Example sentences of "[art] [adj] time as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It probably gets dark about the same time as it does here . |
| 2 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
| 3 | One can hardly say the same about the Post Office which busts a gut licking the boots of its business users at the same time as it cuts the quality of service to residential customers . |
| 4 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
| 5 | The impact of the recession in Britain has compelled employers drastically to reduce labour costs at the same time as it has effectively shifted the balance of market strength in their favour . |
| 6 | Over the past few years , part of the Left in Britain has moved into a more considered view as to the limits of elements of the British constitution , at the same time as it has become increasingly alive to the merits of elements of that same constitution — especially in so far as they bear on the issues of democracy , the sovereignty of Parliament and the people , and civil liberties . |
| 7 | A local authority may assess a child 's needs at the same time as it carries out an assessment required under any other statutory provision . |
| 8 | This multiplies the humour for those in the know , at the same time as it enhances the potentially shocking behaviour of the poet-narrator . |
| 9 | The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament . |