Example sentences of "[vb base] as the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some theft cases can be prosecuted under section 15 , but it is fallacious , having regard to what I perceive as the true meaning of appropriation , to say that all cases of obtaining by deception can be prosecuted under section 1 . |
| 2 | In the next part , I describe Buid attitudes towards what they perceive as the intrinsic aggressiveness of their lowland Christian neighbours , before turning to the activity in which the symbolism of tranquillity and aggression receives its greatest elaboration : animal sacrifice . |
| 3 | Listening and writing predominate as the major pupil activities , there being little opportunity for pupils to contribute to , or take responsibility for , their own learning , to develop self-confidence , independence and similar personal qualities . |
| 4 | Potted shrimps alone remain as the sole representative of these products to retain something of its original nature , although a few smoked haddock pastes are beginning to appear on London restaurant menus . |
| 5 | If we fail to see any need to offer sound moral justifications for treating sentient creatures as mere ‘ commodities ’ , ‘ preparations ’ , ‘ models ’ , or research ‘ tools ’ , then we surely deny that very rationality which we cite as the single quality which elevates humans so far above the other animals . |
| 6 | LENNOX LEWIS last night lined up a world title fight with Norwich-based Herbie Hide as the cat-and-mouse game over the heavyweight championship took a new twist . |
| 7 | Multivariate analysis was by logistic regression with anti-HEV as the dependent variable , starting with age , gender , and location as baseline covariates and with additional covariates added stepwise . |
| 8 | Ovum positions ADW as the leading CASE solution in Europe , with 13% of the market . |
| 9 | Clinicians often see health services research as the soft option and easy to carry out . |
| 10 | Switzerland will remain outside the EC and will be the financial centre and act as the neutral protector of money ; |
| 11 | Such accords are all-important to Soviet officials in that they offer a clear indication of Latin American interest in trading with the USSR , act as the official sanction which enables the Soviet trade bureaucracy to move into action , and facilitate the organisation involved in the completion of transactions . |
| 12 | Some HMOs ‘ employ ’ GPs to act as gatekeepers , and currently in the NHS , GPs act as the initial gatekeeper to secondary care , with consultants and other hospital doctors acting as the final gatekeeper . |
| 13 | We had chosen the Nelson Lakes park as the perfect walker 's playground . |
| 14 | When one-time Blue Peter TV presenter Peter Duncan , who plays Chaplin so admirably , completed this transformation and turned round on his audience — complete as the little tramp — the applause was spontaneous . |
| 15 | Underwater Safari This month we look as the Great Diving Beetle . |
| 16 | Despite using expensive state-of-the-art machinery , the pitch staff have been defeated by what they describe as the wettest season in living memory . |
| 17 | They stand as the essential interface between strategy formulation and tactical decisions . |
| 18 | When comparing fractions some pupils may compare numerators only or select as the largest fraction the one which has the largest numerator and largest denominator . |
| 19 | The " sett " referred to as being held by Wilson might have been what we now know as the Tilberthwaite Mine ; which had been an attractive prospect from the days of the Elizabethan miners and continued to be investigated on and off right up to the 1930's . |
| 20 | There were delays in correspondence owing to the war , and Wordsworth decided to finish , as a tribute to his friend , the ‘ poem to Coleridge ’ which we now know as the 1805 Prelude . |
| 21 | This little band are know as the Medieval Heritage Society , a re-enactment group with a strange desire to give people a glimpse of life in the 1450's . |
| 22 | It was now possible to map what we now know as the motor cortex ( i.e. the part of the brain controlling muscle function ) in terms of the musculature each section controlled . |
| 23 | A panel of experts , appointed by the Council of Europe last November to advise the Community , found that some European states have yet to develop rules on recourse to DNA analysis in forensic work — a shortcoming they set as the first priority . |
| 24 | Oh god Oh no wonder you say there 's us like eating cockles I suppose as the French eating snails int it ? |
| 25 | Innovation , which we define as the successful exploitation of new ideas , is a major contributor to competitive success and thus to wealth creation . |
| 26 | Your Royal Highness , Ladies and Gentlemen my name 's Rod I normally masquerade as the Chief Racing Coach for the Royal Yachting Association but I 'm not here in that capacity this afternoon but the coordinator rather a grand title for the Year of Youth Sailing and I 've been asked to give you a short ten minutes or so briefing on where we 're up to with th this project this year erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I apologize to those of you that may know some of this information already . |
| 27 | In the limit the temporary reputation is permanent as C t either approaches zero , or becomes large , and all types successfully masquerade as the dominant strategy type . |
| 28 | But it is personal relationships that emerge as the primary focus of this biography . |
| 29 | They feel that if the Conservatives emerge as the largest minority party on April 9 and attempt to rule alone , the Liberal Democrats could make Labour ‘ sweat ’ by keeping the Tories going , even though this would mean effectively abandoning their clear commitment to electoral reform above all else . |
| 30 | If the reformists emerge as the largest group , they will sweep the board . |