Example sentences of "[noun] as [vb pp] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 3 | I mean do you do better if you put in on a large stake as opposed to a small stake ? |
| 4 | It is not uncommon for a government backbencher to support his select committee as opposed to a ministerial view . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The distinction between a racial group as opposed to a religious one is by no means clear cut . |
| 8 | Another surprising feature is that as an EC requirement the intrastat carries a criminal as opposed to a civil penalty for non-compliance . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Why should a customer buy any one particular company s insurance product as opposed to a similar product from another insurance company ? |
| 11 | We 've only got to put a go faster stripe on a Skoda and chan , change the wheels and we 've got a different product we 've got a diff , yes , we 've got a fast skip as opposed to a slow one , alright . |
| 12 | I work the same as the rest of them ; I 'm very much a working Head Gardener as opposed to a white-collar Head Gardener . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | For example , the type of production process , e.g. process as compared to job costing , the degree of competition , e.g. monopolistic market conditions , size of the organization , e.g. a sole trader as compared to a multinational — these factors will influence the design of the AIS . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | What you do have to understand is what motivates a customer to buy a small green apple as opposed to a large red one . |
| 17 | Think of ‘ narrowcasting ’ as the opposite to ‘ broadcasting ’ — reaching a few selected people as opposed to a mass audience . |
| 18 | The state is a unitary , monarchical one where powers are fused , there being a parliamentary executive as opposed to a presidential executive . |
| 19 | A disadvantage , from the policeman 's perspective , is that the offence must take place in a public as opposed to a private place . |
| 20 | We are likely to be attracted by people who have recognised a general and fundamental problem as opposed to a specific one . |
| 21 | The fact that the system cost around £300,000 as compared to a traditional suppliers offer of £2.5 million and only took three months to design , install , train and make fully operational reflects well on the technology — even though the paper itself failed . |