Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The market distrusts people businesses almost as much as it distrusts American companies with their main share listings in London .
2 of unsuspected joys … the delectable smell of her own bread as it emerges crisp and brown from the oven , and the satisfaction of stitching up a new print dress on her own sewing machine … the smell of fresh earth in her own backyard
3 This orang utan demonstrates its ability to grasp efficiently with both hands and feet — a useful trick as it spends most of its life in the trees .
4 Genius , as it disdains all assistance , so it defies all obstacles .
5 Wall-mounted spotlights are useful , but the ability to reposition the light slightly as well as alter the direction of the beam is especially desirable as it enables different features to be highlighted as the seasons change .
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7 A notice is preferable as it imposes greater protection than a caution ( which can be warned off ) but requires the consent of the landlord as the land certificate will need to be placed on deposit for the purpose of registration .
8 This is where AEA 's dual energy x-ray absorptiometry — DXA — comes in , as it offers orthopaedic surgeons a safe and accurate method to investigate the outcome of surgery at a much earlier stage .
9 Or , you can simply relax at the hotel as it offers excellent amenities for a comfortable holiday .
10 I 'm a sucker for coastal walking and am naturally attracted to Dorset as it offers some of the best in the country .
11 Detailed ultrasound scanning has been shown to be cost effective as it detects most cases of Down 's syndrome as well as other life threatening conditions .
12 Domestic organic rubbish is slightly heated with an added chemical and as it decomposes liquid organic fertiliser begins bleeding into the soil .
13 As for what it gets in return , Spain gets little farm money , as it has few rich farmers ( who get most from Europe 's upside-down farm policy ) and little research and development money , as it lacks high-class laboratories .
14 An organisation will be effective only so far as it helps individual members to achieve their own personal objectives , and a large part of the task of management is therefore concerned with this problem .
15 In giving such consent , the committee may also impose such conditions as it considers necessary or expedient to ensure the adequacy of such arrangements . ’
16 The court may include such terms in a nuisance order as it considers necessary to abate the odour nuisance .
17 Midland may at its discretion change these Terms and Conditions , give notice of variation in such a manner as it considers appropriate and may vary its charges and interest rates by general notice in branches .
18 3.1 The Publisher shall subject to its approval of the finished material publish the Work at its own risk and expense and in such form as it considers appropriate and shall have exclusive control over the design illustration production promotion price distribution and sale of the Work .
19 3.1 The Publisher shall subject to its approval of the finished material publish the Work at its own risk and expense and in such form as it considers appropriate and shall have exclusive control over the design illustration production promotion price distribution and sale of the Work .
20 ‘ On an application made by the authority or the child , the court may make such order as it considers appropriate with respect to the contact which is to be allowed between the child and any named person .
21 The board is also empowered to hold such other meetings as it considers appropriate .
22 Mr Wallace acknowledged that his own ideas for a Scottish parliamentary council were unlikely to proceed , but a campaign for a multi-option referendum was ‘ the only thing we can all unite on as it encompasses all our differences ’ .
23 Follow the lane as it bears right and across the farmyard , passing through a metal gate to the right of a white farm cottage .
24 However , a democracy can vote as it feels fit , and the Tories are in very real danger of losing the next election as homeowners desert to the opposition parties .
25 The Trust will be able to dispose of its assets as it thinks appropriate .
26 On such a reference , the Court of Appeal may quash the sentence , or substitute such sentence as it thinks appropriate within the limits permitted to the court below .
27 Subsequently the Adoption Act of 1975 ( s. 8(7) , later section 12(6) of the Adoption Act 1976 ) made it more explicit that ‘ in making an adoption order a Court may impose such terms and conditions as it thinks fit ’ , but it was interpreted that any ‘ condition imposed should not impinge on the autonomy of adoptive parents ’ .
28 If a friendly settlement is not reached , the Commission must form its own opinion on the matter and report it to the Committee of Ministers making such proposals as it thinks fit ( Art.31 ) .
29 The current legislation states that : ‘ The powers of Council shall include that of giving , in such manner as it thinks fit , advice to nurses , midwives and health visitors on standards of professional conduct . ’
30 Even at this stage conciliation is encouraged and the EAT is enabled to take such steps as it thinks fit to enable the parties to avail themselves of the opportunity for conciliation .
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