Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ideal of land registration is that a government office , after investigating the title , enters the applicant upon the register as owner , and furnishes him with a certificate in accordance with the entry ; the entry is conclusive as to his right , and no further investigation of the previous title can subsequently be necessary . |
| 2 | The well developed buccal capsule of the adult parasite is prominent as is the bursa of the male . |
| 3 | The petition produced a negative reply from the Home Office in July 1903 , but the episode is noteworthy as one of the innumerable steps taken by the BDDA in its campaign for the better education of deaf and dumb children . |
| 4 | This auction is unusual as the deceased had quite a lot of paintings of cats — we normally have more pictures of dogs at this particular auction . |
| 5 | The SPRED programme is life-long as we can never stop growing in our relationship with God . |
| 6 | For most men the interior light of the mind is dark as in a black and white picture but we can make the dawns rise and colours come as in a coloured picture . |
| 7 | Gastric carcinoma is very common in patients presenting with metastasis of unknown origin , although at present the antibody 's clinical usefulness is questionable as the disease has a poor prognosis . |
| 8 | Some would say that female mutilation is different as it is cultural . |
| 9 | That such stages in development go relatively unmarked in community ritual is significant as one of the factors contributing to the peacefulness of the Piaroa . |
| 10 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 11 | Predicting the numbers of disabled elderly into the future is problematic as it depends upon the projection forward of current patterns of disability . |
| 12 | Weight is important as well as value . |
| 13 | The strain energy in a stretched material is very like the potential energy which is in a raised weight , except , of course , that the stress is changing as the material is strained whereas the weight of a weight is constant as it is raised to any normal height . |
| 14 | The relationship between H pylori , age , and gastric acid secretion is important as H pylori infection causes active chronic gastritis which may progress to gastric atrophy . |
| 15 | Lottie Mayor is charming as Liesl and I have no reservations about the local children recruited to play the younger von Trapps , as they perform some complicated routines with great enthusiasm and aplomb . |
| 16 | Thorough cleaning of the sieve meshes is important as retained particles severely restrict the aperture spaces available for grains to pass through . |
| 17 | His car is good as gold . |
| 18 | Clearly , however , where the overall number of speakers is small as it is in many sociolinguistic surveys , the number of higher-status speakers turning up in a random selection procedure which samples from the entire urban area will be correspondingly small . |
| 19 | You may be limited by the hours the crêche is open as not all remain open in the evening , or begin early enough in the morning . |
| 20 | The disinfection effect is dubious as heat transfer from the steam is rarely sufficient to heat surfaces for sufficient time to effect destruction of micro-organisms . |
| 21 | The Floridante Overture nearly throws him off as he takes the corners with no evidence of concern for his own safety , but the overall effect is thrilling as he leads us on an absorbing and unexpected journey with an orchestra and cast consisting , in the main , of unknown and unpronounceable Hungarians . |
| 22 | If an applicant is uncertain as to his plans after marriage , the entry clearance officer should treat it as an application for settlement , and consider whether all the requirements for settlement are satisfied . |
| 23 | The direction of light is adjustable as the torch rests on a pivot . |
| 24 | The prospect of real freedom after so many years of oppression is exciting as well as daunting . |
| 25 | My niece , Alison , tells me that the more up to date term is solo as in ‘ going solo . ’ |
| 26 | There have been hiccups — the UK government decision to introduce eye tests , for example , brought a bulge in demand which has been followed with a corresponding flat patch — but the group reckons the long term is promising as ageing populations and greater access to markets such as India and China boost demand . |
| 27 | There have been hiccups — the UK government decision to introduce eye tests , for example , brought a bulge in demand which has been followed with a corresponding flat patch — but the group reckons the long term is promising as ageing populations and greater access to markets such as India and China boost demand . |
| 28 | The situation changes if ΔH M is negative as this will encourage mixing , and the search for binary polymer blends which are miscible has focussed on combinations in which specific intermolecular interactions , such as hydrogen bonds , dipole-dipole interactions , ion-dipole interactions , or charge transfer complex formation , can exist between the component polymers . |
| 29 | Re M is important as it clarifies the law on privilege and social work records but it is important to consider it within the wider context of access to information generally . |
| 30 | That figure is true as regards loans made in the 1991 fiscal year , and means 69% ( worth $1.8 billion ) of the contracts were won by non-Japanese companies . |