Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term ‘ permanent ’ is something of a misnomer , for the content of any pasture is constantly changing as conditions become more favourable for one species and less for another ; it applies only to the fact that a pasture remains in grass for an indefinite period . |
| 2 | None of the group is especially common as fossils , but they make up for their general rarity by their interest . |
| 3 | And even though Sayers and Adams are psychologists , their work is only recognizable as psychology by a very few feminist psychologists . |
| 4 | Personal virtue , he went on , was indispensable , for " nothing is so dangerous as intelligence when it is guided by a corrupt heart " . |
| 5 | Nicholas Woodeson combines high comedy with cold menace as Berlin Bertie , the secret policeman who follows Rosa to England ; Kevin Allen is stubbornly endearing as Alice 's dim , foul-mouthed and devoted toy boy ; and Susan Lynch gives a touching performance as a waif-like Gothette who wants to be a mime artist , poor thing . |
| 6 | Thus the best libretto ever written for the best opera ever written is scarcely tolerable as reading matter . |
| 7 | The hierarchy of facilities provided for walking and cycling in Buxtehude is thus extensive as Figure 6.20 shows , ranging from pedestrianised areas , pedestrian priority routes , shared tracks for walking and cycling , cycle lanes along main routes , cycle priority streets and cycle lanes in roads . |
| 8 | This is not surprising as Holland and Germany are close neighbours . |
| 9 | This is not surprising as dementia is a major reason for admission to long-stay care . |
| 10 | This is not unreasonable as CTS is usually used as a signal from a printer to indicate that the input buffer of the printer is getting nearly full . |
| 11 | Organiser John Morgans said it was the biggest and best ever and confirmed the festival will go ahead next year , though where is not certain as Darlington prepare to move from McMullen Road to start what they hope is a new era of success . |
| 12 | A financial loss allowance is not taxable as income . |
| 13 | The exception is not remarkable as H pylori has been reported to disappear from the stomachs of subjects in whom atrophy , with consequent hypochlorrhydria , has supervened as the organism requires acid secreting mucosa to survive . |
| 14 | Even if marred by partiality and vagueness , this work is easily recognisable as theory , as explanation , not mere descriptive generalisation . |
| 15 | Bringing past legends to life is not that easy but Simon Cadell is astonishingly successful as Coward . |
| 16 | Mind you , this place is just average as hostels go . |
| 17 | JOANNA Lumley is just wonderful as Jennifer Saunders 's airhead friend in the hilarious BBC comedy series Absolutely Fabulous . |
| 18 | This problem of lead poisoning in waterfowl is still present as lead is introduced into the environment in vast quantities each year by those who shoot , whether they are shooting birds or clay pigeons . |
| 19 | This difference is hardly surprising as treatment specialism is acting here as a proxy measure of morbidity . |
| 20 | By the age of 13 years 24pc have already been on a diet , which is hardly surprising as 38pc do not like the shape |
| 21 | For breeding aquaria where undergravel filtration is used , smaller sized gravel is more suited as fry tend to get trapped between the larger sizes . |
| 22 | Client connectivity is more problematic as application requests from NT to UnixWare will have to be directed through the NetWare IPX/SPX protocol . |
| 23 | THE atmosphere is decidedly frosty as Charles and Diana begin their tour of Korea . |
| 24 | While the legislation is clearly to be seen as evidence of a government 's entitlement to legislate in connection with a national responsibility , it is also interpretable as evidence of the government 's impatience with local authorities . |
| 25 | A desk in the library is also necessary as members want to see a physical presence of staff . |
| 26 | Preview of the film is also important as questions posed before the film can aid attention and motivation . |
| 27 | Pynchon is as explicit as Burroughs about the disruptive effects of his method . |
| 28 | It is as explicit as words can make it that the defendants are to hold ‘ upon a weekly tenancy at a weekly rental , and that the tenancy is to be determined by either of the parties on giving a week 's notice to the other . ’ |
| 29 | Just knowing they are there in the bag is as comforting as Victor finds his cheroots . |
| 30 | … educational technology is as wide as education itself : it is concerned with the design and evaluation of curricula and learning experiences and with the problem of implementing and renovating them . |