Example sentences of "as it [is] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , from a harmonic point of view , as it is impossible to form chords such as the dominant with pentatonic scales , the harmony is slightly static , there being no decisive resolution or strong cadences . |
| 2 | It then becomes impossible to rank societies as more or less aggressive than one another , just as it is impossible to say that one society is more or less evil than another . |
| 3 | He assured Lord Salisbury on his visit to England in the summer of 1929 that ( according to Salisbury 's notes of their conversation ) , though dominion status might be admitted as the ultimate goal , ‘ inasmuch as it is impossible to anticipate an India which could defend itself , and as it is unthinkable that a British army could be subject to native control — an essential condition of real Dominion status — the realisation of the aspiration is not within sight ’ . |
| 4 | The suppression of vice is therefore , Lord Devlin argues , just as important as the suppression of subversive activities , and just as it is impossible to point to an area of morality which should not be subject to the law , so there is no area of morality which can be described as ‘ private ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ As it is impossible to reduce police strength any further to offset the estimated cost of the two major investigations , the force will have to implement some or all of the measures mentioned . ’ |
| 6 | Teachers whose fourth-year pupils have already started working towards the 1994 exams , are working blind as it is impossible to know how these levels will be viewed until after the results are published . |
| 7 | The parents should feel an integral part of this process as it is pointless to give out a piece of advice on how to change their reactions unless they understand the rationale behind it . |
| 8 | However , a right-angle guide can be bought as an accessory to keep edges and faces of timber at 90°C , which is really useful , as it is easy to take off too much wood from one side or the other . |
| 9 | It is particularly suited to fantasy cakes as it is easy to use and provides a soft , smooth surface . |
| 10 | Just as it is easy to put the tag ‘ ritual object ’ on any unknown prehistoric artefact , so , too , it is easy to class any mythical or artistic representation of the female as the universal mother . |
| 11 | These three clever pieces in silk crêpe-de-chine are designed to mix and match to form the basis of a summer wardrobe that 's just as elegant as it is easy to wear . |
| 12 | As it is easy to imagine , these changes produced a whole new set of issues . |
| 13 | Panel interviews can be rather intimidating as it is easy to get a feeling of ‘ just me against all of them ’ . |
| 14 | As it is helpful to hear them without a break you may ask the LH to mark which words you want him to say , or you can mark them for him . |
| 15 | In exactly the same way as it is essential to deconstruct the rhetoric of Hansard by examining the context which structures Parliamentary debate , what we want to do here is to reveal this grounding of other contributions to this volume . |
| 16 | It reviews the extensive literature on leadership so far as it is relevant to top management posts in the Civil Service ; surveys the available information about the careers of top managers ( generally Permanent Secretary level ) in the Civil Service ; and focuses attention on possible lessons with reference to the criteria for selecting , training and managing the careers of higher civil servants in Britain . |
| 17 | The terrorists know that by hitting commercial buildings and their insurers they are also hitting at a British Government faced with potentially huge underwriting costs even as it is desperate to find ways of bringing down the public sector borrowing requirement . |
| 18 | It is as impossible as it is undesirable to try to put the clock back and treat the majority of pupils as being necessarily philosophical and theological infants incapable of any more . |
| 19 | The runners string out in a line across the road as it is unsafe to have them five or six deep ; if one of the front runners fell , sacks of coal and people could end up in a nasty heap . |
| 20 | Therefore , my right hon. and learned Friend has given an undertaking that we shall proceed with legislation as soon as it is reasonable to do so , but the Bill is not the appropriate way . |
| 21 | Later , we read that ‘ nothing … shall prevent a constable delaying taking a person who has been arrested to a police station if the presence of that person elsewhere is necessary in order to carry out such investigations as it is reasonable to carry out immediately ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 6 ) Goods of any kind are of merchantable quality within the meaning of subsection ( 2 ) above if they are as fit for the purpose or purposes for which goods of that kind are commonly bought as it is reasonable to expect having regard to any description applied to them , the price ( if relevant ) and all the other relevant circumstances . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ as fit for the purpose or purposes for which goods of that kind are commonly bought as it is reasonable to expect … |
| 24 | Section 14(6) of SGA 1979 , which is replicated in ss4(9) , 9(9) of the SGSA 1982 , provides : Goods of any kind are of merchantable quality within the meaning of [ the undertaking ] if they are as fit for the purpose or purposes for which goods of that kind are commonly bought as it is reasonable to expect having regard to any description applied to them , the price ( if relevant ) and all the other relevant circumstances . |
| 25 | Answer guide : Generally expenses are more certain in amount and it is easier to identify what has been used up as it is all used up in one period . |
| 26 | Just as it is counter-productive to separate education into individual subject areas , so too is the act of considering in isolation the four areas discussed . |
| 27 | Just as it is possible to inherit blue eyes or r ; d hair , we can also inherit good and bad influences — both physical and mental . |
| 28 | Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship . |
| 29 | However , it is not necessary for the restraint of trade clause to be part of the main contract so long as it is possible to argue that it is referable to it or is in some other way of contractual force . |
| 30 | Yet it is possible to have a real relationship without such consciousness , just as it is possible to talk about God without being spiritual . |