Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | With effect from the general election of 1965 West German electoral law was amended so as to impose stricter limits on variations in constituency magnitudes . |
| 2 | With the help of an infrared converter , the measuring beam ( 2μm square cross-section ) was aligned so as to pass axially through a given cell while the reference beam passed either outside the retinal fragment or in a space between photoreceptors . |
| 3 | Broadly speaking , the land around the Tyne Tunnel approach road to the west of North Shields including Chirton Industrial Estate , the Tyne Tunnel Industrial Estate and surrounding agricultural land , was designated either as first call industrial land or as part of a strategic reserve , although this latter status was modified by the Secretary of State in his revisions . |
| 4 | The fee of 9d showed that Halling possessed a church and was designated so as the fee for a chapel was 6d . |
| 5 | North Merseyside was dismissed immediately as existing staff would be unlikely to wish to relocate to the area and it was felt such a location would not serve to enhance the company 's recruitment image . |
| 6 | The drone of the Lancaster aircraft 's four Rolls Royce Merlin engines was heard regularly as Wing Commander Guy Gibson and the men of 617 Squadron practised their low-level bombing techniques . |
| 7 | The lead was given both as composer and as publisher by Byrd 's pupil Morley . |
| 8 | Yet he was to say that the entire enterprise of The Cantos was undertaken so as to uncover the reasons why war happens , so as to preclude its happening again . |
| 9 | This preoccupation with assessment was regarded both as demoralizing and excessively demanding on teachers ' time in 1989 , 1990 and 1991 . |
| 10 | So ( for all her personal extravagance ) the principessa was regarded exactly as she regarded herself , just decently well off . |
| 11 | In what was regarded then as some perverse flourish of American protocol , ‘ Admiral ’ Perry then gave the papers to two of his black mariners — ‘ the best-looking fellows of their colour that the squadron could furnish ’ — and instructed them to hand them over . |
| 12 | In the Chiswick works of London Transport , during 1947 , the very popular Regent Three ( R.T. ) double-decker bus was redesigned so as to be ‘ jig built ’ in a like manner to that which the mass-produced Halifax bombers had been during the war . |
| 13 | The term ‘ Amazon ’ was explained either as being a derivation from a word meaning ‘ without a breast ’ , or from the meaning ‘ unsuckled ’ . |
| 14 | The plan form of his Panopticon was designed so as to combine " … the apparent omnipresence of the inspector … with the extreme facility of his real presence " ( Bentham , Works , IV p 45 ) . |
| 15 | The next moment Rachel was surrounded again as with many hugs and cuddles the group took their leave of their new friend and finally filed into the minibus , where they lined the windows , smiling and waving . |
| 16 | But I do n't know how it was , but it came about that this confiscation business was dropped just as soon as we Labour got into power . |
| 17 | THE ‘ carping and negative ’ attitude of government politicians was attacked yesterday as salmon farmers gave warning of the threats facing a vital industry for the Highlands and Islands . |
| 18 | Among these benefits were : 1 ) Bill of lading provisions that granted the carrier the benefit of the shipper 's insurance were outlawed ; and 2 ) The right of the carrier to limit liability to a fixed sum per package or shipping unit was modified so as to specify a mandatory minimum of 100 Pounds Sterling ( or English Gold Sovereigns ) or the the national currency equivalent per package or unit . |
| 19 | The fatalism of life at work was accepted just as it was believed that they could not help themselves or , indeed , be helped . |
| 20 | In 1689 , Presbyterianism was accepted finally as the Faith of the Scottish Kirk and interference by the monarch came to an end . |
| 21 | But as Church ( 1978 ) has noted , even modern history was accepted only as ‘ half a degree ’ initially in conjunction with law , and law itself was slow to become established inside , rather than outside , the higher education system ( Twining 1987 ) . |
| 22 | She was jerked forward as he slammed on the brakes and brought the car skidding to a halt on the gravel in front of the steps . |
| 23 | The same disastrous pattern of crime rising in the wake of recession was seen then as now . |
| 24 | Perhaps above all , the closeness of the relationship between husband and wife is often valued more for itself than in the days when marriage was seen mainly as the road to Procreation or when economic and family convenience dictated the union . |
| 25 | A woman who died in a fire on Tuesday was named yesterday as Mary Morrison Macleod , 32 , of Bridge Cottages , Newmarket , on the outskirts of Stornoway . |
| 26 | This was made easier as the lake was completely encircled by a road , with a wide pathway down one side of the lake , and we often collected several hundred in one circuit . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , no one could claim that it was a united Cabinet and this was made worse as the everyday issues of government started to go wrong . |
| 28 | It was built originally as two cottages , and one of the most striking features of the house is that the ceiling at the front is at a different level to that at the back . |
| 29 | The seat , provided with a division of about 6in. in height , was positioned so as to afford a clear forward view of the horses and the surrounding countryside . |
| 30 | The news that the ill may face an inflation-busting increase for the second year running was revealed yesterday as carefree Mr Lamont continued to holiday in Italy . |