Example sentences of "as [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pilot has not been cheap , and resourcing implications are a serious consideration for us , as for many colleges . |
| 2 | The Suez debacle had been the great emblematic event for Healey , as for many others of his generation , vividly demonstrating the gulf between imperial pretence and potential . |
| 3 | The first explicit recognition comes , as for many women , with an apparently trivial event which provides route into the buried memories combined with hearing a story of a child who has been recently abused . |
| 4 | For them , as for many Arabs , Israel and America are one . |
| 5 | Something of a myth has developed about the universality of ‘ live ’ variety that can be explained in terms of generalizations based on those great centres London and New York , and by the ubiquitous nature of printed sheet music which often used the name of a star as a selling gimmick and which took songs into many pubs and drinking saloons as well as into many homes . |
| 6 | As with many BOGIES her presence is used to discourage children from misbehaving . |
| 7 | As with many things , it is the excess which is harmful ; regular exercise can help to reduce this excess and may allow the alterations in eating habits to be a little less drastic . |
| 8 | As with many things , — at the bottom . |
| 9 | As with many decisions in television , it is difficult to ascertain the reasons behind non-transmission , but , for the record , Thames Television 's 1976 ‘ Sex In Our Time : For Queer Read Gay ’ , and Southern Television 's 1979/80 ‘ Southern Report : Lesbians ’ , never reached our screens . |
| 10 | When examined closely , this turns out to be a half-truth , and as with many half-truths , exploring the point at which it breaks down can be instructive . |
| 11 | With pants , as with many clothes , she has to know the difference between things that are nearly the same — like large waist holes and smaller leg holes — and then match them to her body . |
| 12 | Lord Lane personally rejected the second appeal of the Birmingham Six in January 1988 saying , in words which returned to haunt him : ‘ As with many cases referred by the Home Secretary to the Court of Appeal , the longer the case has gone on , the more this court has been convinced that the jury was correct . ’ |
| 13 | A good system for storing electricity will not become possible before 1995 , Meanwhile , the date for artificial intelligence is shunted back 20 years to 2020 and the time for weather control is 2030 instead of 2015 , All kinds of obstacles , not so much technological as human and economic , have interfered with the 1962 predictions , as with many others that people have made with seemingly unimpeachable authority over the past 50 years . |
| 14 | Ours did n't want to stick ( as with many others ) but hopefully those in the shops will be improved . |
| 15 | First , as with many civilizations , came hieroglyphics . |
| 16 | As with many clubs , there were disagreements , one of which led to one of the members being dismissed . |
| 17 | Yet as with many agreements on environmental pollution , voluntary abstention is unsuccessful . |
| 18 | But as with many enzymes , there is enormous variability within the population . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But she said : ‘ As with many weeds , fat-hen should be consumed in moderation , and should be carefully identified before eating . ’ |
| 21 | As with many aspects of human performance , it is perhaps inappropriate to talk of ’ rights ’ and ’ wrongs ’ as in the right choice ( i.e. correct ) and the wrong choice ( i.e. an error ) . |
| 22 | As with many aspects of any redistributive exercise , sensitivity calculations are an acceptable if not always convincing way forward . |
| 23 | As well as the generous amount of food they could consume , perhaps it was all that extra energy 90 many enjoyed instead of feeling drained and lethargic as with many diets . |
| 24 | As with many illnesses , the cure is simple , once perceived . |
| 25 | Anglers might be tempted into thinking that they may be able to purchase the Bivvy Dome cheaper direct from camping shops , but they must remember , as with many items , various different qualities exist . |
| 26 | As with many ghosts this headless horseman is only permitted to travel between midnight and dawn . |
| 27 | As with many sects , East Enders have a powerful , inherent security . |
| 28 | As with many sects , East Enders have a powerful , inherent security . |
| 29 | As with many myths there 's not a lot of truth in it , to make your own cable all you need is the connectors , a length of cable , scissors and a small bench vice . |
| 30 | This is not so , as with many evils , once you have succumbed , it is too late . |