compton , committee member , of No. 118 has kindly agreed to act as Secretary for this event which has proved very popular and enjoyable in previous years . |
| 23 | Mrs Janet Buchanan Smith as agreed to act as chairman . |
| 24 | Ronnie Massarella , Chef d'Equip of the British Equestrian team spoke of the hard realities facing competitors , and Richard Whiteley of Yorkshire TV generously agreed to act as MC for the event . |
| 25 | Roughly four-fifths is thought to move as bed load including saltation , leaving only one-fifth to be accounted for by suspension . |
| 26 | In 1916 , many of the women compositors found themselves being called to work as Post Office clerks . |
| 27 | After convalescence abroad in 1885 he became incumbent of White Roding , Essex , and was invited to serve as consultant on a supplement to Hymns Ancient and Modern , published in 1889 . |
| 28 | And former Liverpool City Council leader , Sir Trevor Jones , has volunteered to act as appeal treasurer . |
| 29 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 30 | The absolute size of the mispricings was found to fall as delivery approached , as illustrated in Fig. 5.1 . |