Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The hay fever season in Britain will lengthen as a result of global warming , according to a study by Dr Timothy Rich , a plants and vegetation consultant . |
| 32 | This has led to the proposal that CaMKII can act as a form of molecular memory , recording the occurrence of a previous Ca 2+ transient . |
| 33 | TO assess how Sunderland will fare as a city , interest has focused on Derby , the last town to be upgraded in status by Her Majesty . |
| 34 | That the pilot 's name is Carolyn Grace might come as a surprise to some , but Carolyn 's encountered so much chauvinism in her flying career that now she hardly notices . |
| 35 | In this context , do you think that the war in the Gulf might appear as a war of religion ? |
| 36 | The choice , for example , between " A stick rose upright " and " He raised his bow " is not something which Ohmann could regard as a matter of style . |
| 37 | Whilst the 60MHz iteration ca n't be clocked any faster , the 66MHz mask is designed to go to 100MHz and it is this part , touted as providing two-to-three times the performance of the 80486 , which Intel will use as a springboard for the launch of other Pentium family members — see back page . |
| 38 | In doing so , he achieved something of the economic uplift associated with a move to the West , with little of the attendant culture shock , a fact which Glasgow can take as a kick in the groin or a pat on the back . |
| 39 | The lofty idea that India could endure as a secular democracy of diverse peoples had come under open attack from the Hindu chauvinists of the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) . |
| 40 | There is one immediate step that Serbia could take as a clear sign that it wants peace . |
| 41 | The case of Deerhurst in Gloucestershire may serve as a useful example to show what can be learned about early land use and also to indicate some of the pitfalls . |
| 42 | During the takeover battle , it was suggested that Cadbury Schweppes should act as a white knight to Rowntree , in order to form a strong British company able to compete effectively with the Swiss . |
| 43 | Even in Britain it seemed almost a law of politics under George II and George III that the Prince of Wales should act as a rallying-point for all those who hoped to benefit from a change of ruler . |
| 44 | Vietnam 's weakness was , he believed , endemic to the people and its society , and the first task was to remove the feudal structure so that Vietnam could emerge as a modern state . |
| 45 | Instead , he believed in a sort of reverse assimilation by which Vietnam would emerge as a modern nation assisted , or at least not impeded , by a beneficent France . |
| 46 | Former Nottingham Forest reserve Stephen Bell can stay as a non-contract player after a late-season trial period . |