Example sentences of "[det] as a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | TRAINED observers in the press gallery have been rather surprised that the behaviour of MPs has changed so little as a result of the television cameras ' arrival . |
| 2 | I do n't know whether other other places have have erm kept that as a part of the I do n't know if it 's in the national curriculum . |
| 3 | For my part , I would not be prepared to accept that as a proposition of law . |
| 4 | and then take that as a proportion of the |
| 5 | But there is no I there anything wrong with that as a way of measuring . |
| 6 | ‘ Am I to take that as a sign of your confidence ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ That as a member of a large merchant-banking family , with some ties to the Soviet Union , you will be over there looking at the country with a view to future investment opportunities . |
| 8 | Clearly not all determinations of the artificer could reasonably be regarded as doorways and even more clearly should he step outside the ‘ frame ’ and install a window no one could reasonably regard that as a determination of the architect 's concept . |
| 9 | He would simply say it refers to all those aspects of things which make them beautiful considered in some , and that , if you think of that as a sort of mental object for a moment , is a very rich one . |
| 10 | And that , if you think of that as a sort of mental object for a moment , is a very rich one . |
| 11 | After the interview I mentioned as casually as I could that as a result of blocked sinuses I had lost my sense of smell ( with the exceptions of petrol , laundry and excrement ) for years , and could he think of any way of restoring it ? |
| 12 | Held , allowing the appeal and granting the applications , that since on an application for the grant of leave under section 8 no question with regard to a child 's upbringing was determined , and since section 10(9) stipulated particular matters , including parental wishes , to which the court was to have regard on such an application , section 1(1) did not apply so as to make the children 's welfare the paramount consideration on an application for leave to apply for a residence order made by a person other than the child concerned ; and that , accordingly , the judge had applied the wrong test ; that as a result of his failure to require that the mother be notified of the application the judge had been deprived of additional material necessary to the proper exercise of his discretion ; and that in the exercise of a fresh discretion , having regard to the new evidence and to the circumstances of the case , the foster mother 's application for leave would be refused ( post , pp. 428G — 429F , 430F , 431C–E ) . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman was critical of the way they had done that as a result of the orders while the review was under way . |
| 14 | My Lord the er plaintiff 's case is that as a result of the advice that he was given by Mr er it was clear to him that he had no way out of this contract , that he was committed to it and that he had no choice but to proceed with the matter and there was then er further discussion on the telephone on this day , Friday , between Mr and Mr to where they were going here and Mr said he would now write to the plaintiff setting out what his options were to him and the letter than was sent by Mr was dated the twenty second of October and the letter , the relevant terms of this letter are set out in a statement of claim expressing at paragraph three eleven of this statement saying and of course er that is admitted by the er defendant . |
| 15 | If that is the case that each of the political parties , as I assume is the case for er the Conservative party , I know it to be the case of the Labour party I assume the same is true for the Liberal Democrats and other parties represented in this house , that they undertake the very considerable organisational er er process of selecting candidates only to find a few weeks before June the ninth , that as a result of the difficulties that I 've described as far as the French government attitude towards these elections is concerned , that er in fact we have to revert to the existing arrangements and that we can not have these new er boundaries in place . |
| 16 | I think the conclusion coming out of that is that as a result of what I 've described and a few other things as well , not least the fact that the company has now capped its contribution rate to no more than ten per cent . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm surprised she does n't do that as a matter of course . ’ |
| 18 | That as a matter of principle , there would be no objection in principle to a new settlement in any of the sectors that we 're discussing today . |
| 19 | Does he do that as a matter of practice when he goes shopping ? |
| 20 | Hughes added : ‘ We want to do that as a matter of courtesy . |
| 21 | Erm I ask that as a point of clarification . |
| 22 | The Arrowcrab is notable in one respect in that as a predator of annelid worms it will prey upon the bristleworms ( Hermodice carnuculata ) that sometimes plague aquariums . |
| 23 | I have told my hon. Friend in private and I am happy to tell him in public that if the doctors concerned say that when they installed the computer they did not know that the list size criterion existed , I am happy to accept that as a statement of fact . |
| 24 | A report has recommended that logging in the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the USA be cut by more than half as a means of sustaining them in the long term and protecting their wildlife [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 25 | In early December a former Kuwaiti minister had estimated total costs resulting from the invasion at over US$40,000 million , half as a result of destruction and looting , and half as a result of the freezing of Kuwaiti foreign assets , losses to private businesses and unrealized oil production . |
| 26 | In early December a former Kuwaiti minister had estimated total costs resulting from the invasion at over US$40,000 million , half as a result of destruction and looting , and half as a result of the freezing of Kuwaiti foreign assets , losses to private businesses and unrealized oil production . |
| 27 | Metal borrowings , which have a major effect on the profitability of our businesses , have been slashed in half as a result of the process . |
| 28 | The local people took this as a sign of displeasure from the Almighty who was shutting the doors of his house against his sinning congregation . |
| 29 | But Widmark seemed to see this as a sign of weakness and continued to argue with Wayne in front of the cast and crew . |
| 30 | He was so wild and different from the usually cool and sensible Dr Neil that Sally-Anne stared at him , saying nothing , because unshed tears were choking her , and he took this as a sign of rejection , and began to speak feverishly again . |