Example sentences of "[vb base] as a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story weaves the Japanese viewpoint widely through the film and presents , probably for the first time to most movie viewers , a rational reason why the Japanese felt they had to attack the United States or suffer as a second-class nation . |
| 2 | They recognise that mixture of theatre and dance as a general trend in the dance world . |
| 3 | Figure 7.2 Change as a social process |
| 4 | In the manufacturing sectors of Britain , the USA and Australia , conglomerates predominate as a major locus of internalized planning and communication . |
| 5 | His political goals were quite contrasting — Weber had no objection to seeing his native Germany develop as a capitalist state overseen by a parliament . |
| 6 | What does ego mean as a technical term in Freud 's second model of the mind ? |
| 7 | The links between politics and patronage can not have been beneficial to the efficiency of the customs service as a revenue-collecting agency , for all too often strong political interests could secure an important post for a man with little or no experience who was placed over the head of men far better qualified than himself , and presumably resentful of their own failure to secure advancement . |
| 8 | The second is ‘ Welcome the Asian Games ’ , the international event scheduled long ago for September 1990 which the authorities both welcome as an opportunity to demonstrate normality and fear as a possible platform for dissident protest . |
| 9 | We have here two examples not just of non-existents but of impossible existents , and the question immediately arises , how can an " impossible existent " qualify as a genuine topic of discourse ? |
| 10 | In none of these cases does either the first or the second element qualify as a semantic constituent : |
| 11 | ( c ) On what chart does the rhumb line appear as a straight line ? |
| 12 | A form of words may , in one context , be opinion ( and therefore defensible as " fair comment " ) while in another context appear as a factual statement , consequently requiring proof of correctness . |
| 13 | Moore 's verbal recollections of the mines are much more evocative than the drawings themselves , in which the miners appear as a frozen statuary . |
| 14 | Typically there is a pair of ganglia in each segment of the body , but the members of a pair are usually so closely united that they appear as a single ganglion , the commissure being no longer evident externally . |
| 15 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 16 | by the sea on desolate promontories ; in family compounds — large and small temples appear as a natural complement to the island 's geography . |
| 17 | ‘ I suppose you sent me that gilgul as a friendly gesture , then , to lend a helping hand on the Gittel job . ’ |
| 18 | Colourful window blinds and paintings add to the cheerful and friendly atmosphere , reminiscent of the American independents which the Curries acknowledge as a significant influence on their style . |
| 19 | Thus Mackie is what he calls a ‘ moral sceptic ’ , though he is in favour of continuing to live in the light of moral values and obligations which we acknowledge as a human invention or construction serving widely shared human purposes . |
| 20 | I had known a few evenings here when it was chilly and wet — the nights were generally cold — but now it was pleasant ; warm as a good summer evening in Scotland . |
| 21 | FAST does not consider the possibility of a social discontinuity or rupture as a necessary Step towards the biosociety . |
| 22 | They function as a spurious pattern into which the narrative might slide if so allowed . |
| 23 | The site has no obvious Iron-Age antecedents ; more probably it originated as a civilian vicus outside the fort , which aerial photographs show as a multiple-ditched installation enclosing c. 2 ha ( 5 acres ) on a gravel terrace north-west of the later defended nucleus and the Billing Brook . |
| 24 | If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller . |
| 25 | Suppliers are angry about what they discern as a consistent pattern of Brandmakers refusing to pay bills because , the company says , goods delivered have fallen below the required standard . |
| 26 | There 's nothing more soul- destroying ( and I speak as a seasoned dieter here ! ) than those inflexible diet regimes : no meals out , no dinner parties , no treats . |
| 27 | Ironic , then , is Wilekin 's immediate comment : ( " Indeed , lady , you speak as a gracious person " ) |
| 28 | Critical appreciation was desired by fry as a necessary part of a course in art history ; , and is today naturally included . |
| 29 | The filters act as a small sewage treatment plant for breaking down the toxic fish urine , which is in the form of ammonia . |
| 30 | It aims to expand into an international festival which would perform both a social function for local residents and act as a major tourist attraction . |