Example sentences of "as [adj] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's better to triumph in as many races as possible rather than winning the World Cup with a series of good placings , ’ said the Italian , who has 28 career wins . |
| 2 | In Chapter 2 , I argued that it is very important to test the system as a whole as early as possible rather than to develop components in isolation . |
| 3 | Eat as much fresh produce as possible rather than relying on tinned , packed and frozen foods . |
| 4 | The Americans were anxious to see the Russians engaged in the Far East as soon as possible so as to minimise American losses . |
| 5 | Perhaps cyclists using the service could be asked to clean their bikes as much as possible so as to minimise the risk of oil stains etc . |
| 6 | Get actual local conditions as early as possible so as to have time to make any amendments to your plan . |
| 7 | Governments should aim to make their policy instruments as predictable as possible so as to minimize confusion and hence undesirable fluctuations in output . |
| 8 | A new type of knowledge , Said contends , must be produced that can analyse plural objects as such rather than offering forms of integrated understanding that simply comprehend them within totalizing schemas . |
| 9 | Of course , some or all investment business can be referred to a suitably qualified independent third party ( from whom the practitioner may still receive an introductory commission ) but , while this undoubtedly has merit in certain circumstances , it is often used as a convenient way of avoiding involvement in an area of activity that is regarded as intrusive rather than welcome . |
| 10 | And this man he was a regular dustbin , dustbin man and he 'd been at it all his life and he used to play cards with us and his family , his sons , and , and as many else as got any money to play pontoon or brag . |
| 11 | However , in 1986 the Court of Appeal gave its approval to a much less interventionist approach : " Scum " was a powerful drama about the treatment of young offenders , which depicted the Borstal system as encouraging rather than deterring violent behaviour . |
| 12 | They concentrate on showing themselves as knowledgeable rather than involved , as experts who can impart information . |
| 13 | Weapons such as the Pershing-II , launched from Western Europe , could reach Soviet territory in about ten minutes and were seen as strategic rather than intermediate in character by Soviet negotiators . |
| 14 | These activities might be characterized as preventive rather than casefinding . |
| 15 | ‘ From the case cited [ Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 ] in the course of the argument it is shown that the principle has been laid down that , where one exacts money from another and it turns out that although acquiesced in for years such exaction is illegal , the money may be recovered as money had and received , since such payment could not be considered as voluntary so as to preclude its recovery . |