Example sentences of "as [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As powerful as drawing description files can be , they would get a bit unworkable if faced with , say , a colour photograph of a budgerigar . |
| 2 | But one does not have to go so far as to support child benefit for the qualitative demographic effect it may or may not have . |
| 3 | It 's the same as typing star dot star . |
| 4 | Water safety demonstrations will also take place and there will be a chance to learn first aid and resuscitation techniques as well as enjoying lake cruises and illustrated talks . |
| 5 | A progressive rise in mortality was noted as resting ejection fraction fell below 40% and multivariate analysis showed an ejection fraction below 40% to be the most significant independent predictor of mortality . |
| 6 | These involved such things as assisting labour mobility , expanding training when unemployment rises , and creating special work projects for the unemployed . |
| 7 | As well as assisting technology development , MITI organized a leasing corporation to lease only Japanese computers on competitive terms to those available abroad . |
| 8 | If competition generated raw aggression resulting in defeat or death this can hardly be seen as assisting fitness maximisation . |
| 9 | Animals have died as a consequence of coming into contact with the algae , and it is known to have caused serious illness , such as liver damage , in human beings , as well as producing skin reactions and allergies . |
| 10 | As cornering acceleration increases , the increasing castor of the outer wheel and the substantial elasticity of the front longitudinal arm bearing point support the car against side forces . |
| 11 | To achieve this , we believe in the personal touch , as well as using computer technology . |
| 12 | Such recognition is reflected , for instance , in the enhancement by statute of the rights of employees against dismissal , which from an aggregate wealth viewpoint may be depicted as inhibiting factor mobility and hence on occasion as being wealth reducing . |
| 13 | The treatment of social beings as colliding billiard balls must ignore important idiosyncrasies . |
| 14 | DTS claims the Accommodator system , as well as handling telephone traffic and the facilities mentioned above , makes an important contribution to housekeeping , maintenance and billing functions . |
| 15 | Wear protective gloves and safety specs , as handling steel mesh is tough on the hands , and masonry nails can shatter . |
| 16 | Harry Briggs was a burly centre-half from Shotton in County Durham who came late into Football League soccer when he joined the Palace in 1947 at the age of 23 years , but he developed into a pillar of our defence in the early 1950s as well as becoming club captain . |
| 17 | Conran has gone so far as ending catwalk exhibitions totally in favour of presentation by video . |
| 18 | … flows of capital investment , population , technological information , generated energy , water , and the like , together with such constraints as involve interest policies and the mechanisms of group decision-making , can be reduced to comparable units so as to be structured into energy linkages similar to those of ecosystems is clearly an illusion … |
| 19 | This segregation within an integrated unit is justified as protecting dementia sufferers from the intolerance of lucid fellow-residents and of ensuring that their special needs are met . |
| 20 | Price fixing ( Geis 1967 ; Smith 1961 ) and illegal monopoly pricing ( Klass 1975 ) both mean that customers pay more than they would under competitive conditions ; bribing corrupt officials ( Braithwaite 1979b ; Jacoby , Nehemlis , and Ells 1977 ) may mean reducing competitors ' profit margins or even driving them into bankruptcy ; illegal mergers and take-overs and other shady financial manoeuvres may result in many shareholders being defrauded ( Hopkins 1980b ) ; misleading advertising as well as trimming production costs may result in customers buying goods whose quality fails totally to match manufacturers ' glossy claims , thus leaving a swindled consumer population ( Moffit 1976 ) ; corporate tax evasion and avoidance may mean more average taxes paid by individual members of the public ( Vanick 1977 ) . |
| 21 | Seagram , last year 's winner , has been a long way behind that excellence this season , as has Bonanza Boy , the 1991 favourite , whose desertion by Peter Scudamore was clearly influenced by the drying conditions . |
| 22 | It has a deeper relief pattern , as has Anaglypta Dado , also designed to take more knocks and bumps in that vulnerable area below a dado rail . |
| 23 | The Finance Minister , Johannes Sumarlin , described the budget as representing government concern over " urgent need in various regions , primarily in eastern Indonesia " . |
| 24 | it was the ‘ fourth estate ’ taking governments to task and protecting the public interest as well as representing public opinion ; and it could also help create a politically literate society . |
| 25 | In a sort of meditative exercise , tune in to the idea of zodiacs , and you may find certain place names spring out as representing zodiac signs . |
| 26 | The effect of withdrawing state income as earned income rises is precisely the same in economic terms as an ordinary tax on additional earnings . |
| 27 | A wide statutory definition would require exceptions so as to exclude tax avoidance ; a narrow definition would exclude many existing qualified worthy bodies , and hamper growth for the future . |
| 28 | Such a policy must , however , be accompanied by a clear commitment to use the resulting revenue to reduce the rate of tax , as well as to increase child benefit . |
| 29 | Competitive advantage can be gained from exploiting information at the strategic level so as to increase business efficiency or to highlight areas in the organisation which are particularly strong or weak , and thus lead to new business strategies . |
| 30 | The National Consumer Council ( NCC ) is critical of the European Community 's agricultural policies , which produce the wrong sort of food to maintain good health as well as keeping food prices too high . |