Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taken from 190 miles above , the film shows pollution in rivers and oceans , the extent of rainforest destruction from burning and major silt damage in rivers as far apart as the Mississippi , the Yangtze and the Betsiboka in Madagascar . |
| 2 | However , to get some idea of the true impact , it is essential to put a comprehensive monitoring programme in place as soon as possible . |
| 3 | It makes a useful addition to cooking too , lending its herby delicacy to dishes as varied as Stilton soup and Hazelnut and orange gâteau . |
| 4 | His name is first found in the watermark of a postage stamp for Barbados as early as 1840 . |
| 5 | Mark Warner Travel offers holidays to destinations throughout the Mediterranean ‘ club ’ type packages including elements as diverse as accommodation , food and the cost of participating in organised sports . |
| 6 | Gemstone Marketing Ltd. , a British Company based in London , is producing 100% woven cotton towels in quantities as small as 8 . |
| 7 | A concise , practical household guide with information and expert advice on topics as diverse as stain removal , gardening , home decorating and cookery . |
| 8 | Good mental health is maintained by having an active social life , interests , variety , by freeing your home life from anxiety as much as possible , and by managing your money . |
| 9 | But the day belonged to biplanes with a stirring co-ordinated aerobatic routine from Vic Norman and Brendan O'Brien in Stearmen ; lyrical singleton aerobatics routines from types as varied as Jungmann , Great Lakes and Stampe ; Barry Tempest crazy flying and taking much advantage of the local topography ; the Diamond Nine Tiger Moth team dominating the intimate skyline with their outstanding final burst ; the Tiger Walk twin Tiger Moth girl-on-the-wing team ; with the weather preventing a migration to France for a booking , the Crunchie Flying Circus aerobatic girls-on-the-wing attended for a show on ‘ home ’ territory . |
| 10 | A representative sampling of Osiris Management Services ' clientele was there , beefy ballocky blokes who prized the rugby scrum of life as much as an opportunity for putting the boot in as for winning the ball . |
| 11 | The irony is that within five years , investigations started with a view to relaying part of the canal route to Kilmacolm as far as Paisley for a new passenger service ! |
| 12 | He gripped the landing rail with hands as large as ham-hocks . |
| 13 | OVER the past few weeks I have been attempting to assess the relative marketing merits of companies as diverse as theatre companies , electrical retailers and peat producers . |
| 14 | Kites probably ceased to breed in Sussex about 1825 , and des Forges and Harber give 21 records between 1863 and 1960 , all for the period September to May as far as is known . |
| 15 | There was also a water mill in Lowthorpe as early as 1327 but the latest building on the site was said to have been built in the 1700s and was finally demolished in 1959 . |
| 16 | The deal , released yesterday , will boost Tory election prospects in seats as far apart as Preston , Lancashire , where British Aerospace build Tornado bombers , Brough on Humberside , where Hawk trainers are built , Southampton where Vosper 's build minesweepers , and Yeovil in Somerset , the home of Westland helicopters — all expected to be part of the arms package . |
| 17 | Secondly , what would happen to the profitability of Britain 's least successful credit operators if it reacted to the credit demand signals of customers as rapidly as it responds to their credit risk signals ? |
| 18 | To rid the UK of the label , the document says , the government must introduce fundamental policy changes on issues as diverse as air , water and waste policies , Antarctic oil exploration and greenhouse gas control . |
| 19 | Development of sophisticated analytical equipment now enables us to measure potential toxins , pesticide and drug residues at levels as low as two parts in 1000 million . |
| 20 | We need a UN relief plan for Somalia as soon as possible . |
| 21 | Sattaur ( 1989 ) reports that planting of vetiver grass ( Vetiveria ziganiodes ) has helped to counteract soil erosion on slopes as steep as 50 per cent . |
| 22 | It is instructive to begin with to compare the stones listed by the Greek naturalist and philosopher Theophrastus ( 373/ 368–c.287 B.C. ) , in so far as these can be certainly identified , with those used for the stamp seals of the Aegean world during the second millennium B.C. and the cylinder seals of Mesopotamia as far back as the fourth . |
| 23 | Excavations at Tepe Gawra much nearer the highland sources of metals show that close contacts had already been established with the city states of Sumer as far back as the middle of the fourth millennium B.C. By the time of the Royal Cemetery of Ur ( c.2600–2500 B.C. ) metallurgy and not least gold- and silversmithing had already reached a stage at which many of the fundamental processes had been mastered . |
| 24 | Last year 's activities included explanatory talks , simple construction projects , radio fox hunting , Morse instruction , radio operating with contacts as far away as Australia , USA and Japan , including opportunities for attendees to chat to the overseas operators , and experiments with a kite antenna . |
| 25 | We are very much aware that initiatives involving major revisions of the curriculum have significant resource implications for institutions as well as for SCOTVEC and , for this reason , we have decided that a phased introduction would be appropriate for the revision of advanced courses . |
| 26 | The idea was born from the success of the Central Scotland Association , which generated increasing interest as it took on health boards over matters as diverse as single-sex lavatories in an Edinburgh hospital to provision of extra female doctors in the village of Auchterarder . |
| 27 | There 's a Spark tone of voice as distinctive as Greene 's — witty , ruthless … |
| 28 | Zahedi said he intended to settle the oil dispute with Britain as fast as he could , and the United States at once promised the loans that it had refused Mossadeq . |
| 29 | Birdwatchers flock to the West Country in numbers as impressive as their quarry . |
| 30 | To the stone wall by run as fast as I could one one but Lindy did not mind . |