Example sentences of "place as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Programmes for the four London areas will take place as follows ; — South West Thames — 9th September North West Thames — 25th September North East Thames — 2nd October South East Thames — Date to be fixed during September/early October All enquiries should be directed to Chris Catlin on 081 840 7879 . |
| 2 | St James 's Park , famous for its bird-life , would be as good a place as any . |
| 3 | When we have a complete account of the brain , we are assured , consciousness will be intellectually transparent and the mind will assume its rightful place as just another part of ( physical ) nature , obedient to the laws that hold sway elsewhere in the material universe . |
| 4 | I heard them no sooner I turned to walk away which I did after a brief moment 's hesitation when I wrestled with the foolish notion of somehow eliciting a confession out of the florid man that he was lying and that Leicester Square did indeed exist ; not realizing then that he was right , and that there really was no such place as Lei-cester Square . |
| 5 | We could concentrate on trying to bring their product to as many people in the market place as possible . |
| 6 | by no means the perfect pub , but as good a place as any to spend an evening in a town which I always thought would make an ideal site for a nuclear test . |
| 7 | It exists all the more by being in the same place as power . |
| 8 | For Porsche , the 911 holds the same place as the Dino Berlinetta Speciale does for Ferrari — a marvellous design that could be continually updated and evolved . |
| 9 | And if you want to run a business that involves shipping an unwieldy machine across Pentland Firth and Scapa Flow , servicing orders from London , New York and Japan , and travelling to Glasgow and London to seek commissions from the smartest fashion houses , then Back Road in Stromness is probably as good a place as any to do it from . |
| 10 | This market sensitive dispute has taken place as President Bush and Congress continued to spar on a primary cause for government borrowing — the budget deficit . |
| 11 | The debate takes place as pressure mounts on the Environment Secretary , Mr Chris Patten , to introduce a ‘ green tax ’ to help finance a cleaner environment . |
| 12 | Since his widow , Sonia , has declined appointment in his place as president of the Congress Party , his murder will probably mark the end of the Nehru dynasty which has ruled India for 40 of its 44 years of independence . |
| 13 | The Whips ' office is as good a place as any to examine the new complexion of the party . |
| 14 | During the seventies , Lord Hailsham dismissed the place as ‘ arguably less persuasive than a powerful leading article in The Times , or even a good edition of Panorama . ’ |
| 15 | As a new decade dawns , Kylie Minogue 's place as one of the all-round entertainers of her generation is secure . |
| 16 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 17 | His place as governor was publicly recognized . |
| 18 | Then Todger stood up , motivated more by a desire to please Miss Harker than by any interest in the suffering of a bunch of strangers in such a distant place as America . |
| 19 | He envisages the ambience of the place as ‘ discernibly British ’ and wants to see an element of ‘ commercial ’ use : private art galleries , bookshops and design studios would fit in very well , and there could be restaurants off the splendid riverside terrace , which would make a fine sculpture park . |
| 20 | A Unionist past of failure and frustration from the doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country and tell us we could not survive without London ; or an independent future of hope , vision and self respect , as Scots regain our rightful place as equal partners in the European family of nations . ’ |
| 21 | Why is it that when you have been guarding a place as the players loom into view , Luciano Pavarotti comes and stands in front of you ? |
| 22 | In recent years , a quiet revolution has been taking place as technical changes and new marketing methods for a vast range of home products have increased consumer choice and introduced alternative ways of home building . |
| 23 | He says , ‘ My mind was much to the place as soon as it was described to me , because it was a full congregation … an ignorant , rude and revelling people for the greater part , who had need of preaching , and yet had among them a small company of converts , who were humble , godly and of good conversations , and not much hated by the rest , and therefore fitter to assist their teacher ; but above all , because they hardly ever had any lively , serious preaching among them . |
| 24 | Now , home from the Caribbean Sea , he was seeking a comfortable spot in which to retire , and Sinkport , with water all around its ancient houses and its church crowning the hill , seemed as good a place as any . |
| 25 | Finally , evaluation takes place as criteria in the form of objectives provide a ‘ bench mark ’ against which to assess performance . |
| 26 | These tactics have been used by unions in Mexico , where cooptation through the state bureaucracy has taken place as the labour movement is integrated into the organisation of the governing party . |
| 27 | If there is such a place as an ideal situation , Donnington Brewery must surely be in it , surrounded as it is by beautiful scenery , an abundance of wild life and a remarkable air of peace and tranquillity . |
| 28 | He had become interested in the culture of the place as he ventured out and made new friends , youngsters in the industry who talked nothing else but films and stars , and was suddenly struck with the notion that he might become an actor . |
| 29 | Suspension : If dirt was merely broken up into small particles cleaning would not necessarily be able to take place as there would be nothing to prevent the dirt reforming and re-attaching to a surface . |
| 30 | Most hill-walkers ' wildlife experiences take place as they mow down interesting species caught in the glare of their XR2 's headlights on the way home from a hill . |