Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether Highland should remain as a single-tier region or be divided into smaller units is likely to be one of the most difficult decisions Mr Lang faces as he reaches an advanced stage of drawing up his plans for local government reform . |
| 2 | He suggested that Hungary may act as a support centre for Data General 's entire Eastern European operations , while a local manufacturing site could help the company secure more of the large projects currently being financed under the European Community 's PHARE scheme — European-based suppliers are favoured under PHARE criteria . |
| 3 | 1979 Conservative Government got into its stride that this tenet was raised from aspirational status to a specific directive that InterCity must operate as a self-financing business . |
| 4 | It therefore recommended that the WEA should continue as a teaching as well as an organising body , while suggesting that some increase in financial contributions from voluntary sources ‘ would materially help to preserve its independence and its status as a voluntary body ’ — a hint that the WEA could not expect to rely too heavily on government or local authority aid and that its members and friends must continue to dig deep into their pockets . |
| 5 | Apart from what Dora would see as a disaster for her friend , her own life-style could be on the line . |
| 6 | Perhaps Jesus is refuting the popular idea of Messiah , which was that a descendant of David would come as a nationalistic leader , drive the Romans out and restore the kingdom of Israel . |
| 7 | The Hlatlolanang Health & Social Service Centre in Sekhukhuneland will serve as a base from which these learnings can be experimented . |
| 8 | For this reason , TNF can act as an antineoplastic agent . |
| 9 | Certainly Lady Lisa might stand as the embodiment of the old fancy , the symbol of the modern idea . |
| 10 | Therefore , PCNA may serve as a useful marker for proliferation if the conditions of fixation are held constant and the same antibody is used throughout the experiment . |
| 11 | Since the accent in this study lies on 1922 , a report in The Times for 6 January may suffice as an eye-witness account of conditions in Saratov and Samara gubernii . |
| 12 | Third , the Audit Commission recommended that for mentally ill people the NHS should continue as the main authority responsible for care , but the possibility should remain for developing a central budget similar to that proposed for elderly people ; alternatively , the NHS should have the ability to purchase local authority services on a contractual basis . |
| 13 | He gave his support to a motion , subsequently adopted , advocating that the IU should continue as a federation of independent parties . |
| 14 | The direction in which Hamilton is steering GMTV should come as no surprise . |
| 15 | If Glu-Ser-Gln-Glu did indeed correspond to the minimal DNA-PK phosphorylation site , we reasoned that this region of c-Jun might serve as a phosphorylation site when placed in the context of another protein . |
| 16 | Because , technically , his jail sentence was for one year , Nkrumah could register as a voter and then stand for election . |
| 17 | Possibly this form of GGF could act as a natural antagonist by inhibiting an activity of the receptor , such as ligand binding , dimerization or kinase activation . |
| 18 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 19 | Mr Frank Leech said he hoped Mr Field would stand as an independent Labour candidate . |
| 20 | If looks could kill , the Toyota Paseo would pass as a deadly weapon . |
| 21 | The Government 's problems have been compounded by the crazy suggestion of the Secretary of State for the Environment that the Ove Arup route via Stratford will act as a springboard for the creation of a new linear city from Stratford to Southend . |
| 22 | HCIMA will act as an examination centre |
| 23 | At best Spitalfields will survive as a kind of Hampstead-in-the-city . |
| 24 | What we already know of the Titfords can serve as a model : Charles the Cheesemonger in the late 18th century had 13 children , seven of whom died in infancy ; his grandson , Benjamin the Silversmith , had reduced the number of offspring to five , and would live to see all but one reach adulthood . |
| 25 | NCC should act as the advisor to the Agriculture Departments . |
| 26 | Once he had decided on Free-range chicken à la Thallium , it was fairly important not to buy anything Elinor might choose as a substitute . |
| 27 | Washington appeared to believe that Zahir Shah could act as a bridge between the mujahidin and the marxists in Kabul . |
| 28 | De Gaulle 's hope was that France 's withdrawal from NATO would act as a catalyst and speed up the process of change within both blocs . |
| 29 | GFP 's vice chairman , David Holgate , said that the proposed twin bridges across the Clyde , beneath the Kingston Bridge , would increase congestion and a dual carriageway from Townhead to London Road would act as a barrier between the east end and the city centre . |
| 30 | Local hospital administrator , Carlos Castro , reported that pregnant women were afraid Sarah Helen would reincarnate as a vampire in their babies . |