Example sentences of "[noun pl] and as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In better days , however , it merely served to guarantee the privacy of the sovereigns and as a diversion for the Prince Imperial who enjoyed running up and down it when he came to play with his parents . |
| 2 | These committees act as a forum for interested parties to air their grievances and as a result enables a clearer picture to emerge of the extent of any odour problem in the area . |
| 3 | Now as someone who 's taught at other institutions — I 've taught at the University of Kent and at Middlesex Polytechnic — I think I was aware of the level of harassment which erm was there in those institutions , there certainly was sexual harassment , it certainly was a problem , but I have to say it did n't seem to me to be the problem that the students have identified it as being in Oxford and I think that 's striking and it 's something that erm as tutors and as a university we really do have to think about . |
| 4 | She signed up for two employment agencies : Solve Your Problems and Knightsbridge Nannies , and worked as a waitress at private parties and as a charlady . |
| 5 | The US deficit also enabled most West European central banks to accumulate dollar reserves and as a consequence most of their currencies became fully convertible for non-residents after December 1958 , which further facilitated the international transfer of funds . |
| 6 | He claims there were only four turnstiles to admit thousands of Everton supporters and as a result he and his party were still queuing , in crushed conditions , at 3.10 . |
| 7 | Erm erm , A ten it the there 's various units and as a unit erm are the family and I felt that perhaps at that stage are you not on the family and what it 's about . |
| 8 | The principal transitions from one phase of people 's life to another were thought of as crises and as a result the community to which they belonged assisted with the appropriate rituals . |
| 9 | Fairs are useful for meeting potential new clients and as a way to introduce ourselves . |
| 10 | Now because the government has a , plays a much bigger role in the economy the government will be in charge of what you might think of as industrial employment so er a lot of manufacturing , heavy industry er mining so on and so forth will be run as a national as a national industry , right and er wages in that nationalized industry will not be er set at market levels but will be set at , by some institutional mechanism that wo n't reflect demand and supply or reflect the rent seeking and rent server rent preserving behaviour of civil servants and government quangos er so on and so forth but you must bear in mind that the government sector will er the public and semi public sector in developing countries is vast in comparison to er to develop the countries and as a result wages set in er in the government sector er will erm will be the driving force for all industrial employment , so what with wages and industrial employment . |
| 11 | Inasmuch as the Bretton Woods system contributed both as a framework for the expansion of the other capitalist countries and as a mechanism for granting US exports and capital access as soon as practicable , it can only be counted as a success . |
| 12 | In keeping with Sandie Macleod 's fighting on behalf of the clans , the Laird himself , although straitened by low incomes from his estates , had never racked his rents and as a consequence , says Boswell , ‘ so far is he from distressing his people , that , in the present rage for emigration , not a man has left his estate . ’ |
| 13 | From that time , they have continued to have an important role in the discounting of bills and as a result of this function have come to fill a pivotal role between the banks and the Bank of England in the determination of short term interest rates . |
| 14 | when the wars finished in 1815 , the greater part of the military presence in Sussex was soon withdrawn ; the towers were left to crumble and much smaller garrisons of troops remained in the principal towns , both for ceremonial duties and as a deterrent to the possibility of physical violence among the growing population . |
| 15 | The goldsmiths noticed that a large proportion of the gold was not withdrawn from the vaults and as a result they seized the opportunity of making profits by granting loans through the issue of ‘ receipts ’ in excess of actual gold deposits . |
| 16 | Now , of course to some extent the ego gets its sense of reality from the senses , from its direct observation of the world , but not entirely , and the reason for this , Freud thought , was that as children we learned that reality through direct experience is very important , but also through teaching and education from our parents and as a result parental authority represents the demands of reality . |
| 17 | He is developing the character of Christ in our lives and as a result he is holding us responsible for our behaviour . |
| 18 | The experience of California both in pollution control policies and as a testing or proving ground strongly influenced the direction of federal policies during the 1960s . |
| 19 | You should use the plan as a checklist for your future activities and as a monitoring document to show you how you performed against the plan . |
| 20 | In-house personnel are being utilized on a full-time basis to carry out the above activities and as a consequence , internal data collection capabilities have increased . |
| 21 | You have to remember that all work assigned within the group is organized as projects and as a service organization no two of our projects are identical . |
| 22 | This is both for practical reasons and as a matter of public policy . |
| 23 | And we can join together in groups and as a society to treat other people or other groups very badly indeed . |
| 24 | fresh root , use with care on boils and for bronchitis , coughs and as a stimulant , but large quantities can be harmful both externally and internally |
| 25 | For David there is not really a lot more to tell except perhaps that I got some new teeth and as a result a few more pounds have been gained . |
| 26 | He now insists on his own shampoo , conditioner and styling products and as a result , the male hair care market is ever-increasing . |
| 27 | The most common material for new houses and as a replacement for cast iron is uPVC — a type of plastic . |
| 28 | Sitting on the tall range , its small legs sticking out over the bright brass rail which acted both as a safety barrier round the hotplates and as a place to hang grubby kitchen towels , the small attendant 's face was almost at the same level as the human 's . |
| 29 | The government has announced that Rutland Water , a large reservoir in eastern England , has been designated a Special Protection Area ( SPA ) under a European Community directive on the conservation of wild birds and as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention . |
| 30 | The individual pregnant woman must be viewed in the context of her environment , as a social being with physical , psychological , psychosexual needs and as a member of a family unit . |