Example sentences of "[det] as books " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is what most owners say when confronted by cherished furnishings , door frames or personal items , such as books or the remote control for the TV , that have been torn to shreds by beloved Rover in their absence , or nearly as distressing the evidence of his lack of toilet control . |
| 2 | A happy working relationship is vital , and Jane and I quickly arrived at joint decisions about the project , choosing the clothes I would wear — light jacket , dark blue shirt and jeans — and deciding against the use of corny props ‘ appropriate ’ to my profession , such as books , a typewriter , or a bottle . |
| 3 | The EC has now agreed on a minimum of 15% VAT for most goods , but reduced rates ( minimum 5% ) will be applied to some categories , such as books and transport . |
| 4 | For printed items such as books , newspapers and pamphlets the Printed Paper Service is ideal . |
| 5 | Since there is so much information available in natural language form — such as books , journals and reports — another application to receive attention is automatic information retrieval . |
| 6 | But the spend on luxuries such as books was projected to slightly higher . |
| 7 | With the aid of photographic enlargers , these enable them to read printed matter such as books and pamphlets . |
| 8 | Fears of a tax on books were fuelled when , during an interview on BBC Television with David Frost on Sunday 3rd January , the Prime Minister refused to give an undertaking that VAT would not be extended in the spring Budget to zero-rated goods and services such as books , newspapers , food and children 's clothes . |
| 9 | Those wise virgins ( such as Books Etc ) who placed hefty early orders cashed in when other booksellers ran out . |
| 10 | Most adults are skilled in using sequential resources such as books . |
| 11 | Users rightly expect the same standard of packaging as is found with other resources such as books and audiovisual material . |