Example sentences of "[noun] as it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To satisfy the US Senate article 5 was so phrased as to enable each state to respond to aggression only with " such action as it deems necessary , including the use of armed force " . |
| 2 | I have been elaborating the point , made much earlier on , that one of the really basic features of human thinking as it affects social action is the polarization of " we " versus " they " . |
| 3 | Even at this stage conciliation is encouraged and the EAT is enabled to take such steps as it thinks fit to enable the parties to avail themselves of the opportunity for conciliation . |
| 4 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 5 | The two girls , travelling together in the back of a car as it passed close by the explosion in St Mary Axe on Friday night , are being treated for facial and eye injuries in neighbouring beds at Guy 's Hospital . |
| 6 | The first public meeting in Cambridge was warned by the Dean-designate of St Paul 's , the Reverend Professor Inge , that unless controls limited the reproduction of the ‘ urban proletariat ’ , it ‘ may cripple our civilisation as it destroyed that of ancient Rome ’ . |
| 7 | Questioning the nature of the issue under study is an important part of research as it clarifies initial concepts and examines the definitions employed . |
| 8 | Philippa Russell 's chapter reviews a wide spectrum of ideas and work , but it is clear that disability is an area in which much more research is needed and that policy and practice should both be reviewed in the light of such research as it becomes available . |
| 9 | Appropriate educational material will continue to be co-ordinated , evaluated and distributed to schools as it becomes available . |
| 10 | This type of butterfly eye-spot should not be confused with the much larger eyes that occur on some species — eye-spots that are suddenly flashed at the enemy as it draws close . |
| 11 | More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support . |
| 12 | It 's a graph of average household size in North Yorkshire , and it 's to that extent it 's an attempt to summarize into one figure , the headship rate effect as it affects average household size . |
| 13 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 14 | And since I am raising this question of the universalizing and the depersonalizing of egoism as it becomes poetic dedication in poetry , I 'd like to do this by offering you a contrast , and I choose as my contrast Alexander Pope , another poet who was obsessively concerned with his own role as a poet — in his satires in this case . |
| 15 | This was the first that the community of professional scientists had heard about it , and it caused the pair much trouble during the subsequent months as it became clear that several of the claims were wrong . |
| 16 | Where a possession order is made in respect of a " regulated tenancy " of residential property in a discretionary case ( Cases 1 – 10 ) , the court may stay or suspend execution , or postpone the date of possession for such periods as it thinks fit but it must ( unless there is exceptional hardship ) impose conditions as to payment of rent ( or mesne profits ) and arrears : s 100 of the Rent Act 1977 ; s 75(1) — ( 3 ) of the Housing Act 1980 . |
| 17 | All contributing organisations receive acknowledgement on their specific vehicle as it travels hundreds of miles between schools , demonstrating commitment to the need for technology based skills for girls as well as boys . |
| 18 | This can not be done from behind a desk as it requires direct observation of the operation , sometimes for an extended period , to find out what is actually done on site as well as what should be done . |
| 19 | There are plenty of birds to be seen : near the salmon cages a red-throated diver patters along the surface with its feet as it gets airborne . |
| 20 | Indeed those dependent upon casual labour had to live close to docks and factories if they were to be on hand for work as it became available . |
| 21 | As far as nudity was concerned they quickly accepted it in Josephine 's act as it seemed such a natural part of her but their attitudes were quite prudish when confronted with the nudes backstage . |
| 22 | If proceedings are commenced by the wrong originating process , eg by summons rather than by originating application , such a breach of the rules is not necessarily fatal — thecourt may set the proceedings aside or it may allow them to be amended and give such directions as it thinks fit ( Ord 37 , r 5 ) . |
| 23 | The court may include such directions as it sees fit in an order pending appeal . |
| 24 | I 'm a sucker for coastal walking and am naturally attracted to Dorset as it offers some of the best in the country . |
| 25 | It was ruled out of order by the Standing Orders Committee as it fell foul of rule A three , the subject was within the remit of Congress . |
| 26 | Indeed , the best local tax would be one chosen and raised by each council as it saw fit , to cover what its voters had elected it to spend . |
| 27 | This brings us to our third point , that of geographical mobility as it affects different social groups . |
| 28 | Eucalyptus oil will also help patients with a cold as it clears nasal passages . |
| 29 | of unsuspected joys … the delectable smell of her own bread as it emerges crisp and brown from the oven , and the satisfaction of stitching up a new print dress on her own sewing machine … the smell of fresh earth in her own backyard |
| 30 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |