Example sentences of "[vb infin] as [art] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must be something she ate that would act as a cover for paraquat or whatever he was going to use . |
| 2 | The module may act as a foundation for students wishing to pursue their studies in the area of law . |
| 3 | The hands will also act as a stabilizer for balance . |
| 4 | The screens do , however , act as a block for sound and security and this should be borne in mind when the changes are considered . |
| 5 | As well as providing a dry and secure home for your car , garages may also act as a store for ladders , lawnmowers and kids ' bikes and maybe even a workshop utility room |
| 6 | These data indicate therefore that the octamer motif in HPV 16/18 can act as a target for repression by Oct-1 . |
| 7 | 2 ) To encourage each member to develop particular expertise so that s/he would act as a focus for training others . |
| 8 | As soon as this happens the oligonucleotide can act as a primer for DNA polymerase and is extended to form a new double stranded molecule . |
| 9 | It is also important to note , furthermore , that while the external labour market may act as an incentive for directors to be more diligent , it is not obvious that it will improve the position where they lack flair or are simply inept . |
| 10 | This would act as an incentive for conservation and would also enable poor countries to realize some of the value of the resources . |
| 11 | At the closing ceremony Mitterrand expressed the hope that the conference would act as an impulse for ideas to become concrete steps . |
| 12 | In the short-term it might work as a morale-booster for players to see a fresh face , but in the long-term I do n't think anybody else could do any better than Howard . |
| 13 | He also said that the EC hoped by the summer to complete negotiations on an energy charter involving 50 countries which would serve as a blueprint for co-operation in developing oil and as resources in Eastern and Central Europe . |
| 14 | The leaders declared that " the CSCE process … will serve as a framework for reform and stability in our continent " . |
| 15 | Each island overrun in this way would then serve as a springboard for attack on the next objective . |
| 16 | The following day he ruled out , however , the idea of Baker going on to Baghdad as suggested by Iraq , apparently because of his belief that a series of meetings would only serve as a pretext for Iraq to delay any withdrawal from Kuwait . |
| 17 | This small but central incident might serve as a model for Del Giudice 's representation of knowing — the broad sweep , an outline superimposed on a subterranean reality ; the naming of things in a concentrated and satisfying way ; these as the preparation for meetings that are both intellectually passionate and composed , without possibility or need of further elaboration . |
| 18 | The library can serve as a laboratory for practice in the skills of using an organized collection , through the use of bibliographies and catalogues , the understanding of the classification scheme , and the proper consultation of works of reference such as encyclopaedias and atlases. 3 . |
| 19 | A Soviet statement three days later made it ‘ absolutely clear ’ that the proposal of the EEC states ‘ can not serve as a basis for talks and no-one intends to hold such talks with them ’ . |
| 20 | The areas which do not receive intervention can then serve as a basis for comparison with the targeted areas after a suitable period of time has elapsed ( see Table 6.1 ) . |
| 21 | It would serve as a substitute for school . |
| 22 | It will serve as a forum for business and community leaders to identify problems , set priorities , define strategies for change and divert resources accordingly " ( Department of Employment 1989 ) . |
| 23 | These would serve as a guideline for co-operation within WEU on defence matters ’ — not control , but guidelines . |
| 24 | A preliminary account of events up to the mid-1970s has already been given for both locales , which will stand as an account for Cramlington but some elaboration is necessary for North Shields . |
| 25 | So , after all this , what do you foresee as the consequences for hip hop , Chuck Brown , Tashan , Alexander O'Neal ? |
| 26 | ‘ If this interest be not determinable so long as the tenant complies with the terms of the agreement , it would operate as an estate for life ; which can only be created by deed … |
| 27 | At the end of the day 's session , the Congress of People 's Deputies voted by 530 votes to 236 to ‘ accept as a basis for discussion ’ a declaration that should free ministers ' hands to press ahead with free market policies . |