Example sentences of "as [verb] to create " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in his appraisal of the eighteenth century he uses ‘ scientific ’ and ‘ Newtonian ’ as predicates to create the impression of an hypostasised activity which stood separate from art and other aspects of Western culture , including philosophy . |
| 2 | Milic sees this habit as having a role in Swift 's persuasive rhetoric : as helping to create an impression of consummate logical clarity . |
| 3 | The UK , however , is far from happy about the prospect and sees it as helping to create a paradise for criminals , terrorists and drug traffickers . |
| 4 | Consequently , Lord Haldane was careful to present his Army reforms as designed to create ‘ an Imperial police force which can be sent on small expeditions , on short notice ’ — a rationale which , he calculated , would be acceptable to most pacifists . |
| 5 | Veblen portrays this class as determined to create a distance between themselves and that world of necessity which was the foundation of their fortune . |
| 6 | Rather , their attempts to maintain exclusive rights over an object are seen as attempts to create their ‘ selves ’ and their relationships to other groups of children . |