Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] as [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After some seasons as Lancashire 's first professional captain , he had a spell as team manager . |
| 2 | ‘ Come un'ape ’ might have been replaced with something more apt for a bass voice ( Dandini really should be a baritone ) , and the newly-exhumed concert aria ‘ Alla voce della gloria ’ , though a fine showcase for the voice , makes an indifferent showing beside such gems as Alidoro 's ‘ Là del ciel ’ ( also from Cenerentola ) . |
| 3 | Many were in mint condition and judging by the list sent in , a pretty comprehensive collection it is too , ranging from World War Two aircraft of the fighting powers to post-war helicopters and such giants as Convair 's B–36 . |
| 4 | The Americans have such ballets as Loring 's Billy the Kid and De Mille 's Rodeo and Fall River Legend . |
| 5 | Similarly the delicate and subtle nuances of such ballets as Ashton 's A Month in the Country , Robbins ' Dances at a Gathering and MacMillan 's Song of the Earth are successfully conveyed and capture the audience 's attention from the moment the curtain rises by the impetus , rhythm , dimension and variety of dance . |
| 6 | The style must disclose and be expressive of the moods , emotions and actions of the roles played even where few personal feelings are allowed to show , as in such ballets as Ashton 's Monotones where all that is needed is a calm , unhurried and seemingly endless weaving of the dance design in all its dimensions . |
| 7 | Variations from such ballets as Petipa 's Don Quixote , Raymonda and La Bayadère and Bournonville 's Napoli are still considered by most classical dancers to be more technically demanding than the more complex twistings and turnings of modern choreographers who mix their styles . |
| 8 | While many are praising the ruling for providing a chance for some to see such masterpieces as Matisse 's ‘ Grand Riffian ’ and Seurat 's ‘ Les Poseuses ’ without the required pilgrimage to Merion , Pennsylvania , critics of the decision are echoing a warning they have offered since the Barnes attempted to deaccession works last year . |
| 9 | OUR reader has listed only some umpiring decisions which may have disappointed Pakistan , without referring to such concerns as Ramprakash 's dismissal in the Edgbaston Test to an equally ‘ dubious faint edge ’ , or a number of slightly questionable lbws against England during the series . |
| 10 | These committees have issued various guidelines ( on such matters as shareholders ' pre-emption rights , employee share incentive schemes , and discounts to market price on share issues ) which they require companies to follow if the institutions they represent are to be expected to invest in and support them . |
| 11 | Following rulings from the court , changes in the law have been prompted in such areas as prisoners ' rights , immigration , telephone tapping and terrorist laws . |
| 12 | We do appreciate that it is reasonable to impose restrictions on dogs in such areas as children 's playgrounds , flower beds etcetera and we do support the extension of the byelaws relating to dogs fouling footways and grass verges and also the byelaws relating to the removal of canine faeces . |
| 13 | About three-quarters of voluntary charities established in the second half of the nineteenth century were evangelical in inspiration , including such charities as Barnardo 's and the YMCA . |
| 14 | The delegation , which included Edvard Vedernikov , deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Commission which oversees financial matters , and Igor Moskovsky , a senior financial adviser to the Russian prime minister , spent a week in London , visiting such places as Lloyd 's , the ASB , The Stock Exchange , the Treasury and the Institute . |
| 15 | She began to publish her poems in such places as Harper 's , and won a guest post on the magazine Mademoiselle . |
| 16 | Here on the horizons of thought such ideas as Kant 's noumena come to life . |
| 17 | The ‘ Aspects ’ ‘ Baroque Sampler ’ ( ) , with the Toronto SO again under Andrew Davis , is a collection of such favourites as Pachelbel 's Canon , Albinoni 's Adagio , and Jeremiah Clarke 's Trumpet Voluntary . |
| 18 | They relate to such things as children 's nightdresses , carrycot stands , electric blankets , prams and pushchairs , cosmetics , colour coding of electrical appliances and upholstered furniture . |
| 19 | Ways of maintaining and improving communications include : a ) establishing a management structure within the Partnership , with clear lines of communication into the schools and into employment ; b ) circulating minutes of management meetings to schools and employers so they know what is being discussed and what is being decided ; c ) bringing teachers and employers together at both Partnership and school level to plan , discuss and review the progress of the Compact ; d ) establishing School Compact Teams with regular meetings ; e ) circulating Compact documents , including such things as pupils ' Work Experience reports widely ; f ) holding Open Evenings for parents to brief them on Compact developments ; g ) producing a regular Compact Newsletter . |
| 20 | Over the years John Galloway had acquired many other business and financial interests , in such firms as Earle 's Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Hull , the Carnforth Hematite Iron Company , and the North of England Trustee , Debenture & Assets Corporation Ltd . |
| 21 | Such topics as sport 's role in the national lottery , the ban on tobacco advertising , the new horse racing authority and the inability to produce British tennis players are issues that should be debated in a sensible forum . |
| 22 | By the end of the holidays I was only capable of reading such publications as Woman 's Own or Valentine without my mind wandering . |
| 23 | The risks of such abnormalities as Down 's syndrome and spina bifida increase rapidly with maternal age from 1 in 2,700 births to mothers aged 25–9 , to 1 in 170 to mothers aged over 45 . |
| 24 | As far as is known , no disease ever has been transmitted with cocoa material distributed from Kew , but the danger is real , and without such quarantine facilities the spread of such diseases as witches ' broom would be almost impossible to prevent . |
| 25 | Handbags have reached such status symbol heights that many high street chains offer interpretations of such classics as Chanel 's Kelly bag , Prada 's quilted nylon and gilt bag , and Gucci 's print bag . |
| 26 | For my part , it seems clear that a viable distinction can be made between economic growth ( measured on such criteria as GNP per capita , proportion of the labour force engaged in industry , and the proportion of manufactured goods in total exports ) and development , which has somewhat wider social and political implications . |
| 27 | Early in her career she contributed frequently to such journals as Fraser 's Magazine , Lett 's Illustrated Household Magazine , Belgravia , and the Governess . |
| 28 | It explores the relative importance of such factors as Britain 's economic decline , the structure of British government , the dominant style of policy-making and the resurgence of party ideology for understanding the changes . |
| 29 | However , when I got to Liverpool on Thursday and saw the state of the ground , instead of thinking about such horses as Laura 's Beau , Rubika and Cool Ground as the major chances , suddenly it was the good-ground types such as Docklands Express who re-entered calculations . |
| 30 | She accepted such remarks as Jonquil 's , ‘ But you 're only a kid . ’ |