Example sentences of "and as [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The negligence action acts as a form of compensation for a negligently injured patient and as a deterrent to doctors .
2 Casein was used as a glue in ancient Egypt and as a vehicle for pigments by the medieval painters .
3 In London , where he spent a number of years , he had gained a reputation as a crook and as a threatener of whites and defender of the coloured-immigrant population .
4 Moreover , the roots or leaves used as fomentations are of considerable use when applied to sprains , swellings , and bruises , and as a poultice to cuts , boils and abscesses .
5 While unaware of the value of vitamins , an old lore recommended its use both as a laxative and as a poultice for sores .
6 Such an educational role clearly dismantles the authority of the teacher as the custodian of right and wrong answers and as a controller of behaviours .
7 Site overheads may be included in the tender sum in various ways , for example in the preliminaries , in a balancing item and as a percentage of rates across some or all of the items .
8 In the pharmaceutical industry it is used as a suspending agent for liquids and as a binder in tablets .
9 The success of the Akali Dal ( Mann ) faction was seen as a rejection by voters of the other , divided , Akali Dal factions led by Surjit Singh Barnala and Prakash Singh Badal , as being in support of a more militant stand and as a protest against police actions [ for various factions within Akali Dal see p. 36693 ] .
10 Collagen has long been known for its hydrating power and as a source of nutrients for the skin , but its penetration into the epidermis has always been limited by its high molecular weight .
11 At present several attempts are being made to devise performance indicators which would enable schools to be graded , and serve both as a management tool and as a guide to parents in choosing a school .
12 On the one hand medicine is seen as a body of scientific knowledge and as a set of techniques , for which the GP feels himself to be relatively poorly equipped .
13 In an advertisement in the Northampton Mercury of 27 April 1747 he describes himself simply as a millwright , but goes on to offer his services as a manufacturer and repairer of many kinds of agricultural machinery , weighbridges and ‘ mathematical and philosophical instruments ’ , as a designer of all kinds of mills , as a maker of ventilators for hospitals , gaols , granaries , or ships , and as a surveyor of gentlemen 's estates .
14 Lamarck is presented to us as a man misunderstood , misrepresented , undeservedly neglected and as the subject of calumnies that made him appear as ‘ the enemy of religion and teleology , even as a mechanistic materialist ’ .
15 I was present , of course both in a capacity as future commander and as the reporter of events for " Coastlines " .
16 Accuracy is cited both in percent error and as the shortfall in ohms .
17 And as the kind of girls you seem to prefer would think a job like mine utterly boring , I do n't see how you can possibly say I 'm just like them .
18 The Popular Front , he added , had gained acceptance as the authentic leadership body of the revolution and as the framework for consultations and the unifying force for all political and ideological organizations .
19 And as the number of women appointed to the judiciary increases , we feel certain that the definition developed will be in the best interests of the victim ’
20 Ellen would doubtless tell me that the senator was trying to turn an electoral liability into an advantage , meaning that if he could parade his cured children in front of the electorate he could then pose as both a noble parent and as an expert on drugs , but I preferred to ignore that imagined cynicism , choosing a different reservation .
21 Although he left no explicit statement of belief , recent scholarship has shown him as a consistent sponsor of reform , both in his local activities and as an intermediary between suitors and the Crown .
22 Contemporary ‘ problems ’ on the terraces can thus be seen , in this historical context , as a coherent resistance of change and as an attempt by fans to reclaim their soccer heritage .
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