Example sentences of "as [verb] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basis of the argument was that since , at the date of the Shops Act 1950 , the only proceedings which the local authority could then have instituted to enforce the law against Sunday trading were criminal proceedings , section 71(1) should be read as limited to such proceedings . |
| 2 | Something as innocuous as suggesting to another student that a life preparation student should be allowed to take the coins out of her purse unaided may , inadvertently , upset the nursery nurse student in the short term . |
| 3 | This does not entail however , as Hirtle 1975 seems to suggest , that the infinitive must represent an event as referred to some point in time prior to its realization : if such were the case , it would be impossible to explain why to is needed in some contexts but not in others . |
| 4 | Traditionally sedimentologists have regarded grain size populations as approximating to this form of distribution and have based their methods of data plotting and statistical analysis on this assumed relationship . |
| 5 | An example of the kind of popular song Adorno had in mind — though no doubt he thought of his argument as applying to all kinds — is ‘ Down Mexico Way ’ , a 1939 hit by the British song-writing team of Michael Carr and Jimmy Kennedy . |
| 6 | However , whether or not it does so is a matter of construction , and it seems equally clear both that a court will be unwilling to interpret a clause as applying to such breaches and that , in the event of a dispute , the party challenging an exclusion clause can be expected to raise the argument that the breach is fundamental and not covered by the exclusion . |
| 7 | In this way the various inter-relationships between all the many factors which make up an individual 's life can be seen as contributing to that individual 's health , or ill-health . |
| 8 | ‘ Mr McNeill has confirmed that he is well aware of the discredited 1970s debate on intelligence , race and genetics and the associated nature-nurture debate and he would wish to make clear his deep concern that his comments have been construed as relating to these debates . ’ |
| 9 | On the application of both defendants Wright J. set aside the order in so far as related to such disclosure on the ground that it infringed their privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 10 | Understand the use of ratio as applied to such things as mixtures , e.g. 2 parts sand to 1 part cement ; and recipes , e.g. work out the quantities required for 6 people from a recipe which serves 4 . |
| 11 | ( iii ) Where the notepaper of an English or Welsh office of the practice includes neither a designation of the practice ( see paragraph 6(b) above ) nor a list of the partners or directors , the statement required by sub-paragraph ( b ) ( i ) ( B ) above must also state that the partners or directors are ( as the case may be ) solicitors and registered foreign lawyers , or describe them in such other terms which , as applied to those partners or directors , would be permitted by paragraph 6(b) ( i ) or ( ii ) above . |
| 12 | At a Symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin a hundred years after his death , it is perhaps permitted to expand on one tiny fragment of ecological research that may truly be said to have been directly stimulated by Darwin 's own writings , in particular by the paragraph quoted as heading to this paper . |
| 13 | Bernstein argues that some school subjects have very tight definitions of knowledge , and clear boundary lines marking what is considered relevant ‘ knowledge ’ and what is either considered not relevant or as belonging to another subject . |
| 14 | In the small forces of the late 1950s these separations were made much of , with those in the adjacent forces essentially seen as belonging to another tribe . |
| 15 | ‘ 5(1) Property shall be regarded as belonging to any person having possession or control of it , or having in it any proprietary right or interest ( not being an equitable interest arising only from an agreement to transfer or grant an interest ) . … |
| 16 | By s.5(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : [ p ] roperty shall be regarded as belonging to any person having possession or control of it , or having in it any proprietary right or interest ( not being an equitable interest arising only from an agreement to transfer or grant an intent ) . |
| 17 | However , if , as applies to many women , despite having worked for a good number of years you have made insufficient contributions to qualify for a full pension , you should contact your local Social Security office , quoting your pension number and national insurance number . |
| 18 | Many from eastern parts and western parts will come and decline at the table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens and erm as regards to these ones , Abraham , Isaac and Jacob erm , at the kingdom of the heavens , while these ones were born before Jesus were n't they ? |
| 19 | In this , tenants of certain lands were responsible for making as much of the Horngarth as belonged to that land — as today , for instance , a tenant may be responsible for maintaining particular footpaths or fences which may cross his land . |
| 20 | Secondly , an elder may display little verbal consciousness at the time of the assessment , but from other information available this may be identified as linked to some crisis , such as bereavement or illness , or a temporary condition such as side-effects of medication . |
| 21 | They were drafted individually , as opposed to many letters that used common forms , most likely by the chancellor himself or by a very senior notary , and were sent closed , which meant that the bulla and the cords were used not just to authenticate document but to close and seal it up . |
| 22 | When people discuss the £ ( symbol indicates serious economics , as opposed to that stuff we throw around in shops ) , I shall in future boldly proclaim : ‘ I do n't understand economics . ’ |
| 23 | Because it was IBM jumping into the computer market with Microsoft in 1981 — as opposed to yet-another bunch of blue-jeaned entrepreneurs — would-be competitors reckoned the couple 's technology might be worth copying . |
| 24 | This may be achieved with careful allocation of charge codes to users for reserving module names ( there is no harm in having many as opposed to few charge codes ) , and use of the LIFESPAN database management facilities like offline and module version deletion . |
| 25 | Erm , I 've been thinking that I ca n't chair this meeting and take the notes and things when it becomes , and if it , the fund comes through and it becomes the audio description project as opposed to this group , and you know we will be widening out a little bit , I wonder if we should actually have a chairman type person . |
| 26 | As opposed to this Tuesday . |
| 27 | You will be more able to gauge what you are likely to get from this book , as opposed to any others you may need to study . |
| 28 | If it creates a set of images in your mind ( whether real or imaginary ) , there has to be a reason for the selection of that particular set of images as opposed to any other . |
| 29 | Can , can I make a suggestion to you on this point and that is that rather than worrying about the date of the document itself which makes sense just to put January or something like that , what you actually keep a careful record of and this can be with the issue and such like , is the date from which that procedure is required to be worked to , which would be the issue date as opposed to any date that it was typed or agreed or anything like that . |
| 30 | The present government 's urban policies have emphasized the role of market forces as opposed to any sort of systematic planning . |