Example sentences of "[adj] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British used the four ‘ freedoms ’ agreed at the Commonwealth meeting in October 1943 as the basis for discussion , but refused to consider a US proposal for a fifth freedom : the right to pick up passengers , mail , and freight at intermediate stops not in the country of origin of the airline or its ultimate destination . |
| 2 | Her monograph , The Metabolism of Fat , published in 1943 as the first of Methuen 's monographs in biochemistry , summarized her views on the field , in which she was by then a recognized authority . |
| 3 | The marquis managed to pour the brandy without spilling it , his face chalk-white as the ramifications of Horatia 's return began to dawn on him . |
| 4 | Then there was the Mondays , always about to gatecrash the States with their apparently cleaned up act — and their new LP , ‘ Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches ! ’ is as close to the US mainstream as the Ryders can get without losing their natural pop suss . |
| 5 | Then there was the Mondays , always about to gatecrash the States with their apparently cleaned up act — and their new LP , ‘ Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches ! ’ is as close to the US mainstream as the Ryders can get without losing their natural pop suss . |
| 6 | Not only tragedy would feel the ban , but comedy , too , since all drama begins with human frailty , and none so universal and absurd as the propensity of mankind to behave badly . |
| 7 | Several quote 70 as the upper age limit for voluntary and statutory committees and the like . |
| 8 | Ian Woosnam fired a two-under-par 70 as the rain-hit Malaysian Open got underway in Kuala Lumpur yesterday . |
| 9 | It began trading in 1971 as the subsidiary of a Germany company before being bought over by its management team in 1987 . |
| 10 | The Republic of Zaïre ( known until 1971 as the Republic of the Congo ) , became independent from Belgium in June 1960 . |
| 11 | The Republic of Zaïre ( known until 1971 as the Republic of the Congo ) became independent from Belgium in June 1960 . |
| 12 | followed at Faversham in 1971 as the ‘ boss ’ leaving in 1980 to return to East Anglia as director and general manager — East Anglia . |
| 13 | This point is picked up by both Gregory and Fredegar , who describe the later Frankish invasion of Burgundy in 523 as the prosecution of Chlothild 's bloodfeud against her uncle 's family . |
| 14 | He had left the warmth of the Blue Boar after the usual extended throwing out time , and now felt elated as the four pints of rough local cider began to work on him . |
| 15 | Milan : The underlying tone remained weak as the MIB edged up one point to 1,174 . |
| 16 | Robyn , whose legs felt suddenly weak as the adrenalin drained out of her , sat down . |
| 17 | After getting physically very weak as the result of being unable to eat without extreme discomfort , a few weeks ago Molly was admitted to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital Great Ormond Street where doctors found and dealt with a severe restriction in her stomach . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , that 's a Gemini for you — changeable as the wind . |
| 19 | Changeable as the weather I 'd say . |
| 20 | Instances given by insiders include the total abolition of the closed shop ; the radical breaking-up of the National Health Service ; student loans ; rates ; vouchers for schools ; and , in earlier , pre-Hillsborough days , the restoration of what she and the late Airey Neave used , according to insiders , to refer to in private as the restoration of good local government in Northern Ireland . |
| 21 | He certainly had those Maggie thought , broad as the proverbial barn door . |
| 22 | Yamaichi economist Neil MacKinnon said : ‘ The polls suggest we will have a hung parliament , with Labour as the biggest party . |
| 23 | PAUL Johnson refers to Labour as the party that hates England . |
| 24 | Opinion on the exchanges was divided about the likely reaction to Labour as the party with the most seats but no overall majority . |
| 25 | In the real world , these results are neither as good for the Tories nor as bad for Labour as the polls and media predictions have made them seem . |
| 26 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 27 | Davies still looks to Labour as the likeliest carrier for such ideas . |
| 28 | Does he realise that throughout the country in the election people who care about the Post Office and Post Office services will vote Labour as the only way to preserve a good postal service ? |
| 29 | Therefore , perhaps Labour as the largest anti-Protection party , should be allowed to govern . |
| 30 | HARRIET Harman yesterday staked a claim for Labour as the party for women whose needs she said had been ignored under 13 years of Conservative rule . |