Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] as " in BNC.

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1 Ltd v. Heller & Partners Ltd and Anns v. London Borough of Merton as the authorities which give rise to this proposition .
2 Restrictions on footballers in Eastern Europe playing abroad have gradually been eased as Poles , Soviets and others have come to regard the export of players as a useful means of acquiring hard currency .
3 Schumpeter ( 1934 , 1939 ) explained the bunching of innovations which generated long-waves by the characteristics of entrepreneurs as industrial leaders .
4 In Third World countries , in particular , where governments are seeking efficient ways of adopting scientific and technological know-how , the characteristics of English as an international language already give it considerable advantage over others in the commercial competition to ‘ sell ’ such language training .
5 In section 2.1 of this chapter , we discuss the characteristics of labour as a factor of production and examine the different ways of delineating labour markets .
6 That too is why we welcome the appointment by the Government of consultants to examine the feasibility of privatisation as an important step along the path of establishing ourselves as an independent business .
7 Sweet 's report cast doubts on the eventual feasibility of fusion as a viable power source and implied that the large sums of money could be better used elsewhere .
8 As recently as 1922 Dr Joan Evans noted that ‘ Amber necklaces may still be sold in the chemists ’ shops of Mayfair as a cure for croup , asthma and whooping cough . ’
9 My second favourite place at the zoo was the Reptile House , and I 've had various sorts of reptiles as pets .
10 People are trying to make sense of the bad news they have received , and are asking all sorts of questions as a way of regaining control of a situation that has frightened and disturbed them .
11 The point is that by thinking of concepts as variables we also begin to think of suitable ways of reflecting their character by numbers .
12 Too often , we are limited in thinking of ministry as those who either do or do not work where are thought of .
13 Because we are conditioned to thinking of retirement as a time for settling into a new home , many people up sticks without perhaps giving enough thought to such essentials as proximity to family and friends and whether a different area would provide the same scope for pursuing their interests .
14 ‘ It 's funny , I 've spent most of my life thinking of advertising as a sort of dirty business , but in fact the same mechanisms work : you get input from someone , you get inspired and you give back .
15 This was supposed to account for the value of their contribution towards the stockpiling of plutonium as fuel for future reactors .
16 It was the Carling tournament at Royal Birkdale , a big event with a great deal of money as first prize .
17 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 .
18 The feeling that Europe was bound together , in spite of all its internal rivalries , in some kind of underlying unity , was strengthened by the increasing predominance in the later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of French as the language of international relations .
19 It is another example of Rolle 's singing prose as he moves through a series of figures which accumulate a delighted perception of love as the Word which informs all meaning .
20 Her perception of physics as a discipline is one that is about ideas and concepts ; she said that she 'd always found physics much more ‘ dynamic ’ than ‘ static ’ subjects like chemistry and geography .
21 It seems to be almost a perception of physics as an ‘ arts ’ subject ; indeed , Jane told me that she had been equally good at arts and sciences but had chosen sciences because of the job and university prospects .
22 This is rooted in the perception of society as a collection of disparate and even conflicting interests — such as those of the rich and poor — with a democratic system of government being one in which these different interests are recognized as legitimate and therefore have a voice .
23 In the crucial aspect of image-building , the TDC has had more to do than its regional partner in trying to alter the widely-held perception of Teesside as an area dominated by smoking chimneys .
24 His Novum Organum strengthens the perception of Hamel as an invaluable crucible of late 20th century musical thought .
25 The tactic plays to a public perception of Washington as a place that has sold out ordinary citizens .
26 Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society .
27 Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society .
28 The perception of Israel as an anti-Soviet bastion has persisted .
29 As the clarity of the perception of youth as a problem sharpened , so new images emerged .
30 Fears of recession which heightened the perception of silver as an industrial metal and heavy over-supply over an extended period , caused prices to plummet to below $4.00 a troy ounce in mid-December for the first time in fifteen years .
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