Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] as [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report presenting these figures stated that ‘ in many parts of the country facilities for residential care outside hospital are still nil or minimal ’ and described the provision as representing a ‘ gross shortage ’ . |
| 2 | As a consequence , representing the support as receiving the incidence of a purely potential event necessarily evokes the latter as non-actual , but specifies no conditions governing its actualization , simply suggesting that it is " impossible " or " brushing it aside " . |
| 3 | Ltd v. Heller & Partners Ltd was an obiter dictum , later courts interpreted the case as extending the scope of Donoghue v. Stevenson beyond negligent actions which cause physical damage , to include negligent statements which occasion monetary loss . |
| 4 | Their Lordships , at p. 637 , regarded the case as illustrating the proposition : |
| 5 | All of them at least as concerned to limit the damage as to assist the inquiry . |
| 6 | " Hire " does not include hire purchase agreements which are covered by the Supply of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 which implies similar terms into the contract as does the Sale of Goods Act 1979 . |
| 7 | Environmentalists hailed the decision as going a long way towards meeting the demands of campaigns in favour of preserving Antarctica . |
| 8 | The main problem of the present-day settlor is so to draft the limitations of the settlement as to attract the least amount of income tax and inheritance tax . |
| 9 | But growth is still crucial , and Mr Llambias certainly does not see the recession as affecting the accountancy world 's appetite for mergers . |
| 10 | The evidence against Sukarno was flimsy and when he was eventually sentenced to four years ' imprisonment in December 1930 one eminent Dutch professor , J.M.J. Schepper , condemned the verdict as violating the great Dutch legal tradition . |
| 11 | There are other elements in Campbell 's thought : he seems to think that the most perspicuous model of the mind to employ in understanding human knowledge sees the mind as embodying a structured hierarchy of functionally characterized capacities , each of which works in a way analogous to natural selection ; and he defends his view as part of a ( reductive ) explanation of how the capacities comprising human rationality have evolved . |
| 12 | It may record its disagreement but ultimately accept the majority 's support of the development ; it may refuse to meet its financial obligations until the organisation ceases the action in question , although this may itself be contrary to the treaty ; it may regard the action as having no legal effect ; or it may withdraw from the organisation . |
| 13 | Bush characterized the action as having no military advantage for the Iraqis and as providing further evidence of Saddam Hussein 's ability to " amaze " and " outrage " international opinion . |
| 14 | African independence , when they thought of it at all , seemed an eventuality so far into the future as to possess no relevance to their working lives . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most unusual feature of the diagram was that it represented the figure as having a twin backbone . |
| 16 | The defending solicitor tried to fault her on identification but she described the car as having a metallic paint job , wide wheels and a number of triangular stickers in the rear window ; she also thought that she could remember a couple of fluffy dice hanging from the rear-view mirror , and she gave the first three letters of the registration number . |
| 17 | In his home town , Mr Edwards is a noted singer and says that he wants to go down in the programme as performing a selection of songs from Carousel and also Holy City . |
| 18 | Each full-time centre , while approved by the Institution as offering a course of study apposite to the building surveyor , has developed slightly different academic philosophies to reflect its own perceived strengths , and its individual resource bases . |
| 19 | The retiring doctor had advertised the practice as covering a small town of 8000 people , and that there was no other doctor in the locality . |
| 20 | I would regard the recipient as carrying a heavy burden if he seeks to repel a contention that he was bound by an obligation of confidence . |
| 21 | The definite Art Nouveau style and the somewhat shaky signature are regarded by the gallery as indicating a date after 1900 . |
| 22 | A jewelled necklace round his throat glittered in the sun as did the pearl earrings which hung from fleshy lobes on chains of pure silver . |
| 23 | They viewed the law as providing a basis for the teacher 's authority to exert discipline within the school , but lamented the fact that the legal limits were derived from a collection of diverse sources , more especially case law or precedent under common law . |
| 24 | The judges , for their part , came increasingly to regard the law as embodying a legal limit of forty-eight hours , after which any detainee had to be brought before a court . |
| 25 | Homer sees The Committee as having a tremendous chance in the National if he stays out of trouble . |
| 26 | It also seemed obvious that the universe had a unique history , yet since the discovery of quantum mechanics , we have had to consider the universe as having every possible history . |
| 27 | Photographers who flew over the area described the scene as resembling the aftermath of an atomic explosion . |
| 28 | Greece was criticized at the conference as having the worst record among participating countries . |
| 29 | They avoided the conference as did the Faculty of Astrological Studies which trains two hundred and fifty astrologers a year . |
| 30 | Article 1 states the purpose of the Directive as approximating the law regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to unfair terms in contracts concluded between the seller or supplier and the consumer . |