Example sentences of "[coord] also [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 When Fussell tells us that the war was ‘ so devoid of ideological content that little could be said about its positive purposes that made political or intellectual sense ’ , he shows that he has become the prisoner of his own limited sources , and also of an imagination limited by distaste for his subject .
2 The Moghul Empire , which at that time covered the northern two-thirds of the Indian subcontinent , was at its most impressive ; these were the decades of the Taj Mahal , the Red Fort at Delhi , and also of an attempt by the Muslim rulers of India to conciliate the Hindu majority .
3 Idleness is feared there with good reason , and also to an obsessive degree , for , as has been observed , if men believe something to be true , it is true in its consequences .
4 I refer to recent letters about the cost of house sales and also to an article today in your Property section .
5 ‘ I still train with Hamilton every day and also with an under 21 team , ’ added the fitness fanatic whose progress with Coleraine has been carefully monitored by his former club .
6 The project is registered with UK2000 Scotland and also as an Operation Brightwater project .
7 The ceasefire was seen as an attempt to reassure the communists of the government 's sincerity in the US bases negotiations , and also as an opportunity for the government to deal with the Army rebels .
8 The Faculty Office or the Schools Liaison Office will be pleased to advise on this and also upon an appropriate choice of sixth year subjects , particularly where students have marginally failed to meet the entry requirements at the first sitting of Highers .
9 The Premier Range , make in weather resistant durable PVC with a natural leather look , is available in Al , A2 , A3 and A4 and also in an A2 , A3 and A4 maxi size giving greater sleeve capacity .
10 Only problems were that one of them had had been snapped off at the legs and been reglued direct to the base , presumably in an effort to replicate Bremner 's short stature , and also in an effort to simulate Albert Johanneson ( or was it Gerry ? ? ) brown paint had been splurged all over one player , rendering his kit a mucky pink .
11 In his opinion the phenomenon of bases required ‘ special defensive measures , not only of a military and political character but also of an international legal character ’ .
12 They convey a double sense of experience : that of a linear process ; but also of an eternal state of being which informs and transcends it , and which is accessed within the structure of human nature , itself programmed with a restlessness that can be assuaged by nothing less .
13 Although in the case of learning disabilities he accepted that he was dealing with congenital conditions incapable of radical improvement , his regimen called not only for humane treatment but also for an appreciation that disabled people deserved special understanding because of their superior spiritual status .
14 In 1839 he succeeded Stephen Rigaud [ q.v. ] as reader in experimental philosophy ( physics ) at Oxford , becoming responsible not only for a well-established course but also for an extensive collection of apparatus with an endowment for its development .
15 At the least , Swegen 's victories are likely to have owed something not only to his doubtless considerable abilities as a commander , but also to an administration capable of utilising resources effectively and controlling the country in his absence .
16 Green candidate , Bill Hughes sees investment in more public transport as not only the key to an improved environment , but also to an improved economy .
17 I introduced your name in the conversation , said I was your Factor , told him that you were in the Lakes for pleasure but also with an eye to acquiring property , etc. , etc .
18 He has armed himself with the munitions of modernity , not only with ‘ conventional arms ’ , but also with an arsenal of nuclear , biological and chemical weapons .
19 Citizenship should , it is suggested , be regarded not only as a burden , or even as a set of rights or entitlements , but also as an opportunity for self-fulfilment and a reciprocal relationship between citizens and the state .
20 The skilled negotiator , on the other hand , asks questions not only to gain more information and understanding but also as an alternative to disagreeing bluntly and as a means of putting forward suggestions ( ie possible courses of action said as questions .
21 Not simply as a hostess — ‘ The only task I was ever trained for , ’ she said to him wryly — but also as an adviser .
22 This now serves , not only as guest accommodation , but also as an occasional isolation ward , study and music room .
23 A mirror is an essential piece of furniture — not only for checking your appearance , putting on make up , or straightening your tie — but also as an integral part of the home 's decoration .
24 I opted for parsley to help them get over the difference in water and to remove any toxins produced by the parasitic attack , mint as an antiseptic and to encourage them to feed , fennel to help clear out the digestive tract in case of internal parasites ( a very mild air to pumpkin seeds ) and as a mild antiseptic , elderflowers to reduce the fish 's stress , pumpkin seeds to deal with the parasites and to help the skin heal , and garlic — again to deal with the parasites , but also as an antibiotic in case of secondary infection .
25 He looked at it quite philosophically , seeing poaching as an irritant but also as an inevitable occurrence ; in headhunting , all 's fair in love and war .
26 The child may retain his stools partly for the erotic pleasure of later letting go , but also as an act of defiance against the parents .
27 The argument , then , is that for the young child , the familiar adult ( e.g. , parent ) is seen not only as a resource from which the child obtains all sorts of information , but also as an extension of the child 's cognitive and communicative system — a communicative support system ( CoSS ) .
28 A basic knowledge of oriental carpet design is essential , not only as an aid to identification , but also as an important means of gaining insight into the rich and infinitely varied religious and cultural heritage of the weavers themselves .
29 Accordingly , the shipper enters into the contract of carriage not only on his own behalf , but also as an agent of the consignee .
30 Bell has a small but significant place in English architectural history , not only for the strength of his designs but also as an occasional architect coming , unusually , from the mercantile community rather than from the court or the gentry .
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