Example sentences of "[noun] as [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although Noverre did not specifically name them he described these dancers ' particular characteristics as having similar physiques and technical expertise as the danseurs classiques but they were not always so well-proportioned and usually possessed a natural sense of comedy .
2 Yet Mary Joe forcibly made the point that ‘ exhibitions can hurt the tour when they take place during the same period , the same City or just the same continent as specified sanctioned tournaments . ’
3 Perhaps echoing the ritual reality of an annual Easter reclothing of the royal retinue , the episode as recounted six months later to Charles 's camp signified his political " resurrection " and the collective cleansing and rededication of his followers .
4 The aim of imposing this levy is not so much to raise revenue as to bestow contributory rights on lower paid , part-time workers .
5 According to the electoral platform of the CPD as regards political prisoners , a distinction would be made between prisoners of conscience and prisoners of violence , and those accused of " homicide , grievous bodily harm , kidnapping and child theft " would fit into the former category .
6 We may think of consciousness as having two components : sensation and perception on the one hand and willing or agency on the other ; or input and output .
7 3 Deliver the script as typescript , double-spaced on one side of A4 paper , but should the Author ask the Publisher to prepare the script as required such costs shall be borne by the Author .
8 I classify seven words as indicating probable problems with reading , because they are the kind of errors younger children would be expected to make : fritend , herd , crecher , dangrus , tow ( two ) , mac , mec ( make ) .
9 ( 5 ) A licence under this Part of this Act may , in a case where it is proposed to construct or convert premises for a seamen 's canteen , be a provisional licence to be made final after the proposal has been carried out ; and Part II of the said Schedule 2 shall have effect as respects such licences .
10 Third , the Registrar 's certificate will be given the same effect as regards further particulars as it has with respect to the creation of a charge .
11 Forms of government intervention in other societies are seen by Marxists as reflecting varying degrees of class forces .
12 A new and very junior partner may make little headway in challenging the terms of partnership offered him where similar terms are already in force as regards other partners in the firm .
13 I I take your point that yes you have submitted er a a proposal as have other parties er to the discussion .
14 A later study by Jacobson and Aaker ( 1985 ) examines this proposition and runs regressions including ROI from earlier periods as lagged independent variables as surrogates for other factors which could be giving rise to the positive association between market share and ROI .
15 For my purposes here it is convenient to regard Barthes 's work as having two phases ; the first in which he is concerned with semiology , the second in which he is concerned with discourse .
16 Indeed , the first moves in this direction occurred in 1986 of course , when as Noble Lords will recall the Metropolitan counties or at least their county councils were abolished and police authorities were created for the same areas as freestanding corporate bodies .
17 Kendall ( 1975 ) draws a contrast between continental European unions and those not only in the United States but also in Britain , unlike many observers who regard the latter two countries as displaying important similarities .
18 The Jersey is certainly recognised in tropical countries as giving better results than other temperate breeds .
19 In his book , MODELS OF REVELATION , Avery Dulles described symbolism as having four properties .
20 The family was not recognised by the common law as having any rights in the land …
21 There are many similar examples of skilful writing , so that it is hardly possible to think of Wordsworth as abandoning traditional forms in 1798 because he was unable to write in the accepted manner .
22 Eichenbaum and Orbach ( 1982 ) also see women 's socialization as producing characteristic concerns with connection and emotion .
23 Contemporary sources described Mithra as having 10,000 ears and eyes , and as riding a gleaming white chariot above the clouds .
24 The Luxembourg session was represented as a " political agreement " and the subsequent Salzburg disagreement as reflecting different interpretations of how this was to be translated into concrete terms ; " on some outstanding questions the respective positions were converging , while on others further work remained necessary " .
25 Though the principles of representative government are important to pluralists as embodying equal rights to vote , express opinion and associate with like-minded people for political ends , the individual citizen of a democracy needs to be able to join with others before an interest can be effectively mobilized .
26 Whitehall sources believe he is much more likely to have been concerned with such humdrum matters as integrating inter-departmental communications to prepare the ground for Civil Service computerization .
27 Our results , therefore , agree with those of previous investigators who have noted that parietal cells are present in fetal stomachs from 11 gestational weeks as differentiated epithelial cells which represent adult parietal cells in both structure and histochemical staining .
28 Anglo-Saxon archaeology has n't come to a crisis point as did prehistoric studies in the early 1960s ; rather it is gradually slipping into new directions with the establishment of a generation of archaeologists more aware that alternative approaches exist to be tried and which have been available for 20 years .
29 Mrs Clinton is on record as favouring mental-health services , but how bountiful a package is not clear .
30 Conversely , indigenous politicians , who do not make explicit reference to the individual actor as having multiple points of view , may nevertheless in practice make considerable use of those multiple points of view that are implicit in the existence of different political factions .
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