Example sentences of "[adv] act as a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokeswoman for his department said it would effectively act as a cap on costs . |
| 2 | Moreover , the higher taxes that are an inevitable counterpart of more government services not only act as a disincentive to saving and investment , but also " overload " the economy and crowd out opportunities for economic growth at the same time as the opening up of export markets and the defence of the home market is made ever more difficult by the inevitable inflation . |
| 3 | A dog — or better still — a gaggle of geese not only act as a deterrent to a prowler , but also provide an excellent ‘ alarm ’ . |
| 4 | This last might seem to be an asset if you are trying to lose weight , but in actual fact it merely acts as a mask to the body 's natural craving for food . |
| 5 | The Bank of England merely acts as a bank in terms of these accounts , with the government making the decisions as to the level of public deposits . |
| 6 | Consequently , a sea waybill that meets the requirements of a straight bill of lading under United States law not only acts as a receipt of goods but also as a transferable document of title . |
| 7 | But the caveat that was applied to affection applies even more strongly to status : it only acts as a constraint in settings where criminal activity is generally unfavourably evaluated . |
| 8 | In the meditation it is given in Latin , the Middle English version from the Primer is : This tone of penitent confidence in the grace made available through Christ dominates the longer meditation which sustains a formal devotional element that constantly acts as a buffer between the meditator and the subject of his meditation . |
| 9 | In the evening he takes classes for the village children and perhaps acts as a model for their future . |
| 10 | Where the seller is successful in adding his additional clause , the guarantee obviously acts as an exclusion of liability . |
| 11 | Right so , you know , there are those who would teach that Jesus he would die for our sins and he 's forgiven us sins , but only those who come to him , Jesus died for the sin of the whole world , for every man , woman , boy and girl that has ever lived or ever will live , he died for the sin of the whole world , not just for those even who lived after his death , that 's why it talks about in the Old Testament people like Abraham looking for that day , and so Jesus who in , when he died , because he 's eternal , so we 've got the problems with time , God has n't got problems with time , he 's eternal and so his sacrifice , the sacrifice of him on the cross was effective for Abraham as it is for you , it was as effective for David as it was for Paul otherwise Abraham would never of had his sins forgiven because what happened with all the sacrifice with all the little lambs that were killed and all the goats and all the rest they only acted as a covering for sin , did n't take them away , it covered them , what for , until the moment when Jesus would come and would take those sins away and so when you think of David 's sin , his adultery and his murder , how does he get forgiven for that because Jesus died from the cross and he takes upon himself David 's sin and he takes upon him Abraham 's sin and Noah 's sin and Adam 's sin , just as much as your sin and the person who will be born in ten years time their sin also , all our sins er as Gloria just read there from , from one John to two they were all of him he has died for every one , well that 's his humiliation , hurry along quickly now his exhortation , the period from Jesus 's resurrection onward is referred to as to the , as the state of exhortation , now what does that term mean , well as Jesus according to his divine nature has always been , he was always every where , now in his human nature , before , be , sorry it 's not , it 's not on that one , but before he , he came to earth , he was every where , he was God , he was , he was omnia present that means he was every where at the same time , but he takes upon himself he 's su , he 's , he 's human nature and he takes upon himself the limitations and when Jesus is walking down second avenue in , in Jerusalem he 's not in Nazareth that 's why there were times when people came to er , to , to , came rushing out because they heard that Jesus was passing by , see he was n't there resident with them , he passed by , now he 's gone back to heaven and where is he , he 's in heaven , he , er whereabouts , where do you think Jesus is now , that resurrected body that was glorified that has gone back to heaven , where do you think it is |
| 12 | Nor is it unreasonable to assume that given a sufficient respite they hoped that Britain 's own nuclear force might become strong enough to act as a deterrent to a Soviet attack on the home islands . |
| 13 | Katharine Over has only been studying Japanese for a year , but she 's already considered good enough to act as an ambassador for Britain . |
| 14 | They take surplus funds from the banking sector which can be recalled if banks are short of cash , thus effectively acting as a buffer between the banks and the Bank of England . |
| 15 | The strip concluded with the Daleks discovering Earth 's location , thereby acting as a prequel for the TV story ‘ The Dalek Invasion of Earth ’ . |
| 16 | The party thus acts as a facilitator of social mobility for those from working-class or peasant origins . |
| 17 | The often mentioned ‘ crisis ’ in British broadcasting — ‘ crisis ’ , in Gouldner 's phrase , being that the system ‘ may , relatively soon , become something quite different than it has been ’ — thus acts as a backdrop for numerous contemporary analyses of broadcasting . |
| 18 | Regnal years might also appear on coins of the Roman emperors made in the provinces of the empire , while at Rome coins were frequently dated by the titles of the emperor , such as the tribunician power , which was renewed every year and thus acts as a sort of regnal year . |
| 19 | In the County Council 's opinion , the northern boundary of the site , which comprises variously a line of trees , hedge and track , effectively acts as a screen between the site and the open agricultural land to the north , and can adequately prevent any sprawl of the village or encroachment onto the open agricultural land , and will not therefore prejudice the special character of York . |
| 20 | The idea of Kevin 's rewarding him for his prowess with a real lunch somewhere acted as a spur to Jasper , but he did not really need a spur . |
| 21 | He was still acting as a trustee for the officers and men of the artillery train when additional compensation was voted out of crown lands in the act of 1652 ; a misleading reference from May of that year has led some authorities to assume that he was dead by then . |
| 22 | The Discount houses usually act as a conduit in such transactions ( see Chapter 9 on more detail relating to these operations ) . |
| 23 | The hands will also act as a stabilizer for balance . |
| 24 | The accord might also act as a floor to wages during the recession . |
| 25 | It will also act as a service to the Research and other interested constituencies . |
| 26 | It will also act as a catalyst for the regeneration and enhancement of the town , complementing its other nationally-important attractions : the Castle , St. Nicholas 's Church , and medieval Town Walls . |
| 27 | Not only can responses be fixed in a way that reveals something of the foundations which underlie them but the method itself can also act as a catalyst for the kinds of looking that lead to increased perceptual awareness . |
| 28 | In fact , since C/EBPα can also act as a repressor on some promoters or enhancers ( 46–47 ) , it is possible that down-regulation of C/EBPα by IL-6 may be responsible for the induction of C/EBP δ/NF-IL6; β . |
| 29 | As well as providing a dry and secure home for your car , garages may also act as a store for ladders , lawnmowers and kids ' bikes and maybe even a workshop utility room |
| 30 | Budgets can also act as a basis for comparing actual performance with a plan , and this comparison can then lead to identifications of variances from the plan which may initiate management action , where variances are undesirable , to ensure that in future periods such deviations do not occur . |