Example sentences of "[v-ing] it as the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus more recent cases have , in principle at least , given a broader meaning to that term , utilising it as the foundation for procedural consultation rights to be given to immigrants , workers and local authorities . |
| 2 | Some of my former colleagues would agree that my recent work is unhistorical but on the contrary condemn it for this — or rather they would condemn it did they not resort to the easier course of dismissing it as the gutterings of a senile mind . |
| 3 | In addition to anything in the exchange rules , the FSA created a criminal offence of manipulation , describing it as the creation of a false or misleading impression as to the state of the market . |
| 4 | It was also given in-depth coverage on television and radio that evening , with News at Ten running it as the lead story in the first half of the programme and coming back to it again in the second . |
| 5 | Indeed there is no doubt that in overthrowing capitalism , and seeing it as the source of all modern evils , the Soviets saw themselves as the true heirs of the Enlightenment . |
| 6 | It seemed that he was about to slap her and she leaned forward to take it , accepting it as the thing one did for hysteria . |
| 7 | Most operators see this as an accounting nicety , but it would seem that BT is taking the directive much further , using it as the basis for building its business strategy for the next millennium . |
| 8 | Van Gelder had just left the bridge when another loudspeaker came to life , the repeated double buzzer identifying it as the radio-room . |
| 9 | The amendments provided in particular ( i ) that the word " Socialist " should be removed from the Croatian republic 's name , leaving it as the Republic of Croatia , and that a new flag and coat of arms should be devised ; ( ii ) that the Cyrillic alphabet , still the main medium for the 600,000 Serbs in Croatia ( 4.5 per cent of the republic 's population ) , should be derecognized for most purposes , except in those areas where a majority still used it ; and ( iii ) that the presidency of the republic should be replaced by a new system involving a president and six vice-presidents , while the executive council of the republic should be redesignated as its government . |