Example sentences of "[be] [verb] as [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Databases remain the number one concern for the second year running , whilst Unix standards are listed as the 8th most important issue , compared with their showing at 19th position last year . |
| 2 | Exchange rates had only been adjusted as a last resort by deficit and surplus countries , and so were not used speedily enough to prevent prolonged payments imbalances and exchange rate crises . |
| 3 | Turkey is a market that has never quite fulfilled its potential — according to Nelson 's Paul Berry , ‘ Turkey has been regarded as the next Greece for more than 10 years ’ . |
| 4 | Whether the bloom shape is the ultimate , only time will tell , for there have been other occasions in the development of the rose when a new type has been regarded as the last word . |
| 5 | Follow Me , which is also mainly a vehicle for language items , is different in that some sections are designed as the first introduction to a language item . |
| 6 | The part of the boy Miles , is sung by Sam Burkey , a 12 year-old who has been tipped as the next Aled Jones ; he 's already sung the part with the English National Opera . |
| 7 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 8 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 9 | The recommendation for deportation had apparently been added as a last minute after thought , without any proper inquiry . |
| 10 | In fact , if the children aged thirty and above are considered as the second generation of adults , then three-quarters of the men and two-thirds of the women were living in parishes other than Cardington . |
| 11 | They are seen as the last defence of standards . |
| 12 | They are seen as the last surviving areas of untouched wildlife . |
| 13 | THE FORMER Essex and England captain Keith Fletcher , 48 , has been named as the next England cricket manager . |
| 14 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 15 | In the post-1945 period , national liberation has been seen as the first line of rebellion against capitalism . |
| 16 | The June meeting was attended by Hans Brunhart , the head of government and Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein , which was involved in EFTA via a special protocol to the Stockholm Convention ; Brunhart said on April 3 that his country had been accepted as the seventh EFTA negotiating and contracting partner in the EES and was ready to become a full member of EFTA or strengthen institutional ties with the organization once an EES agreement was concluded . |
| 17 | Thus floating has often been adopted as a last resort when a system of fixed exchange rates has collapsed , as was the case in 1973 . |
| 18 | Usually these years are counted as the last year of the dead king 's reign . |
| 19 | These points are proved as the last two points . |
| 20 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 21 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 22 | Like a young Kenny Dalglish , Jess was involved in every aspect of Scotland 's play and must now be regarded as a first choice . |
| 23 | Perhaps smacking should be regarded as a last resort and even then as something of a failure in communication between parent and child . |
| 24 | Tyrothricin can reasonably be regarded as the first antibiotic to be established as a therapeutic substance . |
| 25 | This contribution to the accumulating ‘ goodness ’ may be regarded as the first which is not due to the ruthless survival laws which belong to the second period of this book . |
| 26 | It was not the first African paper , although nowadays some Tanzanians think that it was ; nevertheless it is the only one whose direct descendants are still in existence , and may be regarded as the first successful , viable paper ( that term has to be used in a relative sense ) edited and produced by Africans . |
| 27 | He may with good reason be regarded as the first of that long line of professional civil servants who did more than any others to make and destroy the medieval Church : they were professional administrators , equipped to forward the interests of government not by main force but by negotiation amidst the intricate issues of law and theology ; men of international standing , retaining the respect of their opponents , and not too hatefully or too personally involved in the cause which they were required to maintain . |
| 28 | In so far as it explained his personal ideology to the French people , it may be regarded as the first speech of de Gaulle the politician , as opposed to de Gaulle the symbol . |
| 29 | You may be able to claim constructive dismissal even if the incident which directly leads to your departure is minor , if it can be regarded as the last straw . |
| 30 | Nor can the stability argument be regarded as the last word , as we do not know whether general relativity itself will be valid right up to the space-time singularity . |