Example sentences of "[noun sg] such as [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wales to him — physical Wales — was the catacombs of coal , the engines and architecture of massive wealth creation , rain-soaked narrow streets , hillsides leaking black , and occasionally a soaring aqueduct such as that in Pontrhydyfen under which still stands the house in which he was born . |
| 2 | Skilled readers are only occasionally conscious of misunderstanding a complex sentence , or having difficulty in finding the correct association such as that between ‘ likes ’ and ‘ dog ’ . |
| 3 | This was actually caused by an integrated circuit failure , though an intermittent fault such as this is less likely than a total failure . |
| 4 | This can not , of course , apply to outcrop rock such as that at the old village of Tockmal on the Oa , which has a group of shallow cups . |
| 5 | Conversely , because very little substantive empirical work has been based upon the Marxist model , it is not clear from a relatively small-scale study such as that by Sankoff and Laberge whether it offers a potentially more insightful way of analysing variation . |
| 6 | The structure of courses should be such that the majority would require a form of integrated study such as that described in the Grouped Course Scheme within existing TEC policy . |
| 7 | There are always risks when interpreting data from a descriptive study such as this one . |
| 8 | Recording error on the part of staff , either purposeful or accidental , is less easily dealt with in a study such as this . |
| 9 | In a retrospective study such as this , it is impossible to fully assess the type of intestinal metaplasia and therefore for analysis intestinal metaplasia was simply judged to be present ( + ) or absent ( - ) . |
| 10 | And when you actually do a study such as this , where do you go for source material ? |
| 11 | A rapid review such as this of theories of knowledge and the curriculum can not hope to do justice to the various concepts and models , and risks inducing a kind of conceptual vertigo . |
| 12 | A source of potential talent such as this is particularly important for rural areas . |
| 13 | After painting glazing bars , cover them with a self-adhesive weatherproofing tape such as that produced by Aquaseal . |
| 14 | The result is significantly lower figures for ownership control than with a methodology such as that of Nyman and Silberston , discussed above . |
| 15 | Accurate and true representation is an important prerequisite governing potential worth of a visual aid such as this . |
| 16 | … The fear of damage awards under a rule such as that invoked by the Alabama courts here may be markedly more inhibiting than the fear of prosecution under a criminal statute . |
| 17 | ‘ The fear of damage awards under a rule such as that invoked by the Alabama courts here may be markedly more inhibiting than the fear of prosecution under a criminal statute . |
| 18 | While not inviting the Board to adopt in regard to Zaidie and Matadial a rule such as that which applies to accomplices , the alleged victims of sexual assaults and young children , the defendant submitted that there was an obligation ( not performed in this case ) to advise the jury to proceed with caution where there was material to suggest that the evidence of the witnesses might be tainted by an improper motive . |
| 19 | ‘ How strange to come across you in a civilised setting such as this . |
| 20 | Good practice such as that described by Hegarty et al . |
| 21 | A chapter such as this can only chart the territory and you will need to go further and read about statistics if this is a relatively new or strange area to you . |
| 22 | Recent research such as that by Peter Knight of St Martin 's College , Lancaster , however , has suggested that the technique of bombarding pupils with " Why ? " questions , as well as feeding them historical information , might actually stimulate the earlier development of their historical thinking . |
| 23 | In a time of economic recession such as that of the early 1990s , there is a strong case not only for low interest rates but also for increased public expenditure , especially on roads , bridges , airports and other civic needs , and on unemployment compensation and welfare payments , all to employ or protect the unemployed and those otherwise adversely affected . |
| 24 | Saner , Engineer to the Weaver Navigation , in his report to the Royal Commission on Inland Navigations in 1906 mentions Foxton Lift and its costly foundations , which might have been greatly reduced had the subsoil been of a nature or had there been available experience such as that gained in the course of the project . |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose I have learned that I have been able to survive an experience such as this , which certainly I would not have bet on myself to do . |
| 26 | To begin with , I pay tribute to an intervention made by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton , South-West ( Mr. Budgen ) who , earlier today , rightly pointed out that in a democracy Parliament should be expected to debate a measure such as this in a sane and sensible fashion . |
| 27 | But the size of the local fox population is governed by the amount of food available , not in times of plenty such as this , but in times of scarcity when the nesting gulls have gone . |
| 28 | It will also look at the qualities needed in religious journalism , the potential audience for religious news , and compare and contrast religious coverage with other specialist coverage such as that of scientific and educational issues . |
| 29 | There are diplomas in medical jurisprudence and forensic medicine and excellent courses of preparation such as that run by the Forensic Academic Group in the North . |
| 30 | During periods of change such as this , what he refers to as ‘ status movements ’ may emerge which attempt , through symbolic rather than instrumental means , to increase or simply maintain the prestige or honour of a particular social group . |