Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Majd al-Din Muhammad ( Molla Musannifek ) , or the latter 's death date , which is given as 875/1470–1 , must be treated with caution . |
| 2 | ‘ But in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible … |
| 3 | ‘ in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible , and the fact that the Australian court has already been seized with their welfare in the context of the divorce proceedings . |
| 4 | There is an ancient variant in the Lucan version of the Lord 's Prayer , which is attested as early as Marcion in the second century and reads , ‘ May thy Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us , ’ instead of , ‘ Thy kingdom come . ’ |
| 5 | If she meant to make us nervous , she 's succeeded as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 6 | She is coming as far as you know ? |
| 7 | Consequently , engineers have a primary role in ensuring that the risk management programme itself is managed as effectively as any other business activity . |
| 8 | It is all right complaining under the charter to the person who runs the service about which one is complaining as long as there is a further port of call — a further person to whom one can complain . |
| 9 | They certainly are , though non one 's having as good a time as the band themselves . |
| 10 | They certainly are , though non one 's having as good a time as the band themselves . |
| 11 | The basis of our decision before was my people work very closely say take with the national account people in right , and the main objective there is to get as much business from the corporate accounts as they 're responsible for like or whoever . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's getting as bad as the days of cutthroat razors . |
| 13 | It 's burn as much as you can , use as much as you can . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's hammering as violently as mine , ’ he whispered shakily . |
| 15 | It 's expected as many as 150,000 lorries will use the terminal every year . |
| 16 | The council is spending prudently and efficiently and it 's spending as little hard cash as is compatible with meeting the essential needs of the people who live in the city . |
| 17 | If he has a secret , PC Danby says it 's making as many friends as possible . |
| 18 | There is an old saying that whipping a donkey will do no good if it 's running as fast as it can . |
| 19 | The expectations gap is a complex phenomenon , and it is caused as much by financial reporting problems as it is by auditing ones . |
| 20 | Masters and Johnson ( 1966 ) investigated the causes of impotence in older men , and found that it is caused as much by anxiety about possible physiological change as by the ageing process itself . |
| 21 | Northampton-based portable computer peripherals supplier Ranger Computers Ltd has introduced a new version of its RangerDisk3 personal computer compatible floppy disk drive for use with Psion Plc Series 3 handheld computers : it is intended as more convenient means of backing up or transferring Series 3 files than Psion 's Comms Link ; RangerDisk3 has its own version of MS-DOS and connects to the Series 3 via a Psion serial adaptor ; it can be used with the 128Kb and 256Kb models ; the operating software is built in so avoiding the need for program installation on the Series 3 ; file transfer is by the XModem protocol ; it is £200 from Ranger . |
| 22 | It is explained as much by Aden Arabie 's colonial , third-world dimension , as it is by its lyrically explosive and liberatingly destructive style which undoubtedly held more appeal for Sartre in 1960 than the more prosaic , communist militant style of Les Chiens de garde , with its undertones of Stalinist party dogma . |
| 23 | Delegations from Derbyshire , Norfolk and Bournemouth are to attend next month 's London meeting and it is hoped as many others as possible will turn up to add weight to the issue . |
| 24 | The new paradigm must pass critical tests to survive , but it is born as spontaneously as the metaphors of a poet : |
| 25 | Most of them have chosen not to follow the unit structure common to TEC courses but have preferred a ‘ grouped ’ one as it is regarded as more appropriate in the art and design field . |
| 26 | ‘ About 2,500 people receive disability working allowance and I am anxious that it is increased as quickly as possible ’ , he said , and admitted that claimants may have confused DWA with disability living allowance and claimed the wrong one . |
| 27 | A pelmet or valance would also help to reduce height provided it is fixed as close as possible to the top of the architrave , thereby covering the top part of the glass . |
| 28 | When the crack is very shallow it is consuming more energy as surface energy than it is releasing as relaxed strain energy and therefore the conditions are energetically unfavourable for it to propagate . |
| 29 | The DVLA claims it is working as normal after a one-day strike last week delayed the mailing of vehicle tax reminders . |
| 30 | Only if it is contained as LATEST will it be approved again and its issue number increased . |