Example sentences of "[vb -s] as [art] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It starts as a struggle for power , and a challenge to Moses ' authority . |
| 2 | The frequent use of metaphor by authors describing the use of citation counts as a basis for value judgements is seen as reflecting the resistance of the citation process to standardisation . |
| 3 | For one thing , there is a tremendous amount of scrubland nearby — especially on the flanks of the Cheddar Gorge — and this acts as a reservoir for foxes . |
| 4 | She is critical of Ogden 's assertion that ‘ women diet because they hate themselves ’ , instead speculatively suggesting that since ‘ fashion acts as a vehicle for fantasy ’ , women may be motivated by ‘ self-love ’ rather than ‘ self-hate ’ to diet . |
| 5 | Like all representatives , his garage acts as a warehouse for samples and spare parts . |
| 6 | So-called chain migration , where one relative gets established and then acts as a bridge for others , is a common feature of many situations both in the past and the present , where people migrate to find work . |
| 7 | Normally such a document evidences only a contract between the shipper and the freight forwarder , who acts as a broker for air cargo space or as an independent commission agent . |
| 8 | The oligonucleotide now acts as a primer for DNA polymerase and is extended to form a new double stranded molecule |
| 9 | Through its programme of regular seminars the Institute also acts as a forum for discussion and exploration of matters of common concern to leading academic , legal and business figures in Scotland and their European counterparts . |
| 10 | Postgraduate activity is organised into a Graduate School , which acts as a focus for research student affairs . |
| 11 | The Henley Research Centre acts as a focus for research at Henley and offers both organisations and individual managers the opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research into issues of strategic importance . |
| 12 | The Henley Research Centre acts as a focus for research at Henley and within the Henley Network . |
| 13 | Today , as the system or planned economy and social security breaks down , once again — the situation is analogous — language acts as a substitute for factors of integration in a disintegrating society . |
| 14 | Britain 's housing market also acts as an engine for inflation . |
| 15 | The NSF has the same broad objectives as MIND — it acts as an advocate for individuals , campaigns for better local services , organizes support groups for patients and their families and publishes some very helpful literature . |
| 16 | It is useful for the client to set him/herself specific homework assignments to complete before the following session — the notion of reporting back to one person , or a group , acts as an incentive for action . |
| 17 | The flanged plastic collet is then pushed firmly on to this , and acts as the hanger for items up to 30lb in weight . |
| 18 | Also acts as the centre for Accreditation of Prior Learning scheme whereby skills and experience can be accredited towards qualifications . |
| 19 | There are also the foreseeable difficulties that emerge when one takes as the basis for study the concepts of ‘ normal ’ and ‘ typical ’ children . |
| 20 | ‘ She appears as a symbol for art ’ , he explains , ‘ also she can be a feminist or a subordinate , then she can appear very positive and she 'll have the power to move . |
| 21 | The first tack he regards as a way for CSRG/BSDI to limit competition . |
| 22 | The ‘ inner city ’ is a representation which serves as a focus for politics and policy . |
| 23 | Truth ( Satya ) implies love , and firmness ( agraha ) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force . |
| 24 | Establishment of joint reference in this way serves as a basis for agreement on communicative ‘ topics ’ ( Bruner 1975 ) . |
| 25 | The testis ( testicle , ball ) serves as the factory for production of the male seed , the spermatozoa , and also makes the hormones responsible for the development of adult sexual characteristics , such as pubic hair , enlarged genitalia , beard , and deep voice . |
| 26 | As in an Indian raga , a particular sequence of notes serves as the basis for variations that could continue to infinity ; eventually , however , it returns to its theme . |
| 27 | Planning the assault on the boardroom NEIL FITZGERALD listens as a strategy for women to aim for the top is hammered out |
| 28 | It operates as a conduit for ideas to flow freely throughout an organization . |
| 29 | There is a large and growing feminist literature in sociology which is much appreciated by women students , including influential and innovative collections stemming from the British Sociological Association 's conferences and study groups on Sexual Divisions ( see , for example , Barker and Allen , 1976a and 1976b ) ; there is the BSA women 's caucus which operates as a forum for women and as a pressure group within the profession ; there is also the work of the BSA Standing Committee on the Equality of the Sexes ; and many of the small number of women in positions of relative power in the profession have been willing to use their influence on behalf of other women . |
| 30 | Or , again , space figure differently in the socially responsible naturalism of a public service system , where it figures as a representation of a real environment , than it does in the ‘ market ’ realism of entertainment television where it functions as a scene for action . |