Example sentences of "as it [be] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And three or four years later , in an essay that is still valuable inasmuch as it is a catena diligently culled from curious reading , Pound urges readers of The Egoist to pay attention to Ovid rather than ‘ the more Tennysonian Virgil ’ . |
| 2 | In general terms , ‘ size ’ of particles is not readily defined as it is a measure of the dimensions which best describe a specific group of particles . |
| 3 | It can be seen that 17 per cent altogether were employed , including 6 per cent with part-time study and 11 per cent without ( this is an overestimate as it is a category which also included the ‘ unclassifiable ’ — not all of whom were in work ) . |
| 4 | The scheme applies to Peugeots up to five years old and there is no limit on cost , ‘ as long as it is a part that keeps the vehicle off the road ’ . |
| 5 | We have fought long and hard for a certain amount of privacy in society , especially within the home , but this has not been without cost , and now we search for ways of re-establishing the collective level , as it is a part of women 's nature to do . |
| 6 | Gordon Owen , the managing director in charge of Mercury , says the group is anxious not to more than double the network in a year as it is a case of ‘ how fast you can go without falling over ’ . |
| 7 | What redress would the Baron have if the Spanish State simply declared the works of art to be Spanish patrimony , as it is a principle of public international law that a Sovereign state enjoys immunity from legal proceedings abroad ? |
| 8 | Solubility : Benzene does not dissolve in water , as it is a liquid it is usually referred to as immiscible with water . |
| 9 | Aggressive impulses against the mother , prohibited as long as it is a question of fulfilling the subject 's own wishes , are given rein when the wishes are ostensibly those of someone else . |
| 10 | As it is a question of fact , a statement in the sale agreement by the purchaser and the vendor that they consider the transaction to be the transfer of a business as a going concern is of little relevance . |
| 11 | As Ory astutely remarks , Sartre 's preface is as much an expression of remorse that he had failed to rehabilitate Nizan successfully in 1947 , as it is a eulogy of the dynamic Nizan-Sartre relationship in the early 1920s . |
| 12 | It should be kept in shoals for the best effect as it is a mid-water swimmer . |
| 13 | As it is a publicity thing . |
| 14 | The 412 Squadron badge depicts a " falcon volant " , selected as it is a bird indigenous to all parts of Canada . |
| 15 | You may be happiest asking a professional to cut out your mount unless you are confident that you will do it properly , as it is a skill that takes a long time to perfect , and a badly cut mount is as off-putting as a badly made frame . |
| 16 | ‘ As it is a delight to see your lordship again . |
| 17 | Most confusingly named as it is a stork not an ibis . |
| 18 | This is a sinker plate which temporarily replaces the standard sinker plate although as it is a sinker plate it is quite expensive , it is not like buying a pair of brushes . |
| 19 | As it is a night of many parties , the more social , the more gregarious , the more invited of the guests are wondering whether to go to Harley Street first , or whether to arrive there later , after sampling other offerings . |
| 20 | His stance is as much an attempt to influence the outcomes as it is a prediction of the likely consequences of the Act . |
| 21 | As it is a list of his own making , it is not much of an excuse . |
| 22 | Wood can be lightened with oxalic acid , but as it is a poison it would be better to use a proprietary two part bleach . |
| 23 | The park has caravan and camping sites available for visitors but you need to book as it is a Bank Holiday weekend . |
| 24 | I assume this will be an afternoon kick-off as it is a bank holiday ? |
| 25 | Fourth , we shall also look more fully at some of the implications of the recognition that the interview is a social process as much as it is a research technique ; implications which are , potentially , far reaching . |
| 26 | The orthodox legal position was re-stated namely , that where there is an effective reservation of title clause this does not constitute a conventional security device as it is a reservation of title by the supplier rather than a grant by the debtor of a jus in re aliena ( see Chapter 12 ) . |
| 27 | Poverty is a constitutive element of a particular form of economic growth as much as it is a product of economic recession . |
| 28 | Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine ( in coffee , tea , Cola drinks ) , especially before sleeping , as it is a stimulant which has a direct effect on the nervous system . |
| 29 | He states that it is not necessary to use vinegar or mild acetic acid to neutralise the reaction , as it is a waste of time to apply a mild acid on top of a stronger acid . |
| 30 | It is not as much a matter of generating meanings out of a text as it is a matter of making connections between a particular verbal text and a larger cultural text , which is the matrix or master code that the literary text both depends upon and modifies . |