Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The observers that took part in the raid do not in any way represent the residents of this estate and are widely regarded here as being little better than police stooges . |
| 2 | Although they have a base in Hanover House , they are rarely seen here as their workload of visits increases . |
| 3 | In all cases , however , the broken ends of the DNA on either side of the initial cut are apparently sealed so as to form hairpins , as Martin Gellert ( NIH ) showed , before they are nicked to form the final joint ( a process reminiscent of the reaction mechanism employed by topisomerases ) . |
| 4 | There are good reasons for distinguishing it both from the level of the meanings of expressions , as will become apparent later in the text ( see in particular Chapter 6 ) , and from whatever more general non-linguistic level of mental activity has to take responsibility for human perception of external phenomena ; a sufficient reason is that speakers of the language are well aware that they can seek to identify one and the same entity or property by using the meanings of various different expressions : Examples like ( 22 ) are familiarly put forward as showing the distinction between meaning and reference ; they may serve that purpose but that is quite a different matter . |
| 5 | I 'VE never been so moved before as I was when I saw on TV the rescue of a boy who had collapsed on his way to a feeding centre in Somalia . |
| 6 | Players on tour are normally paired together as room-mates , a simple organisational expedient that over the years has created an explosive chemistry of scandal and misbehaviour . |
| 7 | All fruits that naturally grow as trees , even if trained by gardeners into ornamental shapes , are normally grouped together as top or tree fruits . |
| 8 | Is it strange going thousands of miles away to Australia and finding out that you 're as known there as you are on this island ? |
| 9 | Bosses are always equipped exactly as the rest of the unit , except that they are permitted one magic item in addition . |
| 10 | In practice , of course , economies of scale and economies of scope are processes which are usually run together as any firm diversifies . |
| 11 | However , because they are usually put forward as essentially rules for creating ads , it is probably best to discuss them in this chapter too . |
| 12 | Modern needs have been carefully installed so as not to spoil the authentic look . |
| 13 | The agreements on protecting the ozone layer are often pushed forward as pioneering achievements which will ease the way to an atmospheric convention and protocols dealing with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases . |
| 14 | ‘ Wind-chill factors ’ , calculated originally in experiments involving heat losses from dry uninsulated surfaces ( Siple and Passel , 1945 ) , are often represented either as reduced temperatures or as additional heat lost per unit of time . |
| 15 | Representative government , parties and elections are now seen increasingly as providing an essential framework but as inadequate by themselves to establish a democratic society in the more radical sense of government by the people . |
| 16 | A constitutional assessment would be highly recommended particularly as thrush tends to be a recurrent or chronic problem — see Conditions Requiring Constitutional Therapy on page 137 . |
| 17 | Should they be compulsorily edited so as to be accurate and balanced , that is censored ? |
| 18 | Questions should be open ended so as to get the candidate talking . |
| 19 | ‘ The advantages of a single market without exchange controls or currency fluctuations between members must be quickly regained so as not to throw away our achievements and the attractiveness of our island for investment . ’ |
| 20 | Or are they explicable , perhaps , in terms of certain behavioural-dispositional , or functional , or some similar properties which can not be strictly categorised either as " physical " or " mental " , but belong rather in a class of their own ? |
| 21 | In confirming the terms of appointment requiring us to act an expert , the engagement letter should be carefully worded so as to be protective of our position . |
| 22 | We are , therefore , anxious that he should not be thrown away in some other role and I hope that any plan he has made will be carefully examined so as to ensure that as far as possible he does not do something foolhardy . |
| 23 | The words had to be carefully chosen so as to be at once simple and evocative . |
| 24 | A point many be slightly rammed home as when , in The Foreman Went To France , the brutality of the Germans in shooting refugees and bombing cities to kill innocent civilians is several times reiterated , but there is never any point in these pictures where one feels the dramatic structure is being distorted for purely message-directed ends . |
| 25 | It would also be necessary for their dividend entitlements to be fully explained so as not to give a misleading impression of the amount of profits which may be distributed to equity shareholders . |
| 26 | The cross-rails are then rotated so as to tip the samples into the resin pots . |
| 27 | Privacy was not a word in our vocabulary , and postcards and diaries were mercilessly read aloud as we trekked through the jungle of North Borneo . |
| 28 | Above : In 1901 regulations added a pair of shoulder straps to the white undress coat , and insignia of branch , unit and rank were thenceforward displayed exactly as on the khaki field blouse ; this coat bears the insignia of a captain of the 23rd Infantry . |
| 29 | Newsletters were circulated giving details of campaigns , and some of these , such as those sent by Bartholomew Burghersh to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1346 , were carefully phrased so as to generate public support for the invasion of Normandy . |
| 30 | After the talks Kaifu said on March 3 that he would make " maximum efforts " to accelerate the structural reform of the Japanese economy in such a way as to improve market access for foreign traders while also improving the quality of life for Japanese consumers — a phrasing which was regarded as being carefully chosen so as not to imply unconditional concessions to the United States . |