Example sentences of "as [adj] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is as narrow a view of critique as it is of musical response ( which in fact traverses the entire body , the activity of the ears being just as ‘ physical ’ as that of the dancing limbs or the sensating nerves ) . |
| 2 | With all of these factors in mind , the archaeologists work out the excavation strategy as the excavation proceeds , to build as complete a picture of the site as possible . |
| 3 | So , for accountants and those that can receive plenty of training and can get to grips with the program , it is very powerful and as complete a set of tools as you 'll see . |
| 4 | We were provided , therefore , with as broad a range of contacts as is possible within one station ( although this breadth does not approach that which comes from survey research ) while still becoming close to one section , as is necessary in ethnographic research . |
| 5 | Those who passed out successfully had as broad a range of social backgrounds as the original list of applicants — certainly more broadly based than the parliamentary party . |
| 6 | In the early stages , it is advisable to obtain as broad a range of experience as possible , whereas in a more senior post , you will have the opportunity to specialise . |
| 7 | Carol will also liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies/groups in the borough to promote as broad a range of services as possible . |
| 8 | To judge from Boswell 's description , Macleod cut as representative a figure of Hebridean or Highland imagery as any folklore could have created , a hero straight out of Scott or Stevenson or Tranter : bearded , ruddy-cheeked , lively-eyed , wearing brogues , tartan stockings , ‘ a black waistcoat , a short green cloth coat bound with gold cord , a yellowish bushy wig , a large blue bonnet with gold thread button ’ . |
| 9 | Obviously getting work is an extremely important goal for any child at school , and it is a goal for society that there should be as low a level of unemployment as is compatible with the advancement of technology and the efficiency of industry and agriculture . |
| 10 | For a right of participation to be meaningful it would obviously require as free a flow of information as possible and the development of institutions securing equality of access and influence for all participants . |
| 11 | the arrangement was placed low down so that the angle of view presented me this as interesting a set of shapes as possible . |
| 12 | That much is made clear by Shakespeare , early on in the sequence , as if to forestall suspicion or criticism , in Sonnet 20 , which his protagonist addresses to the deuteragonist ( if I may borrow the terminology of the historians of drama to stress the fictive , dramatic status of the personae in these poems ) : That is as clear a statement of the non-sexual relationship between the two personae as could be wished for , and a wittier one than most . |
| 13 | I like to think that I am laughing at the idea , which has as real a set of consequences as bombs in a Tom and Jerry cartoon . |
| 14 | To clear up any doubt , therefore , Notaries Public in Scotland are advised that while they may take and duly sign a solemn declaration of good repute , etc , they can not issue as such a certificate of good repute and of no previous bankruptcy . |
| 15 | Also use as pure a source of water as possible for drinking and cooking . |
| 16 | Freudian dream analysis proceeded by the patient 's lying down on the couch , and in as relaxed a frame of mind as possible recounting his or her dream , and then considering the dream images in turn , providing free associations to the object represented . |
| 17 | One possible conclusion from all this is that Edward 's legislative impulse was as likely a product of his contact with indigenous clergy as with contemporary popes and kings . |
| 18 | I come now to the Roll of Honour ; and I think I can say that we can boast as remarkable a list of names as any school in the country . |
| 19 | But outside the main entrance stands a tall flagpole , at the top of which flies as large a sample of the Stars and Stripes as any patriot could hope for . |
| 20 | The first stage is to gather as large a sample of coins as possible by assembling a collection of plaster casts or photographs of specimens in the world 's principal museums , together with other specimens which may have been illustrated in numerous auction catalogues or hoard publications . |
| 21 | It is essential for the powerless and the poor to have access to as large a range of legal services and skills as those at the disposal of the authorities . |
| 22 | The contribution from some member states represents as large a share of gross domestic products as Marshall aid did after world war two . |
| 23 | Both proponents and protesters are right to present their views and it is incumbent on politicians to ensure that adequate regulatory controls provide as large a degree of environmental protection as is possible when dealing with the relatively unknown . |
| 24 | Instead , the unions looked towards wider structures which would advance the interests of all workers in an entire industry , or a territorial subdivision of it , and promote as large a degree of solidarity as possible ( ILO , 1974 ) . |
| 25 | Martin and Koda plan just as ambitious a schedule of costume exhibitions at their new home — three per year — and they say they 've been given a mandate to do that . |
| 26 | The Christian view is that work is as natural a part of our lives as food , sex , worship and leisure . |
| 27 | She could not associate him with any loss of dignity , or credit , or grace , not because he felt these too nearly and jealously , but because he wore and used them with as little thought as the breath he drew , and they were as natural a part of him , and like breath , when they left him they would leave him dead . |
| 28 | It was decided by the authorities that the building of the dam across the valley was a ‘ regrettable necessity ’ — but they determined to make as satisfactory a job of it as they could . |
| 29 | From then on the mood is as fine a crescendo of obsessive behaviour as you 're likely to get this side of hell . |
| 30 | He must have had as fine a view of the burgeoning industry of Glasgow , as he had of the stars when he peered up at the heavens from the University Observatory at Dowanhill . |