Example sentences of "[to-vb] as [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jet has a high bottom line , the operator has to find as much work for it as he can to spread its costs and make a profitable . |
| 2 | Then , out of his overcoat pocket he produced a safety razor-blade , with which he sharpened the pencil he always used for his often indecipherable , cramped little scribbles — a sign , a psychiatrist later told me , of someone wanting to attract as little attention as possible , as in the case of Robert Walser . |
| 3 | If the Cubists had been surprised by the violent reactions which they had aroused previously , they seem to have been anxious to attract as much attention as possible with this exhibition . |
| 4 | While this Canadian experiment attempts to provide as many performance measures as possible , it is admitted that it is not practical to provide measures for all programmes . |
| 5 | Headquarters was fully aware of the need to provide as much protection as possible and Stirling submitted a plan to mount a whole series of raids on airfields on the night of 13 June , mainly making use of the Free French who were longing to get to grips with the enemy . |
| 6 | Utensils used for writing need to provide as much contrast as possible with the background against which they are used . |
| 7 | Each attempts to provide as much information as possible from within the clearinghouse 's own resources , but there is also a strong element of referral in the service . |
| 8 | Our sole function is to provide as much information as possible to our member organizations and to the general public on the environmental , social and economic impacts of gold-mining in the north Galway and South Mayo areas . |
| 9 | The Pennyland estate in Milton Keynes has over 100 houses that have been designed to catch as much sun as possible , cutting annual heating bills by 40 per cent and costing just one per cent more to build . |
| 10 | The churches , however , are doing all they can to encourage as much dialogue as possible and to ensure that effective communication plays a key role in the democratic process . |
| 11 | It 's important to encourage as much contact with the outside world as possible , for instance going to local events , taking evening classes , joining clubs and so on . |
| 12 | This , explained Sir Gordon Borrie in his 1986 Rathbone Memorial Lecture , was that everyone should be free to obtain as much credit as he could get , on the easiest terms available on the market . |
| 13 | Close to the launch date itself we like to obtain as much publicity as possible in both the industry trade press and in national newspapers . |
| 14 | Its approach will be to guarantee participating companies ' anonymity so as to obtain as much information as possible , to analyse companies ' experience in implementing the code , and to investigate other methods employed in furthering corporate governance . |
| 15 | Ideally , an archaeologist wants to obtain as much information as possible about both the stratigraphy of a site and its plan , but there is a conflict between the two approaches . |
| 16 | To establish the quantum of damages that may be available , it is necessary to obtain as much information as possible about the injuries which the client suffered , and the future effect of such injuries , in particular upon the client 's earning capacity . |
| 17 | The main object of a meeting , having agreed a quotation , is to obtain as much information as possible to make up the initial Protocol package for the seller or buyer . |
| 18 | have got totally banished , and , and they , they grow but the parents are being discriminating , because it pays the parent to discriminate and feed the ones who really need it , but pays the offspring to , to demand as much food as is possible . |
| 19 | Eyes play an important part in the role of body balance and it is important to absorb as much information from the environment as possible . |
| 20 | ‘ The Venetians got up to some tricks trying to extract as much money from the organisation as possible . |
| 21 | In spite of his attempts to concentrate as much work as possible into his days in London , he still found he had to take a great deal of it back to Shamley Green . |
| 22 | Compelled to raise cash for payment of rent , redemption dues , taxes , and essential purchases , they were driven to sell as much grain as possible , retaining minimal reserves for subsistence and planting . |
| 23 | While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible . |
| 24 | Here you have an opportunity to sell as much advertising you want in the period of time . |
| 25 | But there is the other argument that has to be taken off , is that of , there is money , and I , we all would like to say that we 'd like to pour as much money into education as we feel we could spend . |
| 26 | In order to create as varied development as possible , each of the five building phases will be designed by a different architect . |
| 27 | The first was for Lieutenant Harry Poat to take a jeep patrol to create as much havoc as possible to the west of Tripoli , while the main army attack went in . |
| 28 | It can not be said that the result was entirely logical , and one is tempted to agree with a famous last-century astronomer , Sir John Herschel , that the constellations seem to have been drawn up so as to cause as much inconvenience as possible , but the system has become so well established that it is unlikely to be altered now . |
| 29 | From what I can see , stagedivers consist of both ‘ nice ’ and ‘ nasty ’ people — the nasty attempting to cause as much pain as they possibly can by kicking and punching people as they land . |
| 30 | The terrifying escalation of violence in the IRA mainland bombing campaign was timed to cause as much carnage as possible . |