Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many colleges , particularly those designated as Tertiary where the relationship is closer , ordinarily describe the 11–16 high schools with which they work as ‘ partner ’ schools , rather than the unhelpfully condescending term ‘ feeder ’ schools . |
| 2 | The person or body having an interest to protect is the one to register as soon as possible after the interest is vested in them . |
| 3 | One of the advantages of tacking onto port as soon as possible after the start is that you do n't have to worry about clear air |
| 4 | WWF Hong Kong is currently collecting as many of the Chek Lap Kok frogs as possible before the island is razed . |
| 5 | Both parents should , if possible , be brought to see the essentiality of relationships which are as smooth as possible if the child is not to be affected . |
| 6 | We keep the central heating off as long as possible and the thermostat is set low . |
| 7 | Their 31-year-old marriage has been described as unconventional but the reality is that they live entirely separate lives . |
| 8 | Little is known about how and why these last two conditions are helped , but it is known that protection against osteoporosis lasts only as long as the treatment is taken . |
| 9 | X-cells respond to standing contrast with a sustained response that persists as long as the stimulus is present , while Y-cells give a transient response that fades during the course of the stimulus presentation . |
| 10 | When we tell you that baked beans on toast ( as long as the toast is made with wholemeal bread ) is one of the best high-fibre meals you can eat , it should give great reassurance to those who enjoy the more homely delights of the table . |
| 11 | In other words as long as the dose is in liquid form , and can be regulated as to the optimum size and repetition , then no matter how many succussions are used to prepare the original remedy it will not be too much for the patient . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm quite agreeable to that , as long as the wording is such that if we find each other horrendously incompatible after each year there 's a let-out clause . ’ |
| 13 | As long as the nutrition is kept , as long as choice is available as long as they 're popular with kids , then erm it might not be the . |
| 14 | You 're saying that you 're er fully in support of the trials of war criminals in this country as long as the evidence is good enough , as long as the evidence is convincing prima facie evidence ? |
| 15 | You 're saying that you 're er fully in support of the trials of war criminals in this country as long as the evidence is good enough , as long as the evidence is convincing prima facie evidence ? |
| 16 | They do not mind it in the least , as long as the water is warm . |
| 17 | As long as the ticket is valid , no money or tickets change hands , motorists pay automatically . |
| 18 | So , Leeds sometimes take quick kicks ( Strach especially ) , and I reckonmthey are fine as long as the ref is nt talking to anyone . |
| 19 | The ability to break individual applications down into separate tasks — as long as the software is written in a suitably modular fashion — is known as application multi-threading , and will be supported in the next release of Solaris 2. x , according to Watkins . |
| 20 | But , once more , the qualifications were liberally added : ‘ as long as the individual is active and capable of carrying out the required duties ’ ; and ‘ where risks to other persons are involved ( eg driving ) , then adequate checks on ability should be made . ’ |
| 21 | As long as the ball is quite clearly seen to be on the move through the maul , then the ref will not blow , even if the maul itself is stationary . |
| 22 | This applies for any weighting system ( market weights , price weights , equal weights ) , as long as the index is an arithmetic average or total . |
| 23 | They have a contractual relationship with the firm , and as long as the contract is honoured they have no additional claim . |
| 24 | Very occasionally it is good to have interludes of completely new material as long as the mood is right and a satisfactory form created . |
| 25 | However , the same principles apply in all cases , and as long as the music is primarily melodic , the various sections of large movements can be created with the melody-building methods we have described . |
| 26 | In fact we can go from C to any of the above keys without even modulating first , as long as the return is well made . |
| 27 | As long as the public is not prevented from choosing one thing in preference to another , people will express their choice by what they are prepared to pay for the one compared with the other . |
| 28 | Therefore , as long as the vehicle is in motion , the mercury switch repeatedly triggers the monostable which prevents the timer running for one minute . |
| 29 | Ironically , this could lead to Britain having the best maternity provisions in Europe — as long as the Government is prepared to back it ! |
| 30 | The cash-strapped Hammers will sell the £600,000 signing from Luton in October 1990 , as long as the price is right . |