Example sentences of "[adv] acts as a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This last might seem to be an asset if you are trying to lose weight , but in actual fact it merely acts as a mask to the body 's natural craving for food . |
| 2 | Lauda , who also acts as a consultant to the Ferrari F1 team , has shown an inclination to name his aircraft after famous musicians . |
| 3 | In all of these cases — anxiety , blood pressure , or psychotic temperament — the underlying trait , as well as describing differences between people , also acts as a disposition to the appropriate dysfunction to which it contributes . |
| 4 | Each then acts as a template to which other simpler molecules become attached until each has once more become a double helix . |
| 5 | It therefore acts as a springboard to freedom . |