Example sentences of "as opposed to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disadvantage , from the policeman 's perspective , is that the offence must take place in a public as opposed to a private place . |
| 2 | Windy weather ( as opposed to a gentle breeze ) can give rise to edginess and irritability in a large proportion of the population . |
| 3 | Well if , if you look at erm a female worker , er as opposed to a male worker and you look at the o oppression that she suffers , does she not suffer both the oppression of being working and the oppression of being a woman ? |
| 4 | For certain orbits , the length of the orbit would correspond to a whole number ( as opposed to a fractional number ) of wavelengths of the electron . |
| 5 | The idea that a combination of different people working together can achieve synergy is central to the concept of a team as opposed to a mere group . |
| 6 | The D sharp note really means that this is a Blues Scale lick as opposed to a pure Pentatonic lick , but just think of the extra note as a passing note . |
| 7 | Another surprising feature is that as an EC requirement the intrastat carries a criminal as opposed to a civil penalty for non-compliance . |
| 8 | If you are parched and need a large bottle of something fizzy at a reasonable price as opposed to a small bottle at an extortionate price , Via Mazzini is the place to go . |
| 9 | I mean do you do better if you put in on a large stake as opposed to a small stake ? |
| 10 | Gordon and Heivilin ( 1978 , p. 59 ) summarized this approach as ‘ an analytical or rational economic approach , as opposed to a political process ’ . |
| 11 | A diachronic , as opposed to a synchronic study of language is concerned with the way language evolves from one period of history to another . |
| 12 | Because sentencing is viewed by magistrates as a craft or mystery , whose rites are known only to initiates , ( as opposed to a rational enterprise dedicated to the pursuit of externally defined goals ) , this renders it both impervious to criticism from outside , and highly resistant to attempts at external control . |
| 13 | The male 's belly and vent area are almost flat when viewed from the side , as opposed to a rounded appearance in the female . |
| 14 | Because all legislative power stems from Parliament , we have a unitary as opposed to a federal constitution . |
| 15 | The concept of managed competition ( as opposed to a government-run system ) appealed to them . |
| 16 | Pflug , therefore , concluded that ‘ the management view prevalent 15 years ago of information technology as an adjunct to , as opposed to a key part of the business , is still alive and kicking today ’ . |
| 17 | First , we assume that visionary leadership is a dynamic , interactive phenomenon , as opposed to a unidirectional process . |
| 18 | Why should a customer buy any one particular company s insurance product as opposed to a similar product from another insurance company ? |
| 19 | which effectively determined this case in the courts below and it is the law as so stated which the appellant prosecutor now challenges as an unwarranted judicial gloss upon the statutory language , as opposed to a legitimate construction of it . |
| 20 | Category ( e ) should also cater for the situation where a payment may be made to another insurer in accordance with current market practice as opposed to a specific agreement , e.g. a Travel insurer may seek partial reimbursement from us as Home insurers having dealt with a claim which is covered under both policies . |
| 21 | Where educational broadcasts are used , in the majority of cases it will be better to record a programme , rather than watch it live , not just for the convenience of the school timetable , but because video , as opposed to a live broadcast , is a more versatile educational tool . |
| 22 | David Marquand , one of Britain 's most acute political analysts , has written that ‘ only a notion of community , of fraternity , can make it a duty — as opposed to a compassionate whim — to help one 's fellows ’ . |
| 23 | To a rapping , dancing-type like Tony Mortimer , Moose means a bloody great lump of Canadian meat as opposed to a world-weary guitar band . |
| 24 | whether it caused an actual as opposed to a potential obstruction as quoted in Evans v Barker [ 1971 ] RTR 453 . |
| 25 | ‘ This is putting the children in a rather middle class position , as opposed to a royal position . |
| 26 | Mm , as opposed to a little dip , good scrub |
| 27 | The general nature of the Part XV code indicates that only an individual ( as opposed to a corporate body ) can be a settlor . |
| 28 | Unwieldy it may be in certain respects , but it is surely better for a model of meaning destined to serve a descriptive as opposed to a theoretical study to err on the side of generosity of scope , rather than on the side of austerity . |
| 29 | Soft solder is of course an aid to artefact manufacture as opposed to a raw material for overall construction , and is one of a whole range of alloys with more specialised applications in metalwork . |
| 30 | The ‘ we ’ was a non-political reference to Britain as a nation , as opposed to a partisan reference to the Party which would have undermined the factual nature of the non-political . |