Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb base] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only is this desirable as a means of restricting monetary growth , but , if it involves cutting government expenditure ( as opposed to increasing taxes ) , it will also increase the size of the private sector relative to the public sector and it is the private sector that monetarists see as the main source of long-term growth in output and employment . |
| 2 | The association between the daughter 's rejection and the mother 's disability appears to afford at least circumstantial evidence that relationships deteriorate as a consequence of the burdens of tending . |
| 3 | It is also this sudden change in the quality , not just the quantity , of managerial work that subordinates accept as a natural and appropriate break in the continuum of hierarchy . |
| 4 | In addition , the reflective characteristic of grid technique means that grids act as a kind of psychological mirror . |
| 5 | Its aim was social , to equip the child with accomplishments that would secure for it gainful employment , and this , doubtless , was a major inducement for parents to spend money ; but every advertisement boasts that the school will instil those virtues — sobriety , obedience , industry , thrift , benevolence and compassion — that educationalists regard as the virtues of a successful social man . |
| 6 | Higher up the size scale , larger structural elements also present similarities so that likeness and analogy operate as a focal principle at all levels whether we are aware of it or not . |
| 7 | When newspapers start to report falls in Labour 's opinion-poll lead to 15% as a setback and Conservatives claim as a triumph Labour 's best-ever local-government result , we can safely conclude that the political landscape in Britain has changed . |
| 8 | Tai chi chuan requires that the hands , eyes , body and limbs perform as a whole , with the legs as the base and the waist as the axis . |
| 9 | Staff and parents work as a team . |
| 10 | Is credit rationing easier to implement if banks operate as a cartel or if they are highly competitive ? |
| 11 | This sum will be doubled up to £80,000 , if both husband and wife die as a result of the same accident . |
| 12 | To provide an even higher level of protection for our customers we will double the amount payable on death after an accident , if both husband and wife die as the result of the same accident . |
| 13 | As the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) said , dangers and difficulties arise as a result of the shortage of time that is available to consider the regulations . |
| 14 | With some horses , animation that is not a response to anxiety or fear , becomes a thing of the past ; but with others , especially Arabians , cheerfulness and animation continue as a consistent part of their personality . |
| 15 | Listening and writing predominate as the major pupil activities , there being little opportunity for pupils to contribute to , or take responsibility for , their own learning , to develop self-confidence , independence and similar personal qualities . |
| 16 | He even played what some call the ‘ race card ’ , and others see as a proper concern for social cohesion . |
| 17 | This environment is one where the users and analysts work as a team rather than as expert and non-expert . |
| 18 | Most of the dolphins are snared in the driftnets of commercial fishermen , but others die as a result bombing , stabbing , spearing , electrocution and mutilation . |