Example sentences of "as [adv] as [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , like many of us , you ca n't lay hand son the exact title and date of publication DO NOT be deterred but add contextualising detail of the kind which will help librarians as well as researchers to locate the item eg , size ( in a great fat book ) ; colour ( bluey-green cover with photos … ) ; age ( quite old now I suppose , have n't seen it in bookshops for ages … ) . |
| 2 | Religion also furnishes many inspiring examples as well as yardsticks to chart progress and guard against the hijacking of high intentions by evil forces , however these are understood . |
| 3 | ICAS has also welcomed the Budget proposal to extend capital gains retirement relief by relaxing the existing 25 per cent shareholding condition to a single individual 5 per cent test and by allowing full-time working employees as well as directors to qualify for the relief . |
| 4 | To achieve ISO 9000 you must operate a number of general management processes like contract review , purchasing , internal audit , corrective action [ including customer complaints ] , training and statistical review , as well as procedures to control the particular process you operate . |
| 5 | ‘ We like staff as well as residents to show their individuality rather than wear a uniform . ’ |
| 6 | Fearless in their use of colour and ornament ( jewellery played an important role in their imagery ) they employed a variety of , for that time , unorthodox material : copper , aluminium , ivory , mother-of-pearl , semi-precious stones , gold and silver , as well as bronze to achieve their desired effects . |
| 7 | This gives IBM the ability — and responsibility — to provide the system software users see as well as platforms to support it . |
| 8 | The Purity Alliance 's rules for daily life advocated cold baths , regular vigorous exercise , moderation in eating and drinking , as well as prayer to guard against moral evil . |
| 9 | Fertilizer encourages weeds as well as crops to grow , so the increasing use of fertilizer promotes the increasing use of selective herbicides . |
| 10 | Optical ( OCR ) characters enable people as well as machines to read the information on the tag . |
| 11 | At the end of the process students present their solution to a panel of mixed experts and lay people , and answer questions about the engineering issues as well as matters to do with team-building , leadership , decision-making and planning . |
| 12 | Into this category of changes which are good in themselves also fall such strategies as encouraging girls as well as boys to play with constructional toys and engage in CDT activities as they move through the education system from nursery to secondary school . |
| 13 | According to Lotus , it will be a ‘ highly object-oriented ’ implementation , which will include greater networking capabilities — allowing users to contribute data to a single spreadsheet across local and wide area networks — as well as functions to make the changing of macro-languages easier . |
| 14 | The device of constructing typologies to distinguish and , then , compare and contrast phenomena , as well as efforts to measure such differences through organising relevant data , is a predominant feature of sociological thinking and research . |
| 15 | The study will draw on experience in Europe , the US and Australia , as well as visits to discuss planning issues and problems in different parts of the country , and discussion seminars . |
| 16 | As part of requiring the auditors to take a more active approach , the proposed procedures include the requirement that auditors obtain a statement from the directors confirming their considered view that the company is a going concern , as well as evidence to support that view . |
| 17 | THE Government is committed to allowing solicitors as well as barristers to represent their clients in the higher courts , the Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay of Clashfern , said last night . |
| 18 | Moreover , the individuals themselves who are suffering these severe episodes need security and containment as well as space to move about , to feel unfettered and to retain some privacy . |
| 19 | With the introduction of GCSE , schools are having to produce schedules of deadlines for assignments to enable students as well as staff to plan each academic year as a whole . |
| 20 | There are selection interviews , exit interviews , disciplinary interviews , as well as interviews to discover people 's opinions on everything from products to politics . |
| 21 | This gave them a new experience of evaporation , as well as time to draw on their prior experiences . |
| 22 | The Temiar transplant young petai ( Parkia speciosa , Leguminosae — grown for their edible seeds ) seedlings into their gardens after the rice harvest and are reliant on bamboo for many purposes : house building , blowpipes and cooking pots for example , as well as knives to cut the umbilical cord in childbirth . |
| 23 | He was then granted full power for six months as well as authority to draw up a new constitution , which would be put to a popular referendum for ratification . |
| 24 | But I ca n't walk because I 've got emphysema and I 've only got about a third of a lung as well as arthritis to go with it . |
| 25 | She uses reason as well as power to achieve her objectives . |
| 26 | The vast bulk of these acts involved insecure or improperly adjusted fencing of dangerous machinery , inadequate precautions against fire and explosion , as well as failure to inspect equipment and maintain healthy work conditions . |
| 27 | It is surely one of the most cruel twists of fate that a man who has demonstrated such commitment , as well as compassion to overcome so many other problems during his life — and indeed to have helped so many others to have done the same — that he should have become a victim of medical science . |
| 28 | The study will look at the distribution of stocks , their migration and the fishery potential of various species as well as ways to catch them . |
| 29 | We are looking at ways to develop this as well as ways to ensure that groups are kept informed of any activity in their area . |
| 30 | The plan , designed to arrest degradation of the environment , included measures to protect specific wildlife sites , as well as steps to slow soil erosion and sedimentation of reservoirs . |