Example sentences of "in [adj] as [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Veblen 's central thesis was that emulation took the form of engaging in a conspicuous way in honorific as opposed to merely useful pursuits . |
| 2 | Even this attritional logic left one ‘ gap ’ in the law ; where the affray took place in private as opposed to public , it could be argued that there was the need for the presence of an actual ( as opposed to a hypothetical ) bystander . |
| 3 | Burgess and Pratt attribute this development , like that of the growth in full-time as opposed to part-time students , to what they apostrophize as ‘ academic drift ’ . |
| 4 | There is an even greater need for good advice , particularly away from the headlines , in agreed as opposed to hostile transactions . |
| 5 | Theoretically , the IgG subclass distribution could be different in superficial as opposed to basal lamina propria . |
| 6 | In spite of higher volumes of traffic in urban as compared with other areas , the fatality and serious injury rate is lower . |