Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] as [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his second novel , The Inheritors , Golding has stood so far back from modern historical progress as to imagine the supersession of innocent , hairy Neanderthalers by ‘ bone-face men ’ in a prehistoric age : they wear clothes or , as the primitive eye sees it , they step outside their skins . |
| 2 | The stream was in full spate , rushing over its stony bed with such force as to make the way across the stepping-stones hazardous for George and Bob . |
| 3 | To isolate the trend , we must use a moving average of such period as to eliminate the seasonal effects . |
| 4 | The main aims will be to : ( a ) identify particular commercial/legal problems of such magnitude as to cause the investor to withdraw or adjust its terms , including the price , either directly or indirectly through indemnities ; ( b ) flush out any unknown or understated liabilities and ensure the vendor will deliver good title ( free from encumbrances ) to the assets ; ( c ) ascertain more precisely the worth of the target business to the buyer and to provide an effective means of valuing the shares or the assets ; and ( d ) provide a clear understanding of how the business functions , including the operation of its financial and management systems . |
| 5 | Admittedly , it was a rather small marvel , but one of such grotesque rarity as to excite the deepest interest , and to earn the highest possible commendation for its discoverer . |
| 6 | ( This is no doubt in some way concerned with the employee 's honesty. ) 2 The nature of the information itself Information will only be protected if it can properly be classed as a business secret or as material which , while not properly described as a business secret is , in all the circumstances , of such a highly confidential nature as to require the same protection as a business secret eo nomine . |
| 7 | It should be noted that although CE is not the optimal method to separate this kind of molecules , it shows enough resolution as to discriminate the specific RNA from the other molecules in the samples . |
| 8 | In order for an apparent consent or refusal of consent to be less than a true consent or refusal , there must be such a degree of external influence as to persuade the patient to depart from her own wishes , to an extent that the law regards it as undue . |
| 9 | It assembled a variety of skilled sympathisers on the stage of the ICA that both set the audience hopping up and down and delivered music of such a strong African flavour as to make the issue and the entertainment inseperable . |