Example sentences of "[adj] as [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also became friends with the eccentric Duke of Montagu of Boughton House in Northamptonshire , for ‘ In Stamford … there was not one person , clergy or lay , that had any taste of learning or ingenuity , so that I was actually as much dead in converse as in a coffin . ’ |
| 2 | Wölflinn 's writings are strong on observation ; this can be understood from his choice of terms to describe tendencies in form ; linear as against painterly , plane surface as against recessional depth , closed against open form , composite clarity against fused clarity , or absolute clarity against relative clarity . |
| 3 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 4 | Or if not then perhaps later as his mother — always self-conscious as to the difference between herself and her more Westernised sisters-in-law gave vent to the feelings of inadequacy they unconsciously inspired ? |
| 5 | The past 10 years has seen an explosion in our knowledge of the molecular biology of cancer , and nowhere has this been as exciting as in the field of large bowel cancer . |
| 6 | Furthermore , because of the higher coefficient of variation paraffin embedded material cell cycle analysis is not as reliable as in fresh tissue of solid tumours . |
| 7 | The innards are no longer quite as reliable as before ( how like the old car parked outside , eh ? |
| 8 | In such areas the landscape was as much medieval as in the open-field lands but it was very different and had a different pattern of settlement within it . |
| 9 | There were only rare moments of poise and calm as in Henry Herford 's Qui Tollis or the choruses opening Sanctus . |
| 10 | If I 'm wrong as to that , there was also open to her a further route to a degree qualification . |
| 11 | If appropriate provision for expulsion is essential , it is as well also to consider the eventuality of partners leaving in less contentious circumstances , if only to ensure ( as considered above ) that the firm 's finances are so arranged as to be able to cope with both expected and unexpected departures . |
| 12 | How could one not admire a woman so clear as to her needs that she did not care whose flesh she carved her way through , who did not care whose sleep she shattered in the small hours of the dawn ? |
| 13 | ‘ All you can do is study the situation as thoroughly as you can and be clear as to what the issues are and who is going to be affected by the decision . |
| 14 | I only wish I was clear as to what we will do myself , you may be sure . ’ |
| 15 | The surveyor should be clear as to his authority and responsibilities , particularly where there is potential conflict . |
| 16 | As for the ruck/maul law , which seems to have excited some heated debate , we are quite clear as to how this should be refereed . |
| 17 | It is important that we should be clear as to what we mean by Marxism . |
| 18 | If these are likely to be exacerbating the problem they must be removed , and the parents must be clear as to why . |
| 19 | But , if Goody is going to draw significant consequences from what he defines as ‘ literacy ’ , then it is important to be clear as to just what it is that is supposed to have these consequences . |
| 20 | To understand the force of these interpretations of what has been happening we must be clear as to what the contrasting but implicit concept of order is supposed to comprise . |
| 21 | It was essential to determine future American policy over Japan and to be clear as to the American commitment to Japan . |
| 22 | One group may dominate large areas of cultural production , while another , through lack of access to cultural form , may be less clear as to the nature of its own interests . |
| 23 | ‘ A member : I , too , have talked to many airline employees about this matter , and I am not completely clear as to the purport of my Hon. |
| 24 | The Chairman then reads out the motion known as the original motion to the meeting so that everyone is clear as to what the motion is . |
| 25 | Put more accurately , individual judges may be clear as to their preferences but those preferences do not always coincide . |
| 26 | Anyone who is offering a proposal that requires a " yes " effort should be clear as to why he expects that effort to be made . |
| 27 | The Chancellor could not have been more clear as to how , in his view , matters would move forward from the basis of a currency union . |
| 28 | Is the vendor committed to and clear as to the reason for a sale ? |
| 29 | [ The ICAEW ethics guidelines are not clear as to whether this courtesy is to be extended to non-UK based auditors ] . |
| 30 | [ The ICAEW ethics guidelines are not clear as to whether this courtesy is to be extended to non-UK based auditors ] |