Example sentences of "as [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supervision is vital in maintaining the highest standards : every Rentokil branch has dedicated supervisors as well as drawing on field biologists and quality assurance inspectors whose salaries are not related to any trading performance incentive . |
| 2 | In Du Cubisme , this feature was discussed as deriving from Cézanne : ‘ He teaches us to understand a dynamism that is universal . |
| 3 | The so-called " bare infinitive " will be analysed here as evoking a perfective view of the realization of an event , i.e. the image of an event as unfolding in time from its beginning to its end in the case of an action-like event or as actualizing its full lexical content at each instant of its existence in the case of a state-like one . |
| 4 | Scaevola replies that , unless the testator is shown to have had other intentions , liability for maintenance is regarded as attaching to acquisition of the sum of money . |
| 5 | Some pleasure denying elements of conventional or religious morality are simply to be rejected as resting on superstition . |
| 6 | Only somehow she could n't imagine Luke Hunter being delayed by anything as feeble as stepping in front of a taxi . |
| 7 | The lines could , of course , be read as reflecting on Alison : " she was there for any man " . |
| 8 | The initial proposal includes a compulsory course on Theological issues in Development such as Humanity and the World ( eg theology and hope ; theology and justice ; theology and communities ) ; the Church ( eg theology as reflecting on practice ; as witness to the kingdom of God ) ; and Methodology ( eg theology and secular science ) . |
| 9 | As well as proving to Anthea he meant business , it would put one over that nauseating Toby Latimer in no mean fashion . |
| 10 | functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws , their laciniae aiding the mandibles in holding the food when the latter are extended , as well as assisting in mastication . |
| 11 | Section 37 of the Act defined ‘ production ’ as producing by manufacture , cultivation or other means . |
| 12 | The Group of 89 first espoused a ‘ gradualist ’ approach to democratisation in Hong Kong , and was seen in more liberal quarters as pandering to Peking . |
| 13 | From every era and every culture , war movies have shown the hell of young men trapped in combat , the behind scenes political skullduggery which results in scapegoats and wasted lives as well as bringing to life tales of astonishing bravery . |
| 14 | Lukács is described by other commentators ( Hamilton 1974 ; McDonagh 1977-Giddens 1979 ) as bringing to Marx 's ideas a German idealist interpretation that drew on Hegel , Dilthey and Simmel . |
| 15 | The change was widely reported as bringing into question the government 's commitment to the phasing out of nuclear energy by 2010 , as approved in a 1980 referendum [ see pp. 30335 ; 30994 ; 34831 ] . |
| 16 | It covered speculation ( described as reselling for profit goods purchased at fixed state retail prices ) , abuse of position by retail trade workers such as by unauthorized sale of goods from depots and warehouses , and private price fixing by groups or individuals with access to scarce goods . |
| 17 | The Handbook produced by the Project for use in co-operating schools is still useful for its analysis of the contributing factors , available resources and major themes and concepts , as well as including for discussion purposes an examination of what one particular school had used as a basis for its own planning . |
| 18 | Also , with the present demographic structure of farmers , together with their greater willingness to consider such matters , an early retirement or outgoers scheme would address the problem of over-supply , as well as allowing for mobility within the industry , and would encourage more young people to enter farming . |
| 19 | Marx saw the most important divisions in any system of stratification as stemming from differences in the ownership of wealth , and specifically ownership of the means of production . |
| 20 | But much of it has been regarded as stemming from forces eager to interfere with and undermine the free economy , shifting the locus of decision from the market place and into the political arena . |
| 21 | As we mentioned in Chapter 7 , it is probably inappropriate to think of normal spontaneous speech as consisting of sentences . |
| 22 | Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements and the interest is charged to the profit and loss account using the annuity method . |
| 23 | These include the wavelet transform , which can give a measure of the fractal qualities of a given sound , and something called the granular synthesis model , which considers sound as consisting of quanta localised both in time and frequency . |
| 24 | Equally , it is impossible to analyse social systems as consisting of norms and values and power relationships without examining the way in which they actually impinge on people . |
| 25 | Up to this time many astronomers had regarded Venus as the Earth 's twin , and that beneath the clouds , which were widely regarded as consisting of water , there were oceans and perhaps vegetation and animals . |
| 26 | Scott does not see strata as consisting of individuals , nor does he see them simply as positions generated by the economic system , but rather as groups of inter-marrying and inter-connected families . |
| 27 | The claim that the complex whole of society should be seen as consisting of practices is an attempt to get away from the idea that a social theory can be grounded upon a concept which is ‘ simple ’ and ‘ given ’ . |
| 28 | Finnis explains that Aquinas regarded law as consisting in part of rules which are ‘ derived from natural law like conclusions deduced from principles ’ and for the rest of ‘ rules which are derived from natural laws like implementations [ determinationes ] of general directives ’ . |
| 29 | He said he hoped to use his year as chairman to try and double the membership from 100 to 200 as well as helping with training . |
| 30 | Fletcher Markle joined the R.C.A.F. , while I continued to write war plays and documentary ‘ salutes ’ to our allies , as well as helping with War Bond shows . |