Example sentences of "as [verb] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( On Aug. 16 , for example , the EC Banking Federation had listed 26 non-EC countries , including Japan , the United States , Canada and Australia , as maintaining unfair restrictions on EC member banks . ) |
| 2 | And although she does consult with colleagues , advisory committees and city councillors , according to her critics , Dr Fohrbeck fails to present her projects in such a way as to find much-needed allies on the city council . |
| 3 | With effect from the general election of 1965 West German electoral law was amended so as to impose stricter limits on variations in constituency magnitudes . |
| 4 | The area will be as shown coloured red on the attached plan . |
| 5 | ‘ That is something we asked for years ago which has not been implemented , particularly because Dublin is not prepared to co-operate with London in what they would see as interning Irish citizens on Irish soil . |
| 6 | As well as providing important information on significance of extended residence , it is hoped the project will be of interest to those involved in preparatory courses prior to students ' departure . |
| 7 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 8 | Kinnock 's success in altering party policy was made easier , if less meaningful , by the end of the cold war , but a public onslaught on the Conservatives ' military record , including the maintainance of Trident , would have opened up debate within Labour ranks , as well as risking alienating voters on the question of defence employment . |
| 9 | The Danzig Senate complained to the League that the stamps were offensive to Germans and pointed to a pair of crossed swords incorporated in the design as indicating particular ill-will on the part of the Poles . |
| 10 | ‘ It was not the same as doing 100 mph on the motorway . |
| 11 | The second reason , less plausibly , is that they regard non-shareholder groups as having legitimate claims on the company and believe that these claims should be satisfied even though a reduction in shareholder wealth is involved . |
| 12 | However , unlike the pupils at school A they saw the organization of the school as having little influence on their educational opportunities , rather they saw the attitudes of the teachers as being paramount , concluding that the prevailing attitudes held by certain teachers would undermine the organization of any school . |
| 13 | The whole Wolfchild Red Indian routine can only work as a fantasy role if the music transcends the mundane and enables the listener to bliss out on that alone , and if the singer thinks he 's Geronimo , fine , after all we 're quite prepared to accept Black Francis as having some handle on space travel , David Bowie as an alien , Rock Messiah human being and Bono as a cowboy bluesman . |
| 14 | The Company was always alive to the traffic potential of sporting and other events , not only at the Crystal Palace and as well as running extra cars on Saturday afternoons between the ‘ Pawleyne Arms ’ Penge and Selhurst for football traffic , all spare cars available from both depôts were pressed into service between West Croydon and ‘ Cold Blows ’ , Mitcham Common , when Mitcham Fair took place each year . |
| 15 | " Adrian , " she said in a level voice that surprised her , " if you so much as lay one finger on me , I swear I 'll tear you to pieces . |
| 16 | The ad campaign , which rolls out next month , will avoid television but will use radio and press advertising , as well as putting heavy emphasis on leaflet drops and point-of-sale promotions . |
| 17 | Another trick is for the dealer to buy his stock through a friend , particularly when he has special knowledge that the price will go up , as did one dealer on Helical Bar a well known property company in the UK whose share price then sky-rocketed from its post crash low . |
| 18 | Indeed , some people have gone so far as to elevate these restrictions on the initial conditions and the parameters to the status of a principle , the anthropic principle , which can be paraphrased as , ‘ Things are as they are because we are . |
| 19 | Eliot relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host 's part , and made the anecdote sound very funny . |
| 20 | It may be read in the conventional order , with or without the final section of ‘ dispensable ’ chapters , or in a shuffled order , interpolating the ‘ dispensable ’ chapters according to the author 's directives so as to have fresh perspectives on the events described . |
| 21 | As coordinating primary nurse on most shifts during this period I was reasonably satisfied with having spent 40 per cent of my time delivering nursing care , but would hope to increase this by an analysis of my other activities . |
| 22 | Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted . |
| 23 | A democratic society needs people who have the linguistic abilities which will enable them to discuss , evaluate and make sense of what they are told , as well as to take effective action on the basis of their understanding . |
| 24 | The Kingman Report emphasised the need for such abilities when it stated : ‘ A democratic society needs people who have the linguistic abilities which will enable them to discuss , evaluate and make sense of what they are told , as well as to take effective action on the basis of their understanding … |
| 25 | These seminars , reported on page 4 , have been designed to allow centres to provide feedback on the new qualifications , as well as receiving up-to-date information on the awards . |
| 26 | In order to achieve the state of energy that manifests as a rested body and mind , we must become active against our negative emotions as well as following other disciplines on a daily basis . |
| 27 | Polybius gives his reasons for reporting the figures : " so that it may appear from actual facts what a great power it was that Hannibal ventured to attack , and how mighty was that empire boldly confronting which he came so near his purpose as to bring great disasters on Rome " ( 2.24.1 ) . |
| 28 | When the chronicle describes " Osman Ghazi as having no gold and silver in his possession at his death and as rejecting new taxation on dealings in the bazaar as a violation of the our source appears to intend to criticize his own period by setting the first Ottoman ruler as an ideal example . |
| 29 | Some political activists concluded from this that what was needed was to ‘ empower the poor ’ , encourage their civic and political participation as a way to redress the balance , give them the strength to organize in such a way as to make effective claims on society , to receive those citizen 's rights to which they were said to be entitled . |
| 30 | The aim of imposing this levy is not so much to raise revenue as to bestow contributory rights on lower paid , part-time workers . |