Example sentences of "[det] as a matter of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm surprised she does n't do that as a matter of course . ’ |
| 2 | That as a matter of principle , there would be no objection in principle to a new settlement in any of the sectors that we 're discussing today . |
| 3 | Does he do that as a matter of practice when he goes shopping ? |
| 4 | Hughes added : ‘ We want to do that as a matter of courtesy . |
| 5 | One matter which is viewed as significant is a short space of time between the provocation and the killing , and there are some judicial statements which treat this as a matter of law : the loss of self-control must , it is sometimes held , be ‘ sudden and temporary ’ . |
| 6 | It is rarely possible to explain this as a matter of mere incompetent glossing . |
| 7 | Ministers of state , great noblemen , and royal favourites could expect this as a matter of course . |
| 8 | The Government had to deal with this as a matter of urgency , but had to maintain its hard line on law and order . |
| 9 | I should be grateful if you would investigate this as a matter of importance and urgency and let me know your findings . |
| 10 | Please would you , therefore , look into this as a matter of urgency and take steps to make the building secure . |
| 11 | The reason why of course and I take this as a matter of pride because er not only am I , I think probably the only member of the L S E as published in Nature recently , but erm er the other thing I take pride in is the fact that erm one really ca n't ignore it , because all the time stuff is being published in the world 's leading science journal which is directly relevant to this course and how many other courses are in L S E are like that ? |
| 12 | Erm , and I feel very strongly , and I urge members to consider that we should support this as a matter of principle , to help er , that group of our society , I me , I was going to suggest an amendment that we ask for the average age of this council erm , |
| 13 | Can I just say that in getting them , I think erm the er Lands Charity trustees are not actually obliged to report to us , and Kevin 's doing this as a matter of sort of courtesy really , because we appointed him , erm but erm erm I think it 's a subject that could well be called on for one of these sort of regular , little , important at the A G M , erm |
| 14 | ‘ All officers are paying attention to this as a matter of priority and divisional commanders are carrying out their own projects in the areas they know are vulnerable . ’ |
| 15 | She will see those who have committed themselves to the traditional model of education , some as a matter of principle , but others because to question it opens up too big a can of worms . |
| 16 | Eva reported it all as a matter of fact . |