Example sentences of "as [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As faith in the League declined , some called for a new alliance system — and a new Government — to stand up to fascist aggression . |
| 2 | In the 1970s and 1980s , as faith among British teachers in our English national heritage or in Leavis 's great tradition became less influential , there was a growing fascination with problems thrown up by new methods of cultural analysis . |
| 3 | In addition to the mobility required of them as deputies in battle for the king , they were also kept in attendance at their father 's court at Aachen for long periods of time . |
| 4 | Frankly , it is n't worth the memory space it takes up , as improvements with other than database programs are imperceptible , and access with database files are n't speeded up very noticeably . |
| 5 | There is a degree of autonomy within each of the four countries , and although they may unite in the same objectives ( such as improvements in educational and professional standards ) , each has to be responsive to the nature and demands of its country of origin . |
| 6 | The reasons for these declines in late-age mortality are not well understood but probably reflect a variety of factors including better health care and improvements in nutrition and other aspects of living conditions as well as improvements in the availability and quality of medical care . |
| 7 | Mining in those areas occurred initially on the exposed fields in the area between Leeds and Derby , and it gradually shifted eastwards , as improvements in technology allowed deeper pits to be sunk , onto the concealed deposits . |
| 8 | The controversy regarding treatment should not be allowed to detract from screening as improvements in current methods of treatment and the introduction of new strategies in management are likely to emerge ; it serves to make the point that a randomised controlled trial comparing the different methods of treatment and non-treatment should also be instituted . |
| 9 | There are surely three basic questions proponents as well as opponents of the war must consider : At what price , to whom ? |
| 10 | The aims and objectives of the curriculum and the particular assignment — the specific areas the pupils are expected to explore , the scope for individual research and the expected outcome of the task — will largely determine the depth of keyword indexing as well as coverage of the database . |
| 11 | Had there ever been a a feeling amongst the members of the lodge that erm that with this in increasing involvement with outsid outsiders , the local M Ps , the ministers of religion , the er Transport and General Workers ' Union , et cetera , as well as coverage by H T V and the B B C that there would be a kind of accumulation of pressure and you would they would give in ? |
| 12 | The problem is such that some scientists are warning of increased skin cancers and eye cataracts in Europe and America as a result , as well as damage to crops . |
| 13 | Things got worse after that , when I met Miranda : as dark and austere as a Welsh mining valley and as much fun as Chapel on Sunday . |
| 14 | This really does reflect he true appeal of Medau as ages of these Class members range from 17 years to ? ? ? ? ? |
| 15 | Keeping them at arms length guarantees that they will be lukewarm or confused in their support and their potential as marketers of the school will lie untapped . |
| 16 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 17 | He was chosen as Clerk of Works to Charles II for his Hertfordshire home , Audley End , and also created an early ‘ theme park ’ at Hyde Park , known as ‘ Winstanley 's Waterworks ’ , a fine display of fountains and waterspouts . |
| 18 | The applicant , who was strongly connected to the voters of Angus , sought Panmure 's assistance to obtain a post of inspector of customs for his son , Robert Fullerton , who had served for five years as clerk of the customs and had acted as inspector when some of these officers were under suspension . |
| 19 | After this it is a relief to find a letter from Attorney-General Coke , opposing the appointment of one Wiseman as Clerk of Outlawries and insisting that this was not an office which should be bought or sold . |
| 20 | Parliament was then dissolved and he did not enter fully upon his duties as clerk of the House of Lords until the assembly of the Short Parliament in April 1640 . |
| 21 | However , at the first meeting of the convention on 25 April 1660 the House of Lords ordered Scobell to return the records to Browne , who was reinstated as clerk of the parliaments , making a declaration of loyalty to Charles II on 30 May . |
| 22 | Although not a profound scholar like some of his immediate predecessors as clerk of the parliaments , Browne consolidated their work during his long term of office by bringing order and regularity to the procedure of the House of Lords . |
| 23 | In 1760 he was employed , first as carpenter and then as clerk of works , at the building of Kedleston Hall , Derbyshire , under Robert Adam [ q.v. ] , an experience which constituted his architectural education . |
| 24 | Page chose as his architect John James of Greenwich ( c. 1672–1746 , q.v. ) , who had succeeded Nicholas Hawksmoor [ q.v. ] as clerk of the works at Greenwich , and who designed a restrained Palladian house : a ground plan and cross-section through the rooms were included in Vitruvius Britannicus , volume iv , by J. Badeslade and John Rocque [ q.v. ] , 1739 . |
| 25 | He was described as clerk to Sir Edward Powell , a master of requests , in the earlier 1640s , and later in the decade he served on various commissions for Surrey or Westminster or both , including those for the assessment , the militia , and sequestrations . |
| 26 | As clerk to the Parish Council I have received complaints about the recent flooding and road closure notices on Gubberford Lane . |
| 27 | As clerk to the local Parish Council I should like to point out that Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have been asking for a footpath along this stretch of highway for the last twenty years . |
| 28 | ‘ But as Physician Scawsby will testify , as Clerk to the Justices I have viewed enough corpses and have some knowledge of … ’ |
| 29 | The book includes detailed descriptions of the principles involved , as well as blow by blow accounts of training missions in a Tornado . |
| 30 | While Laski was thus influenced by many of the strands of thought which we have identified as foundations of functionalism , his views have , in turn , held great sway over the development of the functionalist style in public law . |