Example sentences of "has [vb pp] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Language has developed as a sign system — one of the ways in which humans communicate and make sense of the world around them . |
| 2 | Like copyright , patent law has a long history and has developed as a means of protecting innovation which has a benefit to innovator and public alike . |
| 3 | Though deregulation is a difficult concept to define , the reshaping process which has developed as a result of it is readily apparent . |
| 4 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 5 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 6 | Over time , excise duty revenue from alcoholic drinks has fallen as a share of total indirect taxes excise duties plus VAT — from 13.4% of the total in 1980/81 to only 8.6% in 1991/92 . |
| 7 | However , public expenditure has fallen as a proportion of GDP . |
| 8 | over , over the century , er , although as a proportion , agricultural trade has fallen as a proportion of total trade , right , and that reflects a number of influences . |
| 9 | Adjusted to take account of interest paid — which has fallen as a result of significantly reduced borrowings — net investment income in sterling terms increased from $215.1m to $238.8m — a growth rate in original currencies of 9.1% . |
| 10 | The power plant could help dispose of the offal surplus which has gathered as a result of the BSE scare , which has led to a ban on the rendering of brains , spinal cords , spleens and tonsils into pet food or animal feed . |
| 11 | Up to now all the wires have been stationary , and the magnetic field has varied as a function of time . |
| 12 | This is true in that consumer demand has collapsed as a result of the credit squeeze , the bursting of the property bubble and rising unemployment . |
| 13 | The announcement that Saudi Arabia is to buy 48 of the aircraft has come as a relief to workers at Smiths Industries in Bishops Cleeve , which supplies cockpit displays for the Tornado . |
| 14 | Washington 's success on the Pro-Tour has come as a surprise to some , not least Brian Gottfried , former touring pro and now head coach at the ATP 's headquarters in Florida . |
| 15 | The news has come as a surprise to the local council . |
| 16 | The size of these valuations , which in some cases exceed the value of the matrimonial home , has come as a surprise to many lawyers and to their clients . |
| 17 | Ray Fell , chairman of the Leeds United Supporters ' Club said : ‘ It has come as a kick in the stomach . ’ |
| 18 | I know that the organisational change has come as a shock to you , as it has for me , but we want to part company after all these years , on the best and friendliest of terms . |
| 19 | It has come as a shock to realise that your magazine can no longer be relied on to present the relevant information in a straightforward factual manner . |
| 20 | This has come as a shock to all of us , Masklin thought . |
| 21 | The exponential growth in CMEA debt ( from $6 billion in 1970 to $58.3 billion in 1981 ) has come as a shock to borrower and lender alike . |
| 22 | This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him . |
| 23 | So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders . |
| 24 | Using the EA to live , Smith has freelanced as a sports reporter , a music critic , and a fanzine publisher . |
| 25 | Radius has grown as a company by acquiring firms in specific vertical markets , and Bland said , spends a lot of time looking for suitable purchases . |
| 26 | Sciagraphy has grown as a convention used by architects and engineers because it can be used to reveal detail in forms that might otherwise be lost in orthographic linear projections . |
| 27 | A tribe is a family which has grown as a result of births . |
| 28 | More than any other single film , Brief Encounter has operated as a barometer of the prevailing assumptions in British film culture . |
| 29 | U'S BOSS Roy McDonough has quit as a player , kissing goodbye to his dream of making 500 League appearances and scoring 100 goals . |
| 30 | Wellcome has produced AZT , the first drug licensed for the treatment of Aids , and its share price has risen as a result . |