Example sentences of "[prep] as [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean that when we divorce after as short a time as possible you 'll give me a lump sum ? ’ she enquired , her voice frigid . |
| 2 | Exhibitors reported that although the visitors numbers were slightly down on those for ‘ 88 — due to current trading conditions — their quality and purchasing power were of as high a level as ever . |
| 3 | The pitch was not , it must be admitted , of as high a standard as Wormsley . |
| 4 | All the electronic equipment used should be of as high a standard as possible since the poorer the recording , the less useful it is as a classroom aid to teaching . |
| 5 | BRIAN Deane , Sheffield United 's star striker , last night asked not to be thought of as just a target man . |
| 6 | The research proceeds in the manner in which any theoretical piece of work proceeds — by experimenting with general ideas , working out their implications , and checking them against as wide a range of relevant concrete material as possible . |
| 7 | At Ramsay 's shouted message , the Scots chivalry formed up from column into as wide a line abreast as the terrain would allow , and wasting no time , advanced at the trot . |
| 8 | Teaching , then , can be conceived of as a research activity whereby experimental techniques of instruction are designed to correspond with hypothetical principles of pedagogy , with provision made for mutual adjustment so as to bring validity of principle into as close an alignment as possible with the utility of technique . |
| 9 | Howard explains , hesitatingly , about how he is trying to establish contact , through parties like this , with as wide a cross-section as possible of people who sort of share his views about the world , and to act as a sort of focus of dissent and as a sort of clearing-house for sort of new ideas . |
| 10 | The reader is presented with as wide a context as possible , and from this is better able to understand the central role that the laude assumed in their devotions and how numerous bequests maintained this tradition . |
| 11 | Choose a fixed camera position with as clear a field of view as possible if you are shooting from a tripod and using an extension microphone . |
| 12 | In reality there are no pat answers , for each situation has its distinctive cultural milieu and must , therefore , be approached with as open a mind as we can achieve . |
| 13 | Fig. 1 ( g ) The pool liner is draped loosely into the excavation with as even an overlap as possible all round . |
| 14 | Where crops are grown , therefore , it must be assumed that the aim is for as high a yield as possible . |
| 15 | The Russells Hall pupils were immediately able to see that their new working partners opted for as wide a range of activities as they did and joined in with as much interest . |
| 16 | An alternative form of ability grouping was to aim for as wide a range of ability as possible in each group . |
| 17 | I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible . |
| 18 | If you do give it , give it for as short a time as you can . |
| 19 | It is obviously better if trees can be out of the ground for as short a time as possible and it is much less expensive to buy bare root transplants . |
| 20 | The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves . |
| 21 | This is about as likely a piece of social intercourse as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil Young getting together to do National Good Looks Fortnight . |
| 22 | Everyone 's life is different , and so I wanted to hear from as wide a variety of teenage mothers as I could . |
| 23 | The approach we have adopted is to provide an overview of current practice , and to reinforce this with examples from as wide a spectrum of opinion as possible . |
| 24 | In normal recruitment procedures , where applications are invited from as wide a range as possible and where interviews subsequently take place any protection an employee may have had previously ceases . |
| 25 | Family conferences are best conducted in as natural a manner as possible . |
| 26 | Providers will have every incentive to treat as many patients as possible , in as high a cost category as possible , for ‘ referrals by GPs to hospital with whom no contracts have been placed ’ ( DoH , 1989a , para.4.24 ) and for referrals of temporary residents . |
| 27 | Turning her back on Ben Stack , Ann struck off in as straight a line as possible , eventually arriving at the main road , about three miles east of Scourie . |
| 28 | The SATs should nevertheless include as much speaking and listening , in as wide a range of representative activities , as is practicable . |
| 29 | It is designed to test the breadth of the student 's knowledge in as wide a range of skills as possible , as they will shortly be facing the even greater demands of the real world outside college . |
| 30 | In all these cases some form of consultation of all interested parties and groups , and mutually acceptable or advantageous adjustment of the competing possibilities in as wide a context as possible is desirable . |