Example sentences of "a [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trade surplus for the first quarter of 1990 was down 35 per cent on the same period in 1989 and there was increasingly frequent talk of a recession as the major economic indices fell . |
| 2 | Unlike Godard 's intellectual young couples in a confined space , these two people spend the weekend together communicating on as superficial a level as the movie itself . |
| 3 | The first step is to produce a set of descriptive statistics of such variables as employment , unemployment , output , productivity and labour costs for Northern Ireland , at as detailed a level as the data permit . |
| 4 | They led her into the interview-room , gave her a cup of tea and got her to sign the consent form — somewhat of a formality as the child was already in Theatre by this time , but at least that way they were covered in the event of any repercussions . |
| 5 | The question for the court was whether on July 9 , 1921 , the police authorities acting , reasonably and in good faith , considered a police garrison at the colliery necessary for the protection of life and property from violence , or , in other words , whether the decision of the chief constable in refusing special protection unless paid for was such a decision as a man in his position and with his duties could reasonably take . |
| 6 | Women have a hard enough time — being a ‘ house-husband ’ in most circumstances would be a struggle as the majority of men would be unable to find the support that women get amongst their peer group . |
| 7 | I salute the HKRFU ( whose own representative seven brought the house down in winning the Plate ) ; the sponsors , whose far-sightedness and faith has been amply rewarded ; and the participating unions — with the ‘ minnows ’ as important a part as the ‘ big fish ’ . |
| 8 | The war thus became very much a joint concern , with the nobility playing as important a part as the king in recruiting and commanding armies and conducting campaigns . |
| 9 | They point out that in the history of science it is clear that social and political factors play a great part in determining which theories are held on to and which are rejected ; certainly they play at least as great a part as the degree to which a theory is seen as having evidential support . |
| 10 | Then there was a clang as the driver opened the door and climbed down . |
| 11 | Even if their child stays away from school parents are still urged to seek a refund as the council believes children should have the same rights as other rail users . |
| 12 | He began writing to his friends : The life is as much a fiction as the poetry and becomes a kind of secondary creation against which the primary one may be read . |
| 13 | The court held that volenti non fit injuria did not succeed as a defence as the plaintiff did not exercise the freedom of choice which was necessary . |
| 14 | I asked her whether she felt she could walk past them , giving them as wide a berth as the width of the pavement would allow . |
| 15 | We can therefore see such a plasmid as a temporary alliance between genes which induce conjugation in the host bacterium ( and so make transmission of the plasmid itself possible ) , and genes which help the host to survive and multi ply . |
| 16 | [ 9 ] There was a click as the discreet door shut . |
| 17 | There was a click as the machine switched itself off . |
| 18 | Catherine , Mary noted , was especially quick to challenge George 's generalisations by reference to a local situation : Mary herself kept not so much a watch as a guard over Hope 's words . |
| 19 | Her hand came up and she caught him a stinging blow across the cheek , watching without a flicker as the mark turned first white , then red . |
| 20 | There was a clatter as the ladder was dragged across the floor . |
| 21 | There was a clatter as the phone was put down . |
| 22 | There was a clatter as the phone was put down , followed by the sound of footsteps scurrying down the stairs and fading into silence . |
| 23 | ‘ Total Communication ’ is a technique as the name suggests , one which tries developing every possible method of communicating including gestures , speech , lipreading , formal signing and the future uses of the best possible electronic hearing aids . |
| 24 | In fact , the idea would command about as big a majority as the one in 1990 that favoured membership of the ERM . |
| 25 | There was an explosion and a flash as the device punched a neat hole through the metal and ignited the petrol inside with a satisfactory whoosh of flame . |
| 26 | The incident degenerated into a fight as the players left the pitch and , according to radio reports , only the two goalkeepers were not involved . |
| 27 | Such a look as a wife gives her man . |
| 28 | Here , the front wheels scrabbled for grip , slithering across a hairpin as the turbo power overtook the capacity of the American Michelin tyres to transfer such substantial clout to the ground . |
| 29 | His face burnt like a brand As the black cascade of perfume came tumbling over his breast ; And he kissed its waves in the moonlight , |
| 30 | The copyholder , often equated with the poor peasant farmer , might well have been every bit as much a rentier as the lord of the manor , especially if a gentleman or wealthy townsman , earning thereby the disapprobation of Robert Crowley : |