Example sentences of "acts [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For one thing , there is a tremendous amount of scrubland nearby — especially on the flanks of the Cheddar Gorge — and this acts as a reservoir for foxes . |
| 2 | The esoteric tradition relates that all physical , moral and psychic energy patterns emitted throughout time are imprinted in this sub-strate or background of primordial ‘ pre-matter ’ , which acts as a reservoir of information and is referred to as ‘ the first stadium in the evolution of matter ’ . |
| 3 | It seems to me that anorexia nervosa acts as a metaphor for all the problems of adolescence . |
| 4 | This plasmid contains a ‘ telomeric cassette ’ of two 0.5 kbp telomeric DNA fragments in opposing orientations flanking the kan r gene which acts as a stuffer fragment and selectable marker . |
| 5 | The alcohol acts as a co-surfactant , partitioning between the micelle layer and the bulk solvent . |
| 6 | And this , as once again Wollheim argues , though it may not lead to action like that in the representation , acts as a lure to the formation of fresh dispositions to act — of fresh desires . |
| 7 | Rather , the story acts as a framework for a series of ornamental tours de force . |
| 8 | Reforms aimed at refashioning the welfare state , so that it acts as a floor on which the underclass can build by their own efforts , rather than a ceiling through which it is impossible for them to pass , are considered in Part IV . |
| 9 | In the image the tribe acts as a unit only when people need it , and at all other times it is only a possibility , a concept in their minds . |
| 10 | The liquids obtained by both these methods of preparation are then diluted with an equal volume of brandy , which acts as a preservative . |
| 11 | As trustees we have a responsibility to respect the natural world , which acts as a constraint on even our need to pollute it to keep costs down . |
| 12 | But the caveat that was applied to affection applies even more strongly to status : it only acts as a constraint in settings where criminal activity is generally unfavourably evaluated . |
| 13 | In all of these cases — anxiety , blood pressure , or psychotic temperament — the underlying trait , as well as describing differences between people , also acts as a disposition to the appropriate dysfunction to which it contributes . |
| 14 | Adjudicates resource disputes between individual services and acts as a clearing house for individual service proposals . |
| 15 | At present , the region acts as a clearing house and Lothian region gives the college a great deal of autonomy . |
| 16 | She is critical of Ogden 's assertion that ‘ women diet because they hate themselves ’ , instead speculatively suggesting that since ‘ fashion acts as a vehicle for fantasy ’ , women may be motivated by ‘ self-love ’ rather than ‘ self-hate ’ to diet . |
| 17 | Roadburg surmises that adolescent gang violence against persons and property is common to both societies , but that soccer acts as a vehicle of expression for deprived or disaffected youth in Britain in a way which is not possible in America . |
| 18 | It also acts as a vehicle for the Beefeater manager to structure career development . |
| 19 | It also acts as a standby in case of breakdown elsewhere in the brewery . |
| 20 | It therefore acts as a springboard to freedom . |
| 21 | Individual work can be catered for by drill and practice programs and pupils who have advanced beyond others or who have a problem in class , may move aside to the microcomputer and go through a program which acts as a revision aid or reinforcement medium . |
| 22 | Nor do I feel compelled to depart from that conclusion by the fact that , under the present practice , a local authority which acts as a relator in a relator action is required to give an undertaking in damages even though it is so proceeding in order to enforce the law in the public interest . |
| 23 | The Japanese company Casio , which developed the TV , has also made two novel wristwatches : one acts as a thermometer ; the other translates English into spanish and vice-versa from a dictionary of 1711 words . |
| 24 | Each node acts as a name for the set of examples near it . |
| 25 | Each OR symbol acts as a name for the set of symbols { P , Q , R , … } on the right sides of its productions . |
| 26 | ( David and Margot Wizansky have no financial interests in the properties , but their company acts as a consultancy and can provide a management service . ) |
| 27 | The lowest layer is patented as the ‘ nanokernel ’ and acts as a substrate for the other layers . |
| 28 | ‘ So presumably the water acts as a coolant ? ’ |
| 29 | Efforts to identify the coeliac toxic amino acid sequence , which presumably acts as a T cell immunogen , have focussed on the wheat prolamin , gliadin , whose four subfractions α , Β , and γ , are thought to be toxic to patients with coeliac disease . |
| 30 | If this enhancement is then linked with a resource which acts as a facilitator and so allows the child to record his or her thoughts in a form which reflects the hard work , the child 's self-image , self-esteem and self-confidence can be further enhanced . |