Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually she convinces the caller that the timing is somewhat inconvenient as the square will be fully occupied by the parade ; a revised time is agreed and another crisis is averted . |
| 2 | The effort involved in the activity of penance may become less rigorous as the self achieves a habit of self-control born out of self-knowledge , although , clearly , the kind of self-awareness which is the necessary ingredient for penance must constantly be maintained . |
| 3 | European race feldeggii looks smaller and slenderer than Peregrine and differs also in its browner ( but not so brown as the Saker ) upperparts , pinkish underparts , rufous or buff crown and nape and much narrower moustachial stripe ; also has longer tail and blunter wings . |
| 4 | It had grown less incongruous as the town grew towards it . |
| 5 | They were exceedingly lucky as the reef was only clear enough of water at low tide for an aircraft to land on three days each month . |
| 6 | This room is as cold as a cabin in the frozen woods , but it is not so cold as the heart of the person to whom I gave my love , my hope , my talent . |
| 7 | Awareness of opinion polls was most predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became steadily less predictable as the election approached and awareness became more widespread . |
| 8 | Their degree of visibility was also more predictable than the visibility of local candidates , though their visibility became less predictable as the election approached . |
| 9 | Public awareness of opinion polls was most predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became steadily less predictable as the election approached and awareness spread throughout the electorate . |
| 10 | Luckily , this leprous condition did not last long , and the doctor 's visits grew less frequent as the child thrived . |
| 11 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 12 | The prevalent ignorance is especially alarming as the number of HIV cases increases . |
| 13 | The symbol of race , however , was not so unambiguous as the symbol of communism . |
| 14 | Stabbing consenting patients goes beyond such narrow confines , is less manageable as a practice , and makes too many inroads into these basic criminal law rules . |
| 15 | Trying to introduce solids at a later age is often extremely difficult as the child has not learned how to chew and manage solid food . |
| 16 | Several other offences are included in the above regulations but are not quite so common as the offence outlined . |
| 17 | While not so attractive as the male it still shows the red stripes down the side and a hint of the red spots in the caudal peduncle . |
| 18 | The stream bed below is normally dry as the water percolates through at a lower level . |
| 19 | It was a scrappy contest but nevertheless exciting as the news of the England disaster filtered through . |
| 20 | This is overly modest as the food is very good , with the choice of starter always including a home-made soup , lots of fresh vegetables , and a choice of delicious sweets . |
| 21 | This was built before 1650 and contains good stucco in the interior by Domenico Galli which seems rather wasted as the palace is now a Museum of Sports . |
| 22 | The promotional activities of dealers and certain critics became more brazen as the decade proceeded . |
| 23 | While the primary ethnographic accounts of life and character in such peaceful societies usually present multi-dimensional pictures of complex human beings , these pictures tend to become more and more one-dimensional as the material is employed in secondary and tertiary works , where the original complexity is often reduced to little more than caricature . |
| 24 | The temporary reputation achieved by the other types lasts longer and is more profitable as the discount factor tends to unity . |
| 25 | Moreover , peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled . |
| 26 | Historical documentation in this field becomes more scarce as the emphasis moves towards other aspects of social organization , despite the highly influential work of the French historian Braudel , whose books ( e.g. 1981 ) include lengthy accounts of patterns of consumption in food , textiles and housing , which have been followed up by the Annales school of historians ( see also Elias 1978 ; Sombart 1967 for alternative traditions ) . |
| 27 | Digital cameras will become more popular as the quality of image improves and the price falls , but it will probably be well into the next century before they become firmly established . |
| 28 | This method of heating has the advantage of being more economical as no heat is wasted keeping water hot and none is lost in the pipes between the hot water cylinder and the hot tap . |
| 29 | The wind was behind as he moved , the mist more noticeable as the trail wound downwards , the line of escarpment was broken by the ploughed furrows of tender young lain trees . |
| 30 | The result is that the piece seems to become more polyphonic as the listener can more easily hear the lines . |