Example sentences of "as [adj] [subord] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Many colleges , particularly those designated as Tertiary where the relationship is closer , ordinarily describe the 11–16 high schools with which they work as ‘ partner ’ schools , rather than the unhelpfully condescending term ‘ feeder ’ schools .
2 But the appearance of stately progress masks frenetic activity below the surface as officials try to ensure business as usual once the votes are counted .
3 This generally enables business to continue as usual until the move takes place .
4 We told them the truth and as usual when a panic was over they apologized but warned that we must be patient .
5 The oesophageal mucosa was graded as normal if no erosions or ulcerations were present in the tubular oesophagus ; as oesophagitis if a mucosal break with exudate ( erosions and/or ulcerations ) was present ; and as Barrett 's if specialised ( intestinal ) columnar epithelium was present .
6 When a person is arrested away from a police station , section 30 says that he should be taken to a police station as soon as practicable unless the investigation requires his presence elsewhere .
7 Unless you have a fair experience of building handicrafts and a lot of time on your hands , you will probably need to hire a builder , and you should take as much care over this as possible since the quality of building work varies very substantially indeed , and two different firms of builders , next to each other in the ‘ Yellow Pages ’ may reflect totally different standards and attitudes .
8 All the electronic equipment used should be of as high a standard as possible since the poorer the recording , the less useful it is as a classroom aid to teaching .
9 The subject 's task was to judge as quickly as possible whether the second clause was a sensible continuation of the first .
10 We presented both types of sentence in two parts and asked people to judge as quickly as possible whether the because clause was a sensible continuation of the main clause .
11 Letter strings are presented to the subject who has to decide as quickly as possible whether the letter string constitutes a word or not .
12 Shareholders would be notified as soon as possible whether the alternative offer would be made , and if so , on what terms , TVS said in a brief statement .
13 Both appeared as nearly naked as possible after the censor had cut or covered his pound of flesh .
14 Quite apart from this , the legislation required that the gathering of evidence by other means would be unlikely to succeed , or would be considerably more difficult ; a warrant would apply to only one suspect , so that there were no general warrants ; the warrants would remain in force for three months and thereafter had to be renewed ; and the person concerned generally had to be notified as soon as possible after the surveillance ended that he or she had been the target of such surveillance .
15 We guarantee to meet claims from readers made in accordance with the above procedure as soon as possible after the advertiser has become subject to bankruptcy proceedings , or has gone into liquidation , up to a limit of £16,000 per annum for any one advertiser so affected , and up to £48,000 in respect of all advertisers .
16 We guarantee to meet claims from readers made in accordance with the above procedure as soon as possible after the advertiser has become subject to bankruptcy proceedings , or has gone into liquidation , up to a limit of £16,000 per annum for any one advertiser so affected , and up to £48,000 in respect of all advertisers .
17 One of the advantages of tacking onto port as soon as possible after the start is that you do n't have to worry about clear air
18 The parties will want a commitment to the buy-out as soon as possible after the commercial negotiations have been completed .
19 2.2.3 ( subject as provided in clauses 2.3 and 2.4 ) in accordance with the building documents There must be an obligation on the landlord to make application for the approvals as soon as possible after the agreement has been entered into .
20 The person or body having an interest to protect is the one to register as soon as possible after the interest is vested in them .
21 In such circumstances details should be obtained as soon as possible after the announcement has been made and the Panel consulted .
22 After substantial delays in reaching a decision on the refitting competition , Jonathon Aitken , the defence procurement minister , announced this week that the MoD hoped to announce the outcome as soon as possible after the Easter parliamentary recess finishes in early April .
23 The waste is compacted as tightly as possible so the space can be used efficiently and the possibility of liquid and air emissions can be excluded as much as possible .
24 There is usually a pressing desire of all parties to proceed as fast as possible so the solicitors are required to produce their draft agreement before they have received all the information requested or the accountants have completed due diligence .
25 The imperative was , as always , to make as much ground as possible before the sun made all progress impossibly dangerous .
26 WWF Hong Kong is currently collecting as many of the Chek Lap Kok frogs as possible before the island is razed .
27 ‘ What is important now is to collect as much information as possible before the sites retreat still further — and before any are washed away in the next big storm . ’
28 The same hospital called me in early for a quick and very successful cataract operation ( lens implant ) , seemingly in order to treat as many patients as possible before the go-slow came into effect .
29 She must be careful to betray it as little as possible if the interview were to go the way she wanted .
30 Both parents should , if possible , be brought to see the essentiality of relationships which are as smooth as possible if the child is not to be affected .
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