Example sentences of "[noun sg] as it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soft flabby growth in plants is as much at risk to disease attack and structural collapse as it is with ourselves and other animals . |
| 2 | Reasonable foreseeability is always a necessary ingredient of a negligence action as it is required to establish duty of care . |
| 3 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 4 | The ‘ not invented here ’ syndrome is as prevalent in US military thinking as it is in Britain 's . |
| 5 | The second fragment ( 23kb ) detected by the 680-bp probe is from an unrelated locus ( see Fig. 3 legend ) and serves as a control for the amount of DNA loaded in this experiment as it is not deleted . |
| 6 | Vitamin B12 is rather an odd vitamin as it is only obtained from animal sources ( such as meat , milk , and eggs ) and not at all from plant foods . |
| 7 | It is certain that we have to devise ways to move beyond antiracism as it is presently constituted . |
| 8 | This is the technique favoured by the British Deaf Association as it is thought to give the child the greatest chance of expression and understanding . |
| 9 | All that we said in Part 2 about exploiting the control video gives us over the material is as relevant to the teacher trainer as it is to the teacher . |
| 10 | Now it is a fact that this creature so recently-come among us — gross , obscene and incapable of manipulating cutlery as it is — has nevertheless succeeded in getting itself equipped , just like big brother , with its own plastic spoon . |
| 11 | And there is no reason why consumer-led movements in the West ( and particularly Japan ) can not make it as unacceptable to use tropical hardwoods in the future as it is to use , say , CFC aerosol sprays today . |
| 12 | I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit . |
| 13 | So this aspect of defence is quite close to being a private good as it is excludable and rivalrous , hence some households build their own shelters . |
| 14 | The stumbling block is the composition of the Lords itself , predominantly hereditary peers and Conservatives who have a vested interest in keeping their club as it is . |
| 15 | Tax to pay for our holidays abroad , or Government in exile as it is more appropriately known , will be raised from the equitable basis of rating taxes at the point of sale , or in the case of blue tax , see above , conspicuous consummation . |
| 16 | ‘ I never got into the rat-race — or the brat-race as it is now — because I never wanted to . |
| 17 | Words like that mean trouble , big trouble , and I 've got enough of that in my department as it is without you importing any more . |
| 18 | And yet even the New Testament as it is today bears witness , if one looks at it closely , to Jesus as a military and political Messiah — to Jesus , in other words , as a would-be precursor of Constantine . |
| 19 | Well what 's that staying as it is for ? |
| 20 | The often surprising results of the January Old Master drawing sales in New York revealed that it is just as easy to overspend on a drawing as it is on a painting , and conversely , that despite high prices for a few grand names , drawings still remain a little understood and modestly priced field . |
| 21 | To clarify how the model outlined in the previous chapter relates to , and draws upon , research as it is academically defined , it will be helpful to start by considering the nature of research in general terms . |
| 22 | This is as important in ethnographic research as it is in any other style of research ( see p. 20 ) . |
| 23 | Quota sampling is widely used in market research as it is cost-effective . |
| 24 | Knitted entirely in broken rib , the pattern needs a little concentration as it is possible to confuse right and wrong side rows ; but do n't let that put you off . |
| 25 | And I mean , they 're actually living on a pittance as it is ! |
| 26 | Absorption or wet scrubbing as it is often called has however the disadvantage of having to dispose of the liquid effluent obtained , which may itself require treatment before disposal , and has led to the comment that we may be merely replacing one effluent problem by another by using this method . |
| 27 | On-line handwriting recognition requires some kind of digitising data tablet to capture the script as it is written . |
| 28 | Ink is not needed because the LCD display shows the script as it is being written . |
| 29 | Before we commence with these main themes , some general comments on the sociology of crime as it is , and has been , studied might help students to appreciate the theories and research discussed in what follows . |
| 30 | Though not all laws are enforced with equal vigour , criminal law defines crime as it is officially recognized . |