Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
| 2 | Indeed , it is most unlikely that Israel will give up its nuclear capability in the foreseeable future , so long as it foresees a threat to its land from its neighbour . |
| 3 | And none of this would matter Chairman I do n't think er whether E two whether E two was in or out of the structure plan only matters in so far as it bears a part of the making of local plans and the making of planning applications in the county . |
| 4 | This key point about the exchange of bank deposits must be committed to memory by readers as it forms a basis for understanding the nature of the foreign exchange market and operations of banks within it . |
| 5 | Equally , however , Sturge found the Civilization Society 's policy ‘ inadequate to meet the case but as it involves a violation of my peace principles I can take no part in it ’ . |
| 6 | The neck features a volute behind the nut in order to maximise strength at this infamous weak spot , although I suspect that this is done more in the service of art than anything else , maintaining as it does a classic line . |
| 7 | In this context , in a more general sense , a return to a more convergent exchange rate policy within Europe , providing as it does a background of stability to encourage exporters , would be welcomed again at some stage in the future . |
| 8 | The transition from the glass to the rubber-like state is an important feature of polymer behaviour , marking as it does a region where dramatic changes in the physical properties , such as hardness and elasticity , are observed . |
| 9 | Ms Jackson is not advocating allowing your child to play in a busy road , or watching as it tips a bottle of bleach down its throat . |
| 10 | Incredible as it sounds a weekend package with Cresta can cost you less than a flight to Paris in the normal way . |
| 11 | The seventy-one-year-old steel cantilever span narrows down to two lanes as it crosses a channel that connects the Gulf to the Mississippi . |
| 12 | The Russians themselves have developed a ‘ killer ’ satellite that explodes as it passes a target spacecraft . |
| 13 | The Theorem of Pythagoras can be applied to the rotating vector of unit length to reveal , as it describes a circle centred on the origin O that : x ² + y ² = 1² = 1 |
| 14 | The Humpback , swimming a little way below the surface , emits a fine trace of bubbles from its blow-hole as it describes a circle or a figure of eight around a shoal of fish . |
| 15 | Maybe the Church is n't the answer for some especially those in parishes with only a few young people , but that is why I praise the deanery day as it provides a discussion place for people of all ages , and encourages us — the Church of the future — to make the Church a more appealing and welcoming place . |
| 16 | Ohrid , the deepest lake in Yugoslavia ( 286 m ( 935 ft ) at its greatest depth ) is of great scientific interest , as it contains a species of trout which , like the omul in Lake Baikal , has survived from before the last Ice Age , the lake having being formed during the Tertiary period . |
| 17 | It is well worth exploring the //Graphics menu as it contains a lot of powerful features that allow you to present and interpret your data with a great deal of control . |
| 18 | Crisp , Clear Writing in One Hour is of little use to me I fear , but Guide to Wordplay and Word Games I have kept , as it contains a number of gems . |
| 19 | So , for instance , while it may be that specific instances of homophobic panic are provoked by repressed homosexuals ( in the Freudian sense ) , the panic may only ‘ take ’ socially , because of the other kind of repression — exclusive identity formation — as it affects a tar greater number . |
| 20 | To quote that part of this Act so far as it affects a member of a local authority may be useful . |
| 21 | A PROPOSED new speed limit on a major tourist route as it approaches a town was yesterday welcomed by a district councillor . |
| 22 | The rate of accretion may seem slight , but , as it means a gain in height of 0.4–1.0 m ( 1½–3½ ft ) per century , it must rank as one of the more rapid geomorphological processes . |
| 23 | It is exclusive inasmuch as it demands a recognition of a continuously expanding number of works of art , a process which finds its correlative in cultural criticism 's developing complexity of coding , with the result that works of art and their criticism becomes increasingly ‘ difficult ’ , forever demanding more time and more money to ‘ appreciate ’ . |
| 24 | However , as the matter was fully argued before us , and as it raises a point of some general interest , I propose to do so . |
| 25 | I like the purposefulness of a boat at night as it slits a path across an empty planet . |
| 26 | But as it includes a crimper , a straightener and a triangular wand for angular curls , it 's good value . ’ |
| 27 | It provides for greater control as it gives a framework for monitoring and evaluating . |
| 28 | You are fortunate to be writing in English as it has a vocabulary of over half a million words — over five times as many as French . |
| 29 | As long as it has a cover and is held together by staples , that 's alright with you . |
| 30 | It should be used somewhat sparingly , however , as it has a tendency , except in very full tuttis , to overload the bottom octaves of the orchestra . |