Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In National Provincial Bank of England v. Games ( 1886 ) 31 Ch.D. 582 an issue arose in a foreclosure action as to the sum to be paid by the mortgagor in order to avoid foreclosure . |
| 2 | Cross-denominational association of this sort in particular localities was not uncommon and could be reinforced through collaborative reformist and philanthropic action as in the common efforts for moral and civic improvement of such Quaker and Unitarian families in Birmingham as the Cadburys , Lloyds , Kenricks and others . |
| 3 | There was some argument on the English side as to the best way of crossing the river and finishing the whole business as swiftly as possible . |
| 4 | One can , for instance , easily imagine circumstances in which oral utterances including recollections from different times and places are , as it were , placed side by side as in a debating chamber and where the listeners could then recognise contradictions and employ their ‘ critical ’ faculties . |
| 5 | The tentacle scales may be distinct from the oral papillae being either separated by a gap or placed at a higher level as viewed from the ventral side as in the genera Ophiotoma and Ophioblenn . |
| 6 | Members of an enterprise association are joined in seeking a common substantive satisfaction , whether it be profit maximization as in the case of a company or a change in human behaviour as in the case of the Anti-Bloodsports League . |
| 7 | Notations are made on the card as to the reasons for blacklisting , and any instructions such as ‘ refer to manager ’ , ‘ do not accept ’ or ‘ undesirable ’ should be carefully adhered to by the staff . |
| 8 | In this experiment as in the other loan choice questions , people must have gathered that both APR and total credit cost mattered because of the way they were being questioned about them . |
| 9 | The world of new furnishings works just as well in the bedroom as in the lounge , dining room or kitchen . |
| 10 | Thus far , the effective popularisation of basic Keynesian arguments would help strengthen a socialist case for the social planning of investment as in the interests of workers , both immediately ( in terms of employment prospects and living standards ) and in their capacity as savers for the future . |
| 11 | The gradualism of concession merely shores up the essentials of the established system by creating an illusion as to the possibilities of change . |
| 12 | ‘ I am uncertain about my future as at the moment it seems we do n't have a manager . ’ |
| 13 | So the medical profession , in the future as in the past , must bear the responsibility unless it is possible to obtain a decision from the courts . |
| 14 | As well as being close to so much North European prosperity , Brussels offers the boon of a 6% rate of VAT on objects sold at auction as against the crippling 18.6% imposed on all but ‘ original works of art ’ in Paris . |
| 15 | On the other hand the path has been from empirical field investigations towards continental or global patterns and this may be one important direction which must continue to be followed because large-scale soil erosion as in China , large-scale deforestation as in the Amazon , atmospheric pollution or global climatic change inspired by changes of carbon dioxide are all contemporary environmental processes on a scale which has not attracted sufficient physical geographers . |
| 16 | Erm and and they do not consider that the full testing and evaluation erm o of the environmental harm as against the claimed highway benefit , has properly taken place . |
| 17 | By referring to these the receptionist will be able to inform the enquirer as to the availability of accommodation and give details of the charges and facilities of the hotel . |
| 18 | The right has had the cheek to suggest that the same iron discipline should apply in the aftermath of defeat as in the anticipation of victory . |
| 19 | Scotland has been in the doldrums of international competition for years , only able to raise its game in occasional moments of glorious defeat as in the last European Championship . |
| 20 | The Crown had intended to introduce evidence of the number of transactions in shares between the members of the Stenhouse family and associated family trusts , and also of earlier agreements between the trustees and the Revenue as to the appropriate formula for valuing shares in H and SW . |
| 21 | They were in a similar position to the person coming along on a standby basis for an airline seat as against the passenger paying a full fare , and without the full rights of a standby passenger , in the sense that the decision whether or not to accommodate them in the college was entirely discretionary . |
| 22 | If the reader has any doubts in his own mind as to the mechanics of the ECM ( and foreign exchange market ) , a revision of the main points in this chapter ( and Chapter 3 ) should be made . |
| 23 | The practical effect of a comfort letter is to stop the Commission from changing its mind as to the status of the agreement unless there has been a material change of circumstances or unless the letter is written on the basis of incorrect information supplied by the parties . |
| 24 | Unlike Maria , Ruth had no limit in her mind as to the number of children she would eventually bear . |
| 25 | I have not wavered in the slightest degree in my attitude to this war , nor have I changed my mind as to the need of a final and complete settlement , but I want to say that in a war in which losses of such terrible magnitude are being imposed on all the Nations it appears to me not only wise but imperative that every country should use its political weapon to supplement all its military organisation , if by so doing it can defeat the enemy . |
| 26 | The authors of the Convention were never quite of one mind as to the obligatory quality they wished to give their text . |
| 27 | Because it is on that occasion that you will already have , and will on your final visit , have made up your mind as to the nature of the northern part of the village of Skelton , the nature of the land immediately surrounding it , whether it be a paddock , or a small field , whether it be more associated in the minds of some with the open country , or in the minds of others with the village . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sure you 've made up your mind as to the answer to that , along with everything else , Mr Scott , ’ she responded levelly , disconcerted by a need to conceal an unexpected surge of bitter frustration . |
| 29 | LAST year 's accounts were concluded with my statement — ‘ We must continue to be of cautious mind as to the immediate future , confident nevertheless that our chosen strategy best equips the group to weather the ongoing economic turbulence . ’ |
| 30 | I now became quite clear in my own mind as to the agreement between him and General von Knobelsdorf . |