Example sentences of "[noun] as [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " 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 | The same irony is enriched and plangently deepened in another fine poem by Tate of the same year , in which once again the many Virgilian echoes point to a deeper affinity — with the fable of the Aeneid as making more sense than he can find anywhere else , for the historical predicament that the American Southerner has inherited and must make sense of . |
| 3 | I do not read the decision in Effer v. Kantner as having that effect which would be contrary to the form in which the question posed was answered in that decision . |
| 4 | Gerald Vaughan , the health minister , simply reiterated in October 1981 that there is no clear evidence to link unemployment and ill health , and summarised the results of a DHSS study as showing that unemployment has different effects on different families ( to the chagrin of the researcher involved , who argued that his findings showed that the unemployed were more likely to suffer from physical , and psychological , ill health , unless they worked in hazardous occupations . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The pupils falling into the category of persistent truants were described by experienced staff in the case-study schools as exhibiting one symptom of deep-rooted social , emotional or economic problems . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | In correct rural circles , having your lawn turfed is regarded in the same light as wearing made-up bow ties . |
| 9 | Forms of government intervention in other societies are seen by Marxists as reflecting varying degrees of class forces . |
| 10 | He has been replaced by Muriel Dunbar as Acting Assistant Director ( National Certificate Unit ) . |
| 11 | If a left ear advantage , per se , were considered indicative of right-sided speech then up to this proportion of right handers would be classified on such a test as having right hemisphere speech . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Taylor Walker managing director David Longbottom said : ‘ Unlike our European counterparts , in the UK we do not perceive bar work as having professional status . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | This two-track approach was seen by the press in member countries as reflecting continued manoeuvring over the role of the United States in the alliance , against a background of US troop reductions in Europe and Franco-German proposals for a European military force . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Jersey is certainly recognised in tropical countries as giving better results than other temperate breeds . |
| 18 | In his book , MODELS OF REVELATION , Avery Dulles described symbolism as having four properties . |
| 19 | The family was not recognised by the common law as having any rights in the land … |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | However , the integral approach does tend to lead to an emphasis on the similarities of business and non-business financial reporting ; this is in contrast to the differential approach which tends to accept the dissimilarities as having equal importance . |
| 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 | One might offer the following reason why one could regard apine dance as having communicative significance lacking in the case of the bruise ; that the dance is a somehow ‘ arbitrary ’ or ‘ rule-governed ’ causal product of the sighting of food . |
| 25 | 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 " . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Thus , if an organisation chooses not to recognise its e-mail messages as having formal record status and its procedures accurately reflect this , then they would not be records and vice versa . |
| 29 | Paul Hollway did a good job as attacking full back while Alan Dowd was solid and performed capably when he joined the midfield and attack . |
| 30 | ( g ) The notes are also useful for the preparation of any report on title that may be required for your client 's bank , building society or other mortgagee , the form of which sometimes requires you to state the last purchase price , etc. ( h ) Your notes on title will help you deal with any possible requisitions by the Land Registry and will also indicate at a glance deeds containing restrictive covenants , easements or plans , which should be retained after registration as giving fuller information and exact wording on matters of possible dispute . |