Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of RE according to the phenomenologists is promoting respect for , and understanding of , religion and its significance for behaviour in such a way as to leave intact pupils ' integrity — it is not educating into religion in any way , but educating about religion understood as more than information because involving a positive and creative approach to pluralism . |
| 2 | At the end of this period matters had by no means gone as far as this , for the growth of political parties in eighteenth-century England was curiously erratic . |
| 3 | The first meeting of the Academic Board of the Technical College took place in April 1966 , and considered a proposal to develop courses for CNAA awards as soon as possible , given that Plymouth was already doing so . |
| 4 | The work of solicitors varies as widely as the community they service . |
| 5 | Even when Bevin as British foreign secretary speedily found himself entangled in tough disputes with the USSR , this did not lead him to follow Churchill 's line that Britain had of necessity to work as closely as possible with the United States . |
| 6 | However , if one tries to envelop the noun phrase and the adjective in a single question , then , on the one hand , the result will usually or always be grammatical , because the verbs occurring in this construction can of course stand as ordinary transitive verbs , but , on the other , the question form will naturally be taken as related to the ordinary transitive verb with a simple noun phrase object — with a corresponding alteration in the meaning expressed ; ( 23 ) is an attempt to put such a question : ( 23 ) his sister set the owl free what did his sister set ? to which suitable answers could include the mousetrap or the first four questions . |
| 7 | In practice classical elite theorists ' determinist belief in the inevitability of oligarchy became as total as Marx 's faith in the dialectical development of history towards communism . |
| 8 | The burst of enthusiasm died as swiftly as it had kindled . |
| 9 | To begin with the quality of the font designs can have a substantial effect ; not all versions of Times look as good as they ought to . |
| 10 | This situation was fostered , on the one hand , by the lack of interest on the part of Moscow to export an increasingly nationalistic and doctrinaire literary theory designed primarily for strategic domestic purposes , and on the other , by the enormous interest on the part of Moscow to recruit as many prestigious fellow-travelling intellectuals to the ranks of the anti-fascist lobby as possible.16 From the French perspective , therefore , 1934 marks a major turning point . |
| 11 | Community care has pushed forward the idea of bringing more people out of institutions to live as independently as possible . |
| 12 | Yeah that 's what we 're spending a lot of money doing as well . |
| 13 | It was a test of manhood to get as close as possible to the board without a fin raking across your back . |
| 14 | Joe Harris , chairman of Darlington LVA and landlord of the Half Moon at Barton , described the idea of cafe licenses as ‘ totally out of order ’ as the increase in competition would hit hard pressed publicans . |
| 15 | Understandably , it has appealed to teachers reacting against older traditional methods , particularly if these divorced learning to read from any kind of true reading experience , or if they involved the use of books containing as many older schemes did — unnatural and stilted language which prevented children from using the linguistic knowledge they already had . |
| 16 | He also called on ANC president Nelson Mandela and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Inkatha to meet as soon as possible to end political violence in the region . |
| 17 | The actual formation of gangs depends as much on the splits and alliances made by the gang leaders as on the gangs ' internal dynamics . |
| 18 | Expression of NFs occurs as early as 9-10 days of gestation in the mouse central and peripheral nervous system and coincides with the appearance of postmitotic neurons ( 2 ) . |
| 19 | It may be necessary to restructure the business before it is acquired ; the tax liabilities involved need to be assessed , and the position of management protected as far as possible . |
| 20 | At that time the old doctrines of the need for democratic control were still strong and an argument arose between those , such as Mr Aneurin Bevan , who favoured total subordination to Parliament ( with a minister for each industry on the lines of the Post Office ) , and those led by Mr Herbert Morrison , who wanted to leave the industries a measure of independence to operate as fully commercial undertakings . |
| 21 | This rainswept airfield in the mad heart of England seems as good a place as any to contemplate my own demise . |
| 22 | But since the principle of indiscernibles remained in force in his theory , there was no means of telling two identical complexes apart in any case , and the whole idea of particularity remained as obscure as it had ever been . |
| 23 | In an ideal playground , there 'd be a good selection of equipment covering as wide an age range as possible . |
| 24 | At the end of the avenue , the village of Cawdor looks as kempt as a pinafore . |
| 25 | The decline of countries has as much to do with the loss of vision as any other factor . |
| 26 | This series of texts comes as close as Roman law ever did to suggesting a principle of tracing . |
| 27 | Pascal 's insistence that rigorous , self-searching thought is the basis of morality needs as much hammering home now as it did three centuries ago . |
| 28 | This idea of flexibility applies as much to exercise as it does to food . |
| 29 | The meeting Reccommend to Mr. McNiell of Ardnacross to get the Church yeard Dyke of Kildalton finished as soon as possible … |
| 30 | The essential concepts and processes of marketing apply as much to marketing in the international arena as the domestic one . |