Example sentences of "[adv] as [art] [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only have expectations of the future of oil prices been progressively lowered thus making most synfuel projects appear more expensive but investment cost estimates of these huge projects have also risen inexorably as the industry has reached a more exact comprehension of the real engineering costs . |
| 2 | This description fits a young fish of one variation , but the colours and patterning change somewhat as the fish matures . |
| 3 | Furthermore as the matrix becomes less sparse the problems associated with storage increase . |
| 4 | He was opening and shutting his mouth and licking his lips , much as a cat does when something disgusts it . |
| 5 | This is when the bream are feeding very confidently , usually on maggots which they are picking up directly from the bottom , much as a chicken picks up corn one grain after another without having to move too far to do it . |
| 6 | If plaque is not removed regularly it builds up , much as the scale does on a kettle . |
| 7 | The archer fish is here using water as a tool , much as the ant-lion uses sand , to help it capture its prey . |
| 8 | In a sense the strategic visionary practises for the moment of vision , much as the actor practises for the moment of performance . |
| 9 | Let us say that in the first place man is a creature responding intelligently or stupidly to his surroundings , much as an animal does . |
| 10 | This can be tightened daily as the load settles , and will protect the stack against wind . |
| 11 | And so long as a transaction falls within the scope of an activity set out in the objects clause ( ’ manufacturing ’ , ‘ property development ’ , and so on ) it will be authorised . |
| 12 | So long as a judge keeps silent his reputation for wisdom and impartiality remains unassailable : but every utterance which he makes in public , except in the course of the actual performance of his judicial duties , must necessarily bring him within the focus of criticism . |
| 13 | If this is the decision , then such a way of life can be specified as Godly and incorporated into the Created God for as long as a consensus desires it . |
| 14 | So long as a tiger stands still or moves slowly , its stripes make it practically invisible in the jungle or among reeds . |
| 15 | Articles 85 and 86 of Table A ( prescribed pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 ) provide that so long as a director has disclosed his interest to the company , he may be a party to or interested in any transaction , and shall not by reason of his office be accountable to the company for any benefit he receives from such a transaction . |
| 16 | At least he is able , so long as the money holds out , to preserve his own patch of England against the depredations of progress . |
| 17 | So long as the Crown maintains armed forces for the defence of the realm , it can not be in its interest that any part of them should be immobilised . |
| 18 | Erm so erm th the cheapest er fuel at the moment is gas , you know , that 's , that 's why er a lot of the erm er er generators are now moving to towards gas er erm er generation er wh which is fine for as long as the gas exists but , you know , another , give it another ten fifteen years , and our North Sea gas will have gone you see so , so erm you have to ask well how much do you , weight do you put on market forces and how much in say , in the energy business , ought you to be thinking longer term ? |
| 19 | It is not an infringement to drop the ball anywhere in the playing area so long as the ball does not go forward . |
| 20 | At the other extreme , Prof Patrick Minford believes that most of the UK 's problems are cyclical and will disappear as a spontaneous recovery takes root , filling the Chancellor 's coffers with tax revenues and creating new jobs , so long as the Chancellor has continued to keep inflation under control . |
| 21 | In classical homoeopathy a single dose of a high potency is given to the patient and , assuming improvement , is not repeated for as long as the patient continues to improve . |
| 22 | For as long as the sun rises over those rugged , evergreen hills to the east and the island 's wines continue to be so subtly perfumed , I shall never understand why Napoleon chose to leave Elba . |
| 23 | In particular , the option writer 's possible gain is restricted to the price at which he sells the option , the option premium , while his potential exposure to loss is unlimited so long as the contract remains open . |
| 24 | Nicholas said , ‘ The company will have the Kouklia franchise so long as the King has a conscience . |
| 25 | But the County Council still has some longer term debt , not external but internally , that is being paid now and not over time , and so the position actually will not change , so long as the Council continues to have more credit approval than it requires to use the new borrowing . |
| 26 | Any adventurers within the room must make a successful WP test or lose -10 from Ld , Cl and WP for as long as the fight lasts and D10+10 turns thereafter . |
| 27 | Well you could say that erm our background goes back erm twenty-five years , in fact , we 've had a considerable involvement with industry both local and national for as long as the University has been in existence , which is now nearly twenty-five years . |
| 28 | If the wife 's level of income is sufficient , the mortgagee will probably consent to the release of the husband from liability under the mortgage so long as the wife covenants to assume this and , depending upon the practice of the mortgagee , will specify what clauses it requires in the appropriate conveyance or transfer . |
| 29 | Paul is a child with a severe emotional special need , and here poetry breaks into his life and satisfies that need for as long as the poem takes , both to be written and to be reflected on . |
| 30 | Most , however , had earned remission , which is given at a rate of five days per month , so long as the prisoner works to a satisfactory standard . |