Example sentences of "[noun] acts like [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The instrument acts like an amplifier to enable subtle mental or physical responses to be noticed . |
| 2 | one of the major problems engineers face is that the gearbox casing acts like a giant thermometer bowl , and as the oil heats up and expands , the level in the gearbox rises in a four-speed unit by 20 to 30mm . |
| 3 | Its engine acts like a vacuum cleaner by removing pollutants to become a smog buster . |
| 4 | These high frequency radio programmes can be bounced off the ionosphere which at certain high frequencies acts like an electrically charged mirror . |
| 5 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
| 6 | Though fragmented and incomplete , the play reveals the extent to which Minton identified with Hopkin , for the story acts like a parable on his own loss of identity within the creation of a myth . |
| 7 | The nanokernel acts like a bus and can move between operating systems to run different systems simultaneously on different processors . |
| 8 | But then this leads to the idea that perhaps a number of women do not enjoy being part of a couple and that a single woman in their midst acts like a demented lighthouse : enticing hapless travellers , by its safe and steady beam , on to the rocks below . |
| 9 | The swimfeeder acts like a magnet . |
| 10 | The pit acts like a telephoto lens , magnifying the image which falls on the fovea and giving these birds superb vision . |
| 11 | Perhaps , as the attacker 's jaws open wide to grab the small , furry shape , the potto acts like a jerking hedgehog and thrusts the back of its neck at the biting mouth . |
| 12 | The pistol acts like a magnet to your hand . |
| 13 | Silvikrin Pumping Spray acts like an aerosol but uses pressurised air to deliver a fine , concentrated spray . |
| 14 | The rear leg acts like a springboard , tensing the back foot outwards and facilitating a fast forward movement . |
| 15 | A lettuce leaf in a roll acts like a hand to help hold in moist fillings . |
| 16 | Indeed , perceptual constancies are only a puzzle if it is assumed that the visual system acts like a camera . |
| 17 | Each unit acts like an eye , and contains a small lens or facet , which focuses light down a rod ( known as a rhabdom ) made up of layers of light detectors . |
| 18 | Because it is surrounded by uplands the Empire acts like a huge basin into which drain countless mountain torrents . |