Example sentences of "than as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | Indeed , one could posit the hypothesis that this technique , if enforced , would put more pressure on sparse thorn/acacia resources , or possibly animal dung as cooking fuel rather than as a fertiliser . |
| 32 | The Squirrel was one of the first light turbine helicopters designed primarily for civil operation rather than as a modification of a design intended for military use . |
| 33 | each of these two components was published serially rather than as a whole . |
| 34 | Efforts to create bilingualism by means of bilingual schooling — as , for example , in the immersion programme in Canada — are likely to be more successful than conventional language teaching as a subject because the language is treated in school as a medium rather than as a subject . |
| 35 | The notion that language development is best thought of as part of a process for regulating joint activities , rather than as a subject , has profound implications for helping children with language difficulties . |
| 36 | We have pointed out that her ambitions are relatively lowly and that she could earn far more and do more interesting work as a doctor than as a nurse , but her attitudes seem thoroughly entrenched . |
| 37 | Deductive markers provide a linguistic means of signalling the deductive/empirical distinction : they signal that what follows should be interpreted as a conclusion rather than as a description of an event/state . |
| 38 | There the station was perfectly proportioned and almost impossible to identify as a station rather than as a church , both externally and internally . |
| 39 | Political power is therefore seen as a result of greater capacity to manipulate residues or to impose coercion , as a quality inherent in the individual rather than as a characteristic of societal relationships . |
| 40 | ‘ You mock me , Georgi Kirov , ’ Vologsky muttered , but it vas said in a friendly , chiding voice rather than as a rebuke . |
| 41 | Where it is determined that it is appropriate to report shares issued by subsidiaries in consolidated financial statements within minority interests rather than as a liability , it is necessary to determine whether they represent an equity or a non-equity interest . |
| 42 | On the cross Christ himself came to be portrayed as a man in agony rather than as a God in majesty . |
| 43 | as a diagram rather than as a tree . |
| 44 | Elections to the Länder governments are treated much like by-elections in Britain , as a way of expressing a mid-term opinion of the Federal Government , rather than as a way of choosing a significantly different local or regional government . |
| 45 | Although iridology is used primarily as a means of detecting problems before other symptoms appear rather than as a way of treating those problems , many iridologists are also herbalists or homoeopaths and can go on to work towards effecting a cure . |
| 46 | But putting up more candidates increases the danger that each of them will contend as an individual rather than as a member of a team : it makes the campaign harder to co-ordinate . |
| 47 | Both may be used as a shopping method ( selected for its convenience ) rather than as a type of credit . |
| 48 | It was an inglorious episode in English history , little remembered since , and regarded at the time less as a disgrace than as a deliverance . |
| 49 | The difference between these tax bases arises at the practical level in that some things are more easily measured as a stock than as a flow , for example the value of a painting . |
| 50 | But as the 1980s progressed , the Brick Lane site was becoming more valuable as a potential development area than as a brewery . |
| 51 | The whole thrust of the article seems designed to justify BR 's corporate performance against a shortfall of government funding , and while you accept and refer to the shocking conditions experienced by passengers , you do so as if this was a problem imposed on BR rather than as a function of its own management performance at operating level . |
| 52 | The deferential tone , and the fact that it 's couched as a letter rather than as a minute , suggest that it was directed to someone outside the Civil Service . |
| 53 | It is so much easier to understand detailed and complicated financial figures when they are explained graphically rather than as a mass of figures on a piece of paper . |
| 54 | By contrast , however , a broadly conceived information skills course was presented as essential for topic work rather than as a facilitator of the separate work of subject departments . |
| 55 | He did n't have to change , he simply had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than as a spirit of corruption ; PR was everything , as long as it did n't cross the thin line over into patronisation . |
| 56 | But if talk of a right were insisted upon it would be seen as no more than as a flourish of personification to emphasise that the trustee had legal obligations towards the grave . |
| 57 | In The Act of Reading , Wolfgang Iser argues that the literary work should be understood as a means of communication rather than as a representation of the world : ‘ It is a vital feature of literary texts that they do not lose their ability to communicate ; indeed , many of them can still speak even when their message has long since passed into history and their meaning no longer seems to be of importance ’ ( 1978:13 ) . |
| 58 | More generally , it may be asked to what extent it is appropriate to regard collective bargaining — the explanatory variable in Clegg 's theory — as an independent and primary determinant in its own right , rather than as a transmission mechanism for other forces . |
| 59 | Paradoxically , then , reduced citation visibility for authors could result in middle authorship continuing to be regarded as an earned ( and hence valued ) privilege rather than as a right , a favour , a payback , or an inconsequential bagatelle . |
| 60 | It is important to note , however , that although firms may or may have to obtain authorisation from a body other than the Law Society , the latter 's Practice Rules ( in particular , r1 ( obtaining instructions ) , r2 ( publicity ) , r3 ( introductions and referrals ) , r5 ( offering services other than as a solicitor ) , and r10 ( receipt of commission from third parties ) ) must continue to be observed notwithstanding that the requirements of the authorising body may be less demanding . |