Example sentences of "[adj] and as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will be put under the strain of doing jobs for which they are unsuited and as a result will either leave after a short time , have the humiliation of being told they are unsuitable , or cause difficulties for other staff who have to rely on them or cooperate with them . |
| 2 | One of the areas that shows the first signs of body ageing is the upper arms — they can become thick and flabby and as a result shapeless . |
| 3 | But much more detailed and as a result not only of about twelve days ' training which we 've undertaken in that area with the management team , or various of them , but also of our experience over the last eighteen months in operating it . |
| 4 | The report from the college was favourable and as a consequence two warships were fitted with the apparatus that Priestley devised . |
| 5 | The weather had been appalling and as a result the whole family had caught colds . |
| 6 | Glycollic acid could be a precursor for the petrochemical feedstock , ethylene glycol but it is also a useful chemical in its own right , serving as a descalent and as a mordant in the dyeing industry . |
| 7 | We do claim credit for having detected this anger and for having spent a year in working to set up a public meeting at which Thornaby people could express it , but even there we were careful to be non-party political and as a result of that meeting , with the support of Thornaby people and the town 's MP Tim Devlin , we are now carrying the campaign to the proper quarter . |
| 8 | When I replaced him he was quite stressed and as a result a week later became ill and had a fungal growth on him . |
| 9 | I am terribly shy and as a result , very lonely . |
| 10 | The flowing blood was the symbol and proof that life had been taken in payment for the sins of the guilty and as a substitute for his own guilt-stained life . |
| 11 | Many manufacturers felt the production of cars was becoming costly and as a result the sport dwindled slightly in Europe but after the Americans introduced the famous Indianapolis 500 in 1911 , interest picked up again on the continent . |
| 12 | During the last year Enterprise Training paid special attention to becoming more cost effective and as a result , investment has been made in equipment , staff development , and the premises . |
| 13 | The UN High Commissioner for Refugees , Sadako Ogata , stated that she was " deeply disturbed " by the decision , which was denounced by US human rights groups as racist and as a violation of national and international law . |
| 14 | I have appended a small article in the hope that you will find it useful and as a measure of my support for ‘ Observations ’ and I hope it does well . |
| 15 | Gordon lives in Rutherglen , is married and as a hobby , is a keen yachtsman . |
| 16 | MARK DIGNAM was one of England 's foremost actors , both as a juvenile and as a character actor , ready to tackle anything going , from cameo to leading roles , an expert in the classics , above all Shakespeare , and a keen student of modern drama . |
| 17 | DDT was followed by other organo-chlorides , including aldrin , isodrin , entrin , and dieldrin , which was widely used in Britain as a sheep-dip and as a seed dressing . |
| 18 | The Moslem President of Bosnia-Hercevgovina , Alija Izetbegovic , protested at the holding of the meeting which he saw as unrepresentative and as a move to split Moslems in the republic , and on Aug. 16 he announced that a referendum would be held on the future of Bosnia-Hercegovina at a date to be determined by Bosnia 's parliament . |
| 19 | The Act occasioned a considerable debate about the needs of the disabled and as a result much publicity was given to their cause and many of their problems received greater critical attention . |
| 20 | Martin can then liaise CFS General Manager Tony Gauci on the overhaul programme in general and as a customer . |
| 21 | The Companies Act 1989 has changed the definition of a subsidiary and as a result A. Layout ( Leisurewear ) Ltd has been treated as a subsidiary for the first time . |
| 22 | All duvets need covers to keep them clean and as a result designers have had virtual carte blanche in producing happy and aesthetic designs for the covers . |
| 23 | My Lord the started sum of money originally , sixty thousand pounds was the total loan and there were further overdraught facilities and and it 's the plaintiff 's case that without it it was simply not going to be manageable and as a result of that having thought carefully about erm , position it is his case that he rang Peter , told him that there were major problems in the financing of the deal and asked him if he could get him out of the contract because the finance he anticipated was no longer going to be available and it was his case that Peter advised him that there was no way out because contracts had been exchanged , er Mr was told very clearly that he was committed legally now to the deal and that he 'd better try and rearrange some finances since clearly they were moving towards er the completion date . |
| 24 | The offices of the CDHES were twice raided and bombed and as a consequence , in 1981 , Marianella decided to move the main offices of the CDHES to Mexico City . |