Example sentences of "[adv] act as [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from being ‘ non-interventionist ’ , in this case Mr Lang has not only acted as promoter of the scheme itself , but also as overseer of the setting up of the public inquiry . |
| 2 | Barbara not only acted as secretary to a succession of senior managers including Harold Worland and Raymond Anderson , she also carried out the secretarial work for the Board for many years . |
| 3 | She long acted as examiner in geography for various institutions , and her influence on the training of the next generation of students of geography was substantial . |
| 4 | As a result , Sir Thomas has resolved that he can no longer act as go-between in respect of the prince 's letters to yourself . ’ |
| 5 | As a result of the publicity given to these events , it was decided that the Treasury Solicitor would no longer act as solicitor for the Tribunal . |
| 6 | The development of banks ' off-balance business was a source of concern for regulators in the 1980s and early 1990s , but the problem may well become larger if the credit risk of the banks is further undermined and the banks no longer act as intermediaries in a growing number of capital market transactions . |
| 7 | we were initially requested to act by another KPMG member firm which already acts as auditors to Client . |
| 8 | So the problem was to come up with the right kind of songs which would still act as vehicles for the guitar — because , basically , the song itself is the most important thing . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , both circumstances particularly highlighted skills which were difficult to acquire or monitor and could hardly act as evidence on the nature of thought . |
| 10 | The contains no explicit stipulation that the muderris should also act as mufti of Manisa — or , alternatively , that the mufti of Manisa should act as muderris — but it would appear that by at least a few years before 944/1537–8 , if not earlier , such had become the practice . " |
| 11 | By chance , the Museum was also acting as host to a large delegation of Mayors and Councillors from the surrounding area and it is hoped that the significance of the presentation rubbed-off on them . |
| 12 | The formal nature of the signature does indeed suggest that Molla Fenari was signing the document in an official capacity ( cf. the informal nature of the problematical signature , cited on p. 155 of Husameddin 's article and discussed below , where Molla Fenari has clearly been asked simply to lend his name to the proceedings ) ; and while he was most probably acting as kadi of Bursa , as the biographical sources would suggest , it should be noted that the signature is not in itself conclusive proof of this . |
| 13 | We also act as coordinators for the production of the various documentation . |
| 14 | They also act as mentors to the children , discussing the pressures of drugs and gangs , and how to cope with schoolwork . |
| 15 | Although T-lymphocytes probably act as mediators in the pathogenesis of Dupuytren 's disease , we do not know whether they act as regulator or effector cells ; nor has any specific antigen been identified . |
| 16 | As well as acting as the government 's banker , the Bank also acts as banker for other customers , for example , overseas central banks and international organisations . |
| 17 | The Bank also acts as banker to overseas central banks , as well as to international organizations and to a small number of other institutions , companies and private individuals . |
| 18 | The unit also acts as host to a money advice worker . |
| 19 | He also acted as auditor for a number of major international joint ventures . |
| 20 | Collinson also acted as intermediary in obtaining seeds from America , particularly those which gave rise to an extensive plantation of evergreens in the park , a principal feature of Woburn at the time . |
| 21 | This year Douglas Reyburn also acted as hosts with Bill Service , Personnel Manager , organising the administration of the day . |
| 22 | Castles also acted as bases for field armies which were used to extend and defend the frontier with Valois France . |
| 23 | But he later acted as agent for the chief minister , Robert Cecil , first Earl of Salisbury [ q.v. ] , over private bills , and supported the great contract to put government finances on a sounder footing . |
| 24 | Members of the Centre have also acted as consultants to OECD on housing taxation policies and housing rehabilitation . |
| 25 | As my right hon. Friend conceded , they have unashamedly acted as architects of European integration . |
| 26 | Almost as an off-shoot to lending children good books from their libraries many schools are now acting as agents in selling popular titles . |
| 27 | At local level , voluntary welfare organizations , usually run on a diocesan basis , often act as agents for the local authority in providing facilities for the reception of unmarried mothers and some provide long-term accommodation for mothers and their growing children or general social work help as long as it is necessary . |
| 28 | By 1949 he had become a central party figure , often acting as spokesman on minority issues . |
| 29 | He often acts as secretary of the local authority responsible for convening all the meetings of the local authority and its committees . |
| 30 | With the temperament and much of the left-handed style of Larry Gomes who so often acted as foil to the dynamic stroke-makers of the early 1980s , Adams moved from 23 to 79 before running out of partners . |