Example sentences of "similar way to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When applying a varnish , the brush should be dipped into it for about one-third of the length of the bristles and then , holding the brush in a similar way to a pencil , with the fingers holding the metal ferrule and the handle resting between the thumb and first finger , spread the varnish quickly and evenly over a small area .
2 It is a thin , lubricated sheath made of polyurethane which is inserted into the vagina in a similar way to a diaphragm .
3 Some grow much better in damp places where the fish could nibble at them when they felt like it or if they needed to — in a similar way to a dog eating grass — and for much the same reason .
4 Fish being the image into focus in a similar way to a camera , by moving the lens towards or away from the retina .
5 These influences are human tendencies distorting the cognition of a person in a similar way to the way perceptions are distorted in a ‘ false mirror ’ .
6 Robin Launders , Manchester United 's finance director , told ACCOUNTANCY that the company thought it appropriate to disclose the value attributed to players in the directors ' report in a similar way to the publication of information when properties were worth more than the balance sheet value .
7 This allows the operator to work in a similar way to the procedure used on a drawing board .
8 To ensure that its courtship sounds are heard , the male mole cricket builds an amplifier which works in a similar way to the horn of an old gramophone .
9 It will be scrutinised by external assessors appointed by the company in general meeting in a similar way to the auditing of the financial statements by independent accountants .
10 The race started life , in a similar way to the World Coal Carrying Championship , as a bet between the locals in the pub , but this race has not yet acquired world championship status .
11 This direct comparison confirms the results of Van Hogezand 's indirect study which suggested that Ac-ASA was less well absorbed by the intestinal mucosa , and shows that the colonic epithelial cell handles these compounds in a similar way to the rat small intestine .
12 A company Diploma or Certificate programme can be managed in a similar way to the MBA but can also include the competences approach , learning contracts and mentoring .
13 Serratus also provides a novel sequence features database which can be queried in a similar way to the sequence data .
14 Acts in a similar way to the mini-pill and also stops ovulation .
15 The gilt-edged market was changed in a very similar way to the stock market in Big Bang , with single capacity jobbers and brokers being replaced by dual capacity gilt-edged market makers ( GEMMs ) .
16 Such a correlation depends , of course , on the time separation s in a similar way to the dependence of a space correlation on r .
17 Processing is split in a similar way to the delivery of cash with a price incentive given to the customer for delivery of high volumes to the DSC .
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