Example sentences of "[prep] britain as [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the twentieth century there has been a steady drift of power from assemblies to executives in Western liberal democracies , and this is as true of Britain as of the United States , although to different extents . |
| 2 | According to the Agriculture Ministry , since BSE was first identified in May 1986 a total of 13,849 cases had been confirmed in Britain as of May 23 , 1990 , and another 1,000 over the next four weeks ; the disease was made notifiable throughout the EC on April 1 , and the Republic of Ireland had 18 notified cases . |
| 3 | But , in Britain as in much of Europe , soils change markedly over a few miles or tens of miles , so targets must be set to protect the most sensitive soils , such as those based on sand or overlying hard , naturally ‘ base-poor ’ rocks . |
| 4 | At this stage , in Britain as in other cattle-rearing countries , the cattle tended to be regional types rather than formal breeds , but by 1750 there was a recognisable regional distribution by coat colour and pattern in Britain — one of the first stages in breed development . |
| 5 | Effective planning for mission in Britain as in many other countries has been hampered at every level by lack of reliable data . |
| 6 | The crisis in commercial property that has dogged the developed world for almost five years is far from over , but in Britain as in America — not , alas , in Japan or much of continental Europe — its end can now be imagined . |
| 7 | These arguments against a prescribed list seem to me of great weight , just as applicable to Britain as to the United States . |