Example sentences of "[adj] as [noun] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , Tory MPs have been put on standby for a three-line whip on Thursday seen by some as contingency plans for a possible defeat tomorrow . |
| 2 | To protect the roots of cold-sensitive plants such as African lilies ( agapanthus ) , pack straw or insulating material such as polystyrene blocks around the pot , held in place with bubble polythene . |
| 3 | Competitors — espionage , arson , patent copying ; bribery and corruption to influence those in new or expanding markets , such as government officials in developing economies ( Braithwaite 1979b ; Jacoby , Nehemlis , and Ells 1977 ) ; price-fixing to squeeze out new competitors or to rationalize competition ( Fuller 1962 ; Geis 1967 ; Smith 1961 ) ; mergers or take-overs in violation of anti-monopoly legislation ( Snider 1978 ) . |
| 4 | Such data are valuable for detecting and monitoring change , for example in the type and cover of vegetation , and for observing dynamic phenomena such as sediment patterns in estuaries and coastal waters , or the movements of warm and cold fronts in the lower atmosphere . |
| 5 | These include fitting cars with catalytic convertors , installing cleaning devices , such as gas scrubbers in power stations , and introducing nitrogen oxide controls . |
| 6 | It finances hundreds of projects and events , such as heritage classes for children in Spain , Italy and France , and European Heritage Day . |
| 7 | ‘ They have also to be congratulated for their willingness to talk openly to outsiders such as school pupils about the problems caused by alcohol dependency in an attempt to help reduce the problem within the community . ’ |
| 8 | The target is to raise £500,000 and the journal is appealing for sponsors as well as planning fund-raising events such as charity auctions in London and New York . |
| 9 | It is appropriate to omit from the examination of stability test samples certain tests which form a necessary part of the quality control specification , such as identification tests for active or other ingredients . |
| 10 | Indeed the approach in some ways resembled that of the early Russian school of soil science and involved the recognition of zonal phenomena as the direct results of latitudinal climatic belts ; of azonal phenomena arising from non-climatic control including endogenetic effects ; extrazonal phenomena which occurred beyond their normal range of occurrence such as sand dunes on coasts ; and polyzonal phenomena including those which operate in all regions of the globe subject to the same basic physical laws . |
| 11 | First , the benefit attributable to the patent must be shown to be current at the time of the employee 's application ; the prospect of future benefits such as royalty payments from foreign sub-licensees is only relevant to the quantum of compensation awarded should outstanding benefit be proved . |
| 12 | I am sure that , from the Minister 's knowledge of and visits to the area , he will agree that companies such as Highlands Fabricators at Nigg , which has an excellent work force , a good track record , is competitive and highly skilled and has diversified on site , are well placed to take advantage of the single market . |
| 13 | That may mean doing some assembly work , such as wiring instruments into a dashboard . |
| 14 | handy reference tools such as check lists of commands etc |
| 15 | But many package organisers book hotels in this country for tourists to the UK or even domestic tours such as coach tours as part of a package . |
| 16 | The ever popular blanket solutions , such as biogas plants for all and sundry , will not work . |
| 17 | The nurse may also come back in the evening , especially in the beginning , in order to help the patient with medicines , such as insulin injections for diabetes , and to position him correctly in bed . |
| 18 | You 've got pottery , you 've got building material such as tile lumps of plaster around somewhere as well , erm shell , bone , all sorts of things , okay . |
| 19 | Broad definitions of money also include various items such as deposit accounts in banks that can not be spent directly but which can nevertheless be readily converted into cash . |
| 20 | Spartan finances look pathetically primitive : an inscription ( ML 67 = Forn , 132 : ? 390s ) , recording contributions to the Spartan war fund , includes gifts of raisins : no six-thousand-talent reserve , or regular allied tribute such as Pericles boasts of in Thucydides ' narrative ( ii . |
| 21 | But sheep which cross national barriers , such as slaughter lambs for France , must carry a flock mark and for practical reasons that almost certainly means ear tags . |
| 22 | In viewdata ( known in the US as videotex ) , information is transmitted to terminals such as TV screens along telephone lines . |
| 23 | Perhaps for this reason , BT is playing down the entertainment side , instead stressing other applications such as video databases for such sectors as estate agents . |
| 24 | The 1947 Electricity Act laid down in some detail procedures for matters such as capital authorisations from the Ministry and the relative spheres of interest of Central Authority and Area Boards , but on the major questions of business policy the industry had a relatively free hand , subject only to a requirement to consult the Minister on matters of broad policy . |
| 25 | These points should be easily-recognizable and accurately-measurable points such as runway intersections at airports , railway or road junctions , isolated buildings , or prominent natural features . |
| 26 | The flight safety officials receive reports from their own flight crews and engineering staff , and keep checks on operational irregularities and monitor the investigations of all the flight safety incidents such as engine shut-downs in flight , selection of emergency systems , component failure in flight and procedural shortcomings . |
| 27 | Possible explanations for this diversity are the physical state of the virus ( whether it is extrachromosomal or integrated into the host cell chromosomes ) , the topographical position of the lesion on the cervix , and the presence of possible cofactors such as herpes viruses in carcinogenesis . |
| 28 | Higher education is expensive in Latin America , and especially so the education , such as business qualifications from the United States , that is desired for running large firms . |
| 29 | One part of the study is concerned to describe and interpret the way in which policy instruments such as interest rates of taxation were actually used . |
| 30 | Some landowners on Dartmoor are trying to enforce a booking system and even payment for the use of facilities on their land such as rock outcrops for climbing . |