Example sentences of "[adv] as [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this perspective , in imposing negligence liability the court can be seen merely as upholding private rights , and that is hardly an ‘ intrusion ’ . |
| 2 | His men would be watching the road rather than the river , plucking politicians into their net — as Miguelito had boasted — easily as plucking ripe advocados . |
| 3 | Being real is thus seen as one of the defining attributes of God , just as having three sides is one of the defining attributes of a triangle . |
| 4 | Stressing the apparent universality , intractability and unacceptability of the problem of violence , the theories prominent in Anglo-Saxon lay ideas focus strongly on the irrationality and bestiality of violence … the approach to violence advocated in the discipline of ethology — in which violence is seen at least partly as having genetic determinants — is rather close to Anglo-Saxon folk ideas . |
| 5 | On inspecting this table we can begin to raise questions about the balance of men and women in secondary school teaching ; especially as far as teaching particular age groups are concerned with more women teaching the younger pupils in middle schools than teaching in comprehensive schools where the complete age range is present . |
| 6 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 7 | There is little doubt that Hamer have achieved what they set out to do as far as producing great vintage guitar tones from contemporary instruments . |
| 8 | In Canada the Human Rights Act 1978 does not go as far as removing mandatory retirement ages ( although there is pressure growing to do so ) but does make it unlawful to deprive people of employment opportunities on grounds of age , as a result of policies or practices relating to recruitment promotion , training , or other personnel matters . |
| 9 | ‘ And he set us on a new track as far as putting human rights violations in a political context was concerned . |
| 10 | In theory this process could go as far as equating marginal cost with demand so that the bureaucracy obtains all the consumer surplus . |
| 11 | Elderly people and their families who wish to ‘ go it alone , so far as obtaining outside help is concerned are , of course , quite at liberty to do so , and four of the large organisations who can give advice on a great variety of problems are : |
| 12 | Up to 3,000 students at Bucharest Polytechnic , as well as demanding sweeping changes in education policy , expressed concern that the NSF was dominated by communists who were trying to ensure that they stayed in power by scheduling the elections so that the emerging political parties would have little time to organize . |
| 13 | As well as containing detailed site descriptions and guides , this new addition to the series shows how individual monuments integrated with contemporary society . |
| 14 | Organic farming is better for wild birds as well as producing healthier food for humans , according to early returns from a three-year study by the British Trust for Ornithology . |
| 15 | It is hoped that achieving greater understanding of people 's ideas on food and health may prove of practical use in seeking to improve diet , as well as refining anthropological methodology and theory in the area of food and diet . |
| 16 | As well as verifying general SVQ programmes , the team of external verifiers provides approval of centre-designed project specifications for the additional assessment . |
| 17 | This is widely recognized as one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the successful implementation of any innovation , and particularly one such as profiling which requires teachers to find time for a new kind of activity , namely one-to-one discussion with pupils , as well as completing detailed records . |
| 18 | Catering manager is Irene Forbes , and she and her staff cater for 350 people in the restaurant , as well as operating vending machines and catering for functions . |
| 19 | The possible effect from 1994–5 onwards of the lifting of the cap on QR income has encouraged the University to prepare plans which , if its assumptions about future funding levels are realised , will allow it to reinforce the physical infrastructure of the University as well as funding academic developments , while bringing the Income and Expenditure Account back into a cumulative surplus by 31 July 1996 . |
| 20 | That 's where Frank Cropper , below , comes in because his role as contracts supervisor includes training floor fitters as well as installing intricate floor designs at major exhibitions . |
| 21 | Although there are some formidable technological hurdles to overcome , the concept is already being put into practice in several projects , most prominently from where Mace stands , in the IBM Corp/Apple Computer Inc/Motorola Inc effort to bring some of the functionality found in Motorola 's 680x0 and 88000 processor families onto the PowerPC RISC architecture the three are developing , as well as maintaining binary compatibility with IBM 's RS/6000 Power RISC . |
| 22 | For as well as maintaining stately homes and castes , the National Trust is in the holiday home business . |
| 23 | The paper looks at the role of local authorities , and ways of stimulating demand for craft products as well as maintaining historic buildings . |
| 24 | It is a rare example of a Scottish company that went to the edge in the early 1980s ( Lord Tombs of Rolls-Royce was brought in as a company doctor to turn it around ) and emerge stronger on the other side as well as maintaining Scottish roots . |
| 25 | As well as enjoying local amenities , excursions could be made to the more famous and extensive Bois with their artificially created lakes , waterfalls and grottoes . |
| 26 | The American , who was ranked as high as 22 in the world in 1982 , will be responsible for coaching the current Rover Scholarship players in the south east as well as taking international teams to tournaments abroad . |
| 27 | As well as taking remedial measures , the Broads Authority will be monitoring the situation together with the National Rivers Authority and the Ministry for Agriculture , Food and Fisheries . |
| 28 | Japan 's large , integrated steel mills have switched from coal to oil as well as implementing stringent energy efficiency improvements . |
| 29 | RIGHT Wolves live in packs , and howling serves to keep pack members in touch with each other , as well as alerting other packs to their presence . |
| 30 | As well as outlining this structure in the body of his text , Cornford supplied summary outlines of the plays in a ‘ Synopsis of the Extant Plays ’ . |