Example sentences of "[adv] as [adj] [noun pl] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true , of course , that most Victorian parents regarded acquaintance with death as an integral part of the school of experience , much as modern parents look upon sex education . |
| 2 | Feminist psychologists tend to see the significance of gender differences much as conventional psychologists do . |
| 3 | Thomas lies as naturally as other men breathe , if he told truth he would be untrue to himself . |
| 4 | So long as other leaders do not follow Dubček 's example , Moscow can be confident of dealing with known quantities in its client states and of possessing means to manipulate factional rivalries to its own advantage . |
| 5 | Many think that such profits will continue as long as big borrowers run the government . |
| 6 | American officials generously agree that there is nothing wrong with government schemes to spend money on PCs , so long as foreign firms have a fair chance to bid for orders . |
| 7 | It is not necessary for every school to have its own collection , however , especially as old objects require care and conservation . |
| 8 | Two weeks is not a long time especially as social workers have many competing claims on their time . |
| 9 | But at times they are exposed — and subject , apparently to over-heating ( especially as tidal pools warm up in the sun ) and desiccation . |
| 10 | However , there are fears that transport congestion , environmental damage and other symptoms of over-development in the south east may prove a positive disincentive to growth once the Tunnel is opened , and that the main beneficiary will be the Nord Pas de Calais region , especially as French companies seem to be ahead of their British counterparts in planning for the future . |
| 11 | But in Britain , unlike some other countries , benefits are linked to prices ; so as real wages rise , spending on pensions falls relative to GDP . |
| 12 | It is only as economic circumstances have eased , for most people at least , that the expressive aspects of relationships have become more prominent , although whether family relationships can ever be regarded as ‘ purely ’ expressive is very questionable ( ibid . |
| 13 | Membership from now on will be by invitation only as existing places become available through natural wastage . |
| 14 | The only relief is that some of the heads wither away as new ideas take over , so that old techniques and formats become redundant . |
| 15 | One parent families are not a static group and just as certain circumstances bring them into existence , so with others they may disappear . |
| 16 | Such a dance requires exact timing from all concerned , just as certain movements do in MacMillan 's Elite Syncopations when the tall girl and the short boy dance to ‘ Alaskan Rag ’ or when the giggly couple dance in ‘ The Golden Hours ’ . |
| 17 | iii Thailand : Thailand 's largest department store chain will ban the sale of cigarettes as soon as current stocks run out . |
| 18 | There would be direct investment both inward and outward as different multinationals arrange their operations on a global basis instead of direct investment only in one direction resulting from the overall balance of the economy . |
| 19 | A popular view is to regard the latter mainly as young families outbid for rural property , perhaps by the second home buyers . |
| 20 | As far as minimum requirements go , you will need to take at least one blank video cassette with you . |
| 21 | Although , he confesses , he can not provide ‘ money saving ideas , ’ he firmly believes that as far as mid-range systems go , Unix functionality is now on a par with proprietary systems , reflected in reduced proprietary pricing , and that substitution , rather than wholesale replacement , is the key to open systems . |
| 22 | As far as modern marriages go , 20 years is quite an achievement . |
| 23 | In so far as modern historians have tried to explain it , it is simply as a continuation of the war of 1173 This however , it was not . |
| 24 | As far as strategic partners go , Chuck House , senior vice president of research and development , says Informix is working with Microsoft on Windows NT , but not as closely as competitors Oracle Corp and Sybase Inc . |
| 25 | As far as awful games go this one takes some beating . |
| 26 | So , as far as general principles go , I think the issue between animals and the rest of the environment has become much easier in the last twenty years , and thank goodness for that . |
| 27 | As far as new managers go , I 'd have to go for a partnership between Mr. Robson & Mr. Hoddle . |
| 28 | Lotus is also expected to streamline its Notes pricing , making it uniform across all systems , and comprehensible as far as multiple licences go . |
| 29 | Lotus is also expected to streamline its Notes pricing , making it uniform across platforms , and comprehensible as far as multiple licenses go . |
| 30 | But so far as natural substances go we are all gazing countrymen . |