Example sentences of "[vb infin] as [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been expected that a limited corp of staff would remain as a support unit after the last aircraft departs in January . |
| 2 | In the light of that , will he reconsider the abolition of vacation hardship allowance , especially as it was abolished in clear breach of undertakings given in the House that it would remain as a safety net following the abolition of social security provision ? |
| 3 | The event will double as a flower show in the Eakenhead Memorial Halls on the North Circular Road at 7.30pm . |
| 4 | She also points out the importance of the older person having some privacy however dependent he or she becomes , with a room that can double as a sitting room and includes , if possible , TV , electric kettle , cups , and so on , so that there is an independent place to be . |
| 5 | Ironically it was the former Labour prime minister Clement Attlee who persuaded Parliament to spend £2 million for a new royal yacht , claiming it would double as a hospital ship in war time . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , it does n't quite double as an arm rest . |
| 7 | This is many times what he would earn as a university graduate in Bangladesh . |
| 8 | Humphrey 's research on workers in the Brazilian motor industry in the 1970s shows that , in this particular case , a group of relatively highly paid workers in a modern sector of the economy did not behave as a labour aristocracy , but took on a vanguard role in providing political leadership for the working class as a whole ( Humphrey 1982 ) . |
| 9 | The council says a holy coal house does n't qualify as a home improvement and has refused planning permission . |
| 10 | It is likely that an investment manager ( such as a member of IMRO ) who deals as counterparty with a firm for an unidentified client will qualify as a market counterparty ; although investment management as such is in a different paragraph in Sched 1 to the FSA ( para 14 ) from dealing as agent or , indeed , principal ( para 12 ) , the transactions by an investment manager fall in the same paragraph ( para 12 ) . |
| 11 | Although half the contents are by Rameau , this does not qualify as a Rameau source , since all the Rameau pieces were copied from engraved editions . |
| 12 | Sobbing , Pc Kelly said : ‘ The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 13 | The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 14 | Quigley gave what I can only describe as an eldritch screech and came at me with both arms , legs and the front bit of his head . |
| 15 | According to their argument , above a certain level greater welfare benefits can act as a work disincentive , encouraging people to remain below the poverty line and be supported by the state rather than by their own efforts , which would have to be the case if benefits were lower . |
| 16 | For example , the pay schedule code contains all the rates of pay and hours of work allowed for a particular grade and will therefore act as a validation check when grade , hours and pay are entered . |
| 17 | He suggested that Hungary may act as a support centre for Data General 's entire Eastern European operations , while a local manufacturing site could help the company secure more of the large projects currently being financed under the European Community 's PHARE scheme — European-based suppliers are favoured under PHARE criteria . |
| 18 | It will act as a case study in how imports are facilitated by changing distribution patterns in the UK and how UK manufacturers ' ability to react is hampered by an inadequate information base . |
| 19 | I am delighted to be associated with such a far-reaching project that will act as a clearing house for many people 's activities across the world through a service dedicated to the needs of an unrestricted membership . |
| 20 | Now we have the opportunity to be more proactive , we 'll act as a clearing house for standard models from various parts of the company , and will develop our own standard models . |
| 21 | Overburdened by commitments elsewhere , Unesco can only act as a clearing house for independently sponsored initiatives . |
| 22 | King Mswati III dissolved the Libandla ( Parliament ) on Oct. 9 , one month ahead of the scheduled end of its term , announcing that he would rule with " executive powers " with the help of the Cabinet , which would be converted into a council of ministers and would act as a caretaker government while a new constitution was drafted and elections were held . |
| 23 | This will act as a ventilation tube for the hedgehog . |
| 24 | This will act as a water reservoir to keep the soil from becoming too soggy . |
| 25 | The induction of apoptosis by p53 following genotoxic insult may act as a defence mechanism to protect the organism from the propagation of cells that have sustained mutation . |
| 26 | For external audits identify someone within your firm who can act as a contact point and be present throughout the audit . |
| 27 | A serving probation officer employed full-time in that capacity can not act as a guardian ad litem . |
| 28 | It can also act as a dilution guide , when the level of foam is related to concentration and as an activity indicator , whereby the formulation is adjusted so that when detergency is exhausted the foam collapses . |
| 29 | Political membership of each of the industrial training boards will therefore act as a training ground for politicians , who will then be able to use this expertise in helping to shape and develop this aspect of the political debate at both the local and national level . |
| 30 | In order to provide evidence for the view that the context can act as a retrieval cue ( or exert conditional control over an association ) , it is necessary , as a first step , to demonstrate context-specificity using the control procedures recommended by Lovibond et al . |