Example sentences of "as [verb] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | And second , it must be conceived and laid out in such a way as to support existing shops and shopping streets . |
| 2 | It seems that ‘ differentiation ’ is being redefined once again , so as to include democratic institutions and a market economy . |
| 3 | Certain types of agreement will seldom if ever qualify for exemption , for example those which restrict competition so as to affect inter-state trade and contain export bans , maintain retail prices or lead to absolute territorial protection of national markets . |
| 4 | The lack of substantial commitments to action is widely seen as reflecting conflicting interests and clashes within the government , particularly among the Departments of Transport , Energy , Agriculture and Trade and Industry where the environment is a contentious issue . |
| 5 | For as well as maintaining stately homes and castes , the National Trust is in the holiday home business . |
| 6 | For many , ‘ law ’ and ‘ order ’ refer to the ideal of legality ( or ‘ the rule of law ’ ) — and while it is clear that this does not refer to an uncontroversial notion , it is arguable that most people would agree on certain core features of the rule of law : a congruence of official action with a previously declared rule so as to preserve individual autonomy and freedom from arbitrary state power , and a notion of equal treatment of individuals in the eye of the law . |
| 7 | As well as using this guide and learning from practical experience , an important way of improving our service is for us to continue to be knowledgeable about the broader theory and practice of our work . |
| 8 | Broadly the period 1951–87 can be divided into four parts : 1951–64 , a period of comparatively little social policy innovation which may be regarded as a time of consolidation or stagnation , according to one 's political viewpoint ; 1964–74 , a period of fairly intense policy change stimulated by both political parties , in which considerable difficulties were experienced in translating aspirations into practice ; 1974–78 , a period in which rapid inflation and government by the Labour party without a parliamentary majority administered a severe shock to the political and social system , and to all who believed that there was still a need for developments in social policy ; and 1979–87 , when much more explicitly anti-welfare state Conservative administrations reinforced that shock by deliberately treating inflation as more deserving of its attention than unemployment , attacking public services which were seen as inhibiting economic recovery and seeking ways to ‘ privatize ’ public services . |
| 9 | The study of equilibrium growth paths , on the other hand , takes as given that investment and full employment savings are equal , and proceeds typically by analysing development over time in terms of the behaviour of savings . |
| 10 | Encourage and facilitate the interchange of environmental technology throughout ICI and its subsidiary and related companies , so as to promote best practice and sustain continuous improvement in environmental performance . |
| 11 | They could not rely on support from all of their members and the TUC nor could they call out the membership so as to hit other newspapers and so bring indirect pressure to bear on Shah . |
| 12 | In most cases I was allowed to read the case file as well as to observe solicitor-client encounters and to attend court . |
| 13 | The importance of his distancing from earlier critical theory becomes clear ; ‘ science ’ as a form of epistemology can not be dismissed as ideology but a tendency to ‘ scientism ’ can be treated as obscuring knowledge-constitutive interests and as potentially ideological . |
| 14 | It is very important to emphasise that in drawing up these formal treaties covering the limitation and control of the methods and means of warfare , those involved did not see themselves as creating new rules , but as codifying existing principles and specifying how they were to apply to the rapidly changing conditions of warfare produced by political and technological developments . |
| 15 | In Germany a large working class had to fight simultaneously to achieve or maintain trade union and economic rights , as well as to secure full citizenship and political rights . |
| 16 | MESSAGE BEGINS STOP RE INSTRUCTIONS FROM AVIARY REGARDING THREE SPECIMENS STOP FIRST CHOICE UNSUITABLE AS HAS SECURE NEST AND TWO FLEDGELINGS STOP CHOICE TWO POSSIBILITY BUT KNOWN TO FLY CLOSELY WITH FLOCK STOP CHOICE THREE SEEMS HIGHLY PROMISING AS LONE BIRD WITH POSSIBLE MIGRATORY TENDENCIES STOP GROUND BAIT BEING LAID STOP WILL ADVISE LATER WITH FULL OBSERVATION REPORT STOP MESSAGE ENDS STOP MON 0800 GMT |
| 17 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 18 | Looking ahead , Worswick believes that LGC 's commercial success lies in repackaging its services in a form that suits the customer , as well as developing new services and rationalising old ones . |
| 19 | ‘ To us it 's as simple as writing good tunes and having fun , ’ he begins weakly . |
| 20 | The most dramatic feature about the genes mutated so as to cause muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis , however , is that they were discovered by reverse genetics — neither dystrophin nor cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor were known to exist in the body before they were discovered by Kunkel and Tsui respectively . |
| 21 | This view was also taken in the earlier case of Bainbridge v Chertsey Urban District Council where an injunction was granted , restraining the defendant council from conducting their sewage farm so as to cause offensive smells and vapours in the plaintiff 's premises . |
| 22 | Similar problems may also be experienced when an accounting reference period is changed , since s 225(6) of the CA1985 provides that : ‘ An accounting reference period may not in any case ( exception if administration order is in force ) be extended so as to exceed 18 months and a notice under this section is ineffective if the current or previous accounting reference period as extended in accordance with the notice would exceed that limit . ’ |
| 23 | The council reinstated Tengiz Sigua ( who had resigned in August 1991 when Gamsakhurdia dismissed other senior ministers — see p. 38417 ) as acting Prime Minister and gave him the responsibility of forming a cabinet , which would assume power temporarily once the situation in the country had stabilized . |
| 24 | Catering manager is Irene Forbes , and she and her staff cater for 350 people in the restaurant , as well as operating vending machines and catering for functions . |
| 25 | Its status as written narrative fiction and its function as a means of communication provide it with the wherewithal to participate actively in present-day debates about the future of social institutions . |
| 26 | In the greatest of the Enlightenment philosophers ( notably Immanuel Kant , 1724–1804 ) the individual is seen as possessing ultimate worth and dignity . |
| 27 | The idea is very possible , but would be better carried out on a factory produced four door ( which should be available soon ) as adding extra doors and pillars will increase the cost of conversion enormously . |
| 28 | It 's , it 's , it 's a bit like erm you know the Catholic idea of the guardian angel sitting on your shoulder only it can punish as well as give good advice and threaten you with guilt . |
| 29 | But if we listen to them carefully , it is evident that they parade their doubts not so much to resolve them as to evoke public sympathy and to gain that sense of identity which comes from subconsciously defining themselves by their problems . |
| 30 | appeared to have little interest in the sort of discussion groups generally seen as furthering mutual support and understanding … |