Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [conj] [verb] as " in BNC.

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1 Site dimensions and levels should be checked , as dimensions on legal documents are often obscure or non-existent or classed as for identification purposes only .
2 The seemingly impossible 1975 ( or 1977 if extended as allowed under the Act ) goal for attainment of the photochemical oxidant standard is highlighted by data for Los Angeles .
3 It was heavy , crippling and precious and looked as though it might be very ancient , pre-Christian or possibly even pre-Flood although , in fact , it was not .
4 Now the barriers were back in place , as solid and secure as though they had never been breached at all .
5 They were asked to write their statements down as quickly as possible and to answer as though describing themselves to themselves rather than to anybody else .
6 The accounting practices set out in the [ draft ] FRS should be adopted as soon as possible and regarded as standard in respect of financial statements relating to accounting periods ending on or after [ date to be inserted after exposure . ]
7 The accounting practices set out in the standard should be adopted as soon as possible and regarded as standard in respect of financial statements relating to accounting periods ending on or after 22 June 1993 .
8 Finally , the accounting practices set out in FRS 3 should be adopted as soon as possible and regarded as standard in respect of financial statements relating to accounting periods ending on or after 22 June 1993 .
9 Kris Kristofferson walks by , as silvery and twinkling as Captain Bird 's Eye .
10 For nature , Gaia , is a whole ; created as such and working as such .
11 But of course any God capable of intelligently designing something as complex as the DNA/protein replicating machine must have been at least as complex and organized as that machine itself .
12 It is estimated to cost in excess of £20,000 to run a car like McHale 's Celica GT4 or the Subarus of Fisher and McKinstry on a rally as long and demanding as this year 's 1,200 mile Circuit — and that 's before the cars are put back together again after a five-day pounding on some of the toughest roads in Ireland .
13 He feels that he is trusted , respected as an individual , treated as one and rewarded as one , and that it is his individuality that is needed : his individual contribution , rather than conformity to some sort of ideal ‘ company man ’ .
14 However , these were rarely as vehement or focused as those of their Phase 3 colleagues . )
15 As you would expect from a bank as big and established as First National Bank ( group assets exceed £1 billion ) , the interest rate on the money you borrow is extraordinarily competitive : 22.6% APR variable .
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