Example sentences of "[to-vb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some instances such data will suffice ; in many cases they will have to suffice as nothing better is available . |
| 2 | It has been stressed that there are strong forces in favour of the maintenance of existing policy , and that many new initiatives are in fact derived from concerns not so much to innovate as to correct the imperfections of existing policies . |
| 3 | The dummy is nonetheless a vital element in the scrum-half 's armoury in order to buy that odd half-second of time ; for example , in a scrum where a flanker or scrum-half is set to pounce as the ball lies at the opposing no.8 's feet , a dummy for the no.9 would ( 1 ) remind the players where the off-side line is , and ( 2 ) buy him an extra second of time to distribute the ball , and ( 3 ) avoid potential injury from being flattened by his opponents and , controversially … ( 4 ) earn the chance of a penalty . |
| 4 | He added : ‘ The IRA , for too long , has been able to conceal its real sectarianism but recently the mask has begun to slip as they become more desperate for political success . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps this position can best be tested by taking an extreme example — a crime which it would seem to be impossible to accept as being within the ‘ normal ’ range of human motivations : sexual abuse of children . |
| 6 | to accept as one of their primary aims and responsibilities the achievement and maintenance of as high and stable a level of employment as possible , with a view to the attainment of full employment . |
| 7 | Rather these books exhibit concrete problem-solutions that the profession has come to accept as paradigms , and they then ask the student , either with a pencil and paper , or in the laboratory , to solve for himself problems very closely related both in method and substance to those which the text or accompanying lecture has led him through . |
| 8 | The BM is designed to accept as input a setting of some of its visible switches , and provide as output settings of the remaining visible switches . |
| 9 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 10 | Thus where the buyer commits an anticipatory repudiation which the seller fails to accept as terminating the contract , the seller will be liable if he himself subsequently fails to perform the contract . |
| 11 | It was reported on May 17 that the United States was prepared to accept as refugees 350 former Libyan soldiers captured in Chad in the late 1980s and then given training there , allegedly in preparation for US-backed efforts to destabilize the Libyan regime . |
| 12 | Get to know as opposed to get at . |
| 13 | Klemperer made few records as an orchestral accompanist , and whilst listening to this performance , I was intrigued to know as to how far his towering musical personality affected Fischer 's own interpretation . |
| 14 | Legitimate requests A request based on the manager 's authority and right to know as prescribed by the firm 's regulations . |
| 15 | Miranda wants to know as soon as you 're allowed visitors . |
| 16 | Hamilton wanted to know as soon as the door was closed . |
| 17 | ‘ What makes Worsdale 's work so interesting to you ? ’ he wanted to know as they walked through the gallery , passing among the tourists and the students and the other visitors . |
| 18 | It was the last thing I needed to know as I prayed it would miss us . |
| 19 | Why she had tacked that last bit on , Leith found it difficult to know as she made her way to the car park . |
| 20 | ‘ What enchants you in particular ? ’ he wanted to know as he downed some of his coffee . |
| 21 | A Certain Sacrifice , made in 1979 , features the shy , retiring lady we later came to know as Madonna in a drama set on New York 's meanest streets . |
| 22 | Cos you , here he needs to know as well , do n't you ? |
| 23 | He has his own truth , but the role is merely a Jewish fantasy figure : the successful failure , the yearned for anti-self of all dissatisfied successes , a figure to cosset as well as patronise . ’ |
| 24 | Okay so they 're a few options to try as regards the coding |
| 25 | Petards were unreliable and apt to detonate as soon as a match came anywhere near the fuse , resulting in the hapless sapper being blown up or ‘ hoist by his own petard ’ . |
| 26 | They want us to be ourselves and they themselves and to meet as friends … only after some quiet times with a dolphin do we enjoy letting it be in charge of the encounter , and see what it may decide to do next with us . ' |
| 27 | UI and X/Open were due to meet as we went to press . |
| 28 | A couple of days later Maureen whispered to him that she and Chris were going to meet as before and just take every opportunity to be together . |
| 29 | It calls on the relevant authorities to designate as Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSIs ) all remaining peat bogs with at least some primary vegetation and those damaged but with a potential for rehabilitation . |
| 30 | If we fail to do so , economic policies will remain more show than substance and the unemployed , the low-paid and others on low incomes , as well as manufacturing industries and small businesses , will continue to suffer as we lurch from one recession to the next . |