Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] status as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nineteenth century was to see its status as the language of diplomacy grow still further as it became even more a symbol of some underlying European unity which , however vague , was genuinely felt to exist by most of those who decided the continent 's destinies . |
| 2 | Latin began to regain its status as the medium for elegant communication , science was being relegated to ‘ a small , odd , insignificant band of professionals ’ , while the Royal Society , abandoning the rather splendid hope that scientific language could provide a model for cultural discourse , was becoming influenced by dilettantism , and correspondingly less practical in its aims . |
| 3 | And in a series of four concerts she confirmed her status as the number one star in Japan . |
| 4 | At the time , Sydney was essentially a centre created around a convict population , yet eager to assert its status as the commercial and cultural capital of the continent . |
| 5 | Alexei remembered Sidacai 's veiled insolence — the times when he had used his status as the son of a son of Daijin to thwart Burun . |
| 6 | By the Welland St. Wilfrid built St. Leonard 's Priory , a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon architecture , befitting its status as the first religious house in all Mercia . |
| 7 | The relentless electro-beat of the charts only improved their status as the main alternative . |
| 8 | The programme will have succeeded if , in 15 years ' time , primary health care in the capital has lost its status as the national laggard ; the quality of the services it offers matches or exceeds that enjoyed in the rest of England ; and London has become a place where aspiring primary health care practitioners in all disciplines aim to work . |
| 9 | Kirkbymoorside deserves sympathy for having lost its status as the only town in the country to have so far escaped the painter 's handiwork . |
| 10 | The cheetah maintains its status as the world 's fastest animal ( 110 km/h ) and the prong-horn antelope of the North American plains the fastest herbivore ( 100 km/h ) but , overall , predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey seem to run at about the same speed . |
| 11 | ENynex Corp has extended its status as the biggest cable television operator in the UK by buying out US Cable Corp and Morgan Cable Ltd to take control of the Bury and Rochdale and Oldham and Tameside cable franchises : the New York and New England phone company now holds 19 franchises surviving a potential 2.7m homes and offices , and says it plans to invest over £1,000m in the next six to seven years to provide cable and telephone services ; at present it is providing cable television services to only 35,000 customers and 20,000 telephone lines . |