Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the alleged wisdom that inheres in institutions and practice is part of what she has regarded as the flabby consensus that dragged the country down . |
| 2 | The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) has claimed as a major success its programme for integrated pest management in rice . |
| 3 | Third , the centre has collapsed as a political force — although not as a constituency — and this obliges both major parties to compete more assiduously for middle-of-the-road votes . |
| 4 | Tobacco has collapsed as a primary source of funds . |
| 5 | Patrick Duff wrote , ‘ This reverse has come as a great shock . |
| 6 | Tearful Mandy said : ‘ This has come as a total surprise to me and my family . |
| 7 | But the news has come as a total shock for many people . |
| 8 | This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 9 | ‘ This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 10 | Charles Tompkins , managing director of NOS , a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless , said the contract has come as a major breakthrough for his company , propelling it into the major league of offshore suppliers . |
| 11 | His death today has come as a complete shock . |
| 12 | I 'm sure this has come as a big shock to you . |
| 13 | The decision to sell Harford has come as a big blow to Luton boss David Pleat who said : ‘ I did n't want him to go but the club needs the money . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Therefore the problem that had emerged in 1985 has come as a considerable shock to us and I would say that the present directors of Mogul Ireland — ourselves — have acted promptly , decisively and responsibly since it came to our attention . |
| 15 | But for accident victims like Marie Moore from Darlaston , today 's decision has come as a bitter blow . |
| 16 | The ruling has come as a bitter blow Brain Goldsworthy 's common law wife . |
| 17 | Political defeat has come as a profound shock for the ruling Cambodian People 's Party ( CPP ) . |
| 18 | All this has come as an unpleasant surprise to Hong Kong 's officials . |
| 19 | So the flexibility of the model makes it the easiest to apply , but the assumption that Nottingham has grown as a Multiple nuclei model may be incorrect . |
| 20 | Leeds has has grown as a financial centre over the last four or five years , probably more than any other city outside London . |
| 21 | women are not sexy skinny women are not sexy , really skinny women we have to be like the Madonna type woman and I think that the , the , its about money and its about co , its about the consumer and about money and about making money from an image that somebody somewhere has seen as the normal perfect woman and the norm can be any thing it could be whatever you want it to be . |
| 22 | I have used some of the things that he has done as a good example to myself . |
| 23 | Although the recent exodus has acted as a temporary safety valve , there is evidence that the more politically minded opponents of the present regime have stayed behind , knowing that reforms can not be indefinitely postponed . |
| 24 | The clinic has acted as a strong focus for slum living mothers to campaign for improved conditions in their surroundings . |
| 25 | There is also uncertainty surrounding the role of David Murray , the Rangers football club chairman , who has acted as a middle man in the negotiations but who has denied he has any financial interest in the takeover . |
| 26 | The President is assisted by a Prime Minister and a Cabinet composed of representatives of a number of political parties ; although the parties continue to exist , political activity is banned , and elections to the National Resistance Council ( NRC — hitherto comprising 98 appointed members ) were conducted on a non-party basis in February 1989 [ see p. 36455 ] , since when the NRC , now consisting of 210 elected and 68 presidentially appointed members , has acted as a legislative body for the interim period until a new constitution is framed . |
| 27 | I would contend that the scapegoating of the education system , in general , and of certain local authorities , in particular , has acted as a diversionary tactic for the inadequacies of central government responses to the funding of the state education system , their failure to stem the spiralling decline in teachers ' morale and the pitiful attempt to provide real job opportunities for school leavers . |
| 28 | It summarises post-Carboniferous structural form although the London-Brabant Massif has acted as a positive structural feature at least from early Palaeozoic times . |
| 29 | Spurs capitalises the cost of registrations for players it has bought as an intangible asset , and amortises the difference between this cost and estimated residual value over the life of a player 's contract . |
| 30 | And Littlewoods must be commended for the way it looks after its staff and for the role it has played as a responsible Liverpool employer . |