Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I dangled in the middle of our first abseil there was a sound like a freight train out of a tunnel as a large section of mountainside decided to share our icefield . |
| 2 | They have met the idea of a vector as a crude arrow . |
| 3 | but that she was also winning something of a reputation as a tough cookie , a determined career girl refusing to be deflected from her dreams . |
| 4 | Squash has always had a bit of a reputation as a sexy sort of game . |
| 5 | The traditional image of a dinosaur as a slow , lumbering creature is logically derived from what we understand about great body size and weight . |
| 6 | Hastings ' contribution more probably consisted of stirring up others by articulating anxieties about the future role of the Woodvilles and , perhaps , by canvassing the possibility of a protector as a viable alternative . |
| 7 | Hastings ' contribution more probably consisted of stirring up others by articulating anxieties about the future role of the Woodvilles and , perhaps , by canvassing the possibility of a protector as a viable alternative . |
| 8 | Looking back at that period , the crucial difference in Conservative politicians was between those who thought that the last twenty or thirty years had not been too bad , and who were sceptical that anything better could be achieved , and those who hoped that something better could be won and saw the last quarter of a century as a slow but steady decline . |
| 9 | Frederick Stebbing FCA of 30 Aldridge Rise , New Malden , Surrey having been found guilty of misconduct within the meaning of Bye-Law 76(a) in force at the material time and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that he in the Crown Court on 24 July 1991 pleaded guilty to an offence of dealing in securities of a company as a prohibited person contrary to Section 1(2) of the Company Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 was censured and ordered to pay £350 by way of costs . |
| 10 | Similarly , theologians such as Schleiermacher had moved away from the idea of a miracle as a supernatural intervention in the normal processes of nature , and were in essential harmony with Strauss ' conclusions . |
| 11 | Police and hospital bosses are urging staff , patients and visitors to take every precaution against crime , so that the idea of a hospital as a safe haven does not become a thing of the past . |
| 12 | Also , I think , a slight desire to shock , to cut something of a figure as a worldly and cynical administrator . |
| 13 | I have great difficulty in accepting this concept of a need as a psychological construct . |
| 14 | However it is also difficult to think of a wavefunction as a mere calculational device , in the way that Bohr 's words quoted above suggested . |
| 15 | So convinced is Saab of the value of air conditioning in our climate that it intends offering it instead of a sun-roof as a no-cost option on other models . |
| 16 | The Court ruled that under existing law , possession of a firearm as a political offence was not subject to the extradition laws . |
| 17 | A schematic diagram of a biosensor as a dip-in probe for reagentless analysis . |
| 18 | Like the head , he saw the lack of a librarian as a serious deficiency and gave priority to the securing of someone to " manage " the library ( and assume responsibility for the part-time assistant ) . |
| 19 | Marmeladov does n't think of a drunkard as a human being but as a brute , a beast , a swine . |
| 20 | Similarly , transfer of a lease as part of the transfer of a business as a going concern is not a supply for VAT purposes so that ad valorem duty will be charged on the VAT exclusive amounts . |
| 21 | The sale of a business as a going concern does not attract VAT but certain undertakings as to the keeping of records are required and it is normal to apply in advance for confirmation of the exemption . |
| 22 | What is the transfer of a business as a going concern ? |
| 23 | There is no hard and fast rule as to what constitutes the transfer of a business as a going concern . |
| 24 | The former is an asset sale whereas the latter is the transfer of a business as a going concern . |
| 25 | It is unlikely to be the transfer of a business as a going concern if the purchaser merely completes work for the vendor after completion under a specific contract with the vendor ( Melon v Hector Powe Ltd [ 1981 ] 1 All ER 313 ) . |
| 26 | As it is a question of fact , a statement in the sale agreement by the purchaser and the vendor that they consider the transaction to be the transfer of a business as a going concern is of little relevance . |
| 27 | Even if a sale clearly appears to involve the transfer of a business as a going concern , it is still important to consider whether the Transfer Regulations are relevant . |
| 28 | If the Transfer Regulations do not apply , but it is the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 ( although a discussion of this Act is outside the scope of this book ) . |
| 29 | However , if the Transfer Regulations do not apply and it is not the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the common law . |
| 30 | In the same period a man with seventeen years of experience as apprentice and officer in tankers , passenger- and tramp steamers all over the world was at the height of a career as a popular author of tales which bore the legend ‘ a story for boys ’ on title-pages as well as on dust-jackets . |