Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Awareness of the possible truth of paradox is a most helpful way in to appreciating the nature of religious language as it wrestles to express experience .
2 The fact that unsatisfied demand is itself a complex and unresolved problem for librarians does not diminish the problem as it relates to stock logistics .
3 The central paradox of this kind of ‘ trading places ’ is that through the very symmetry of its inversions it postulates imaginary correspondences between black and white positions even as it seeks to naturalize difference and domination .
4 He said it was essential that world business " should have an institutional mechanism enabling it to speak with a powerful voice as it seeks to influence governments and international organisations . "
5 Debt-laden disco operator European Leisure is suspending dividend payments as it struggles to service bank loans in the face of heavy debts and the recession.The group is still in the black but trading in the first two months of the year has been ‘ difficult and stable ’ .
6 East Midlands Electricity today announced a major reorganisation of its core electricity business as it aims to save £10m annually in operating costs .
7 Christopher also seemed to indicate that the United States and its allies were considering a programme to provide Russia a kind of social safety net as it moves to free markets .
8 As it fails to enable Alan to take reasonable care for his own safety it will not have this effect .
9 to get rid of it , as it tends to hold water like a sponge .
10 Choose a mineral water that is available in glass bottles , but do not consume too much Perrier , as it seems to cause problems for some people .
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