Example sentences of "act as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The slapping block can also knock the incoming punch sideways , but the blocking hand must be retrieved as quickly as possible so that it can act as a guard . |
| 2 | I am delighted to be associated with such a far-reaching project that will act as a clearing house for many people 's activities across the world through a service dedicated to the needs of an unrestricted membership . |
| 3 | The letter continues : ‘ Any increase in connection and rental charges above the RPI will act as a disincentive to pensioners — since the state pension is uprated only in line with the RPI . |
| 4 | The Galleries will act as a one million sq ft magnet to six million shoppers , not just from Birmingham , but from the entire West Midlands conurbation and beyond . |
| 5 | The long drive north may act as a deterrent to some , yet for those willing to make the effort the rewards can be breathtaking . |
| 6 | NRA Anglian Region spokeswoman Nina Miller said : ‘ We hope this case will act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of doing something similar . |
| 7 | Rhythmic changes in this neural activity could be the means by which an individual 's lifestyle could act as a time-cue for his body clock . |
| 8 | • Alcohol is a bad ‘ nightcap ’ — it sends you to sleep , but will act as a diuretic and cause you to awaken to pass urine . |
| 9 | An attached shed to the south of the barn was demolished , and the architect , Timothy Bruce-Dick , decided to infill the gap between the barn and a range of cow-houses which existed to the north with a two-storey structure which would act as a covered link to this northern wing and provide a playroom over garages ( Fig 38 and Plate 4 ) . |
| 10 | This will act as a ventilation tube for the hedgehog . |
| 11 | ‘ We hope that Monday evening 's operation will act as a catalyst to get others to volunteer to go back , ’ an official said . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the US decision , which was taken without consultation or advance notice , will act as a strong deterrent to accepting a US proposal last week that the Alliance should involve itself in regional issues outside Europe . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the predominance of keiretsu groups does often act as a brake on competition in Japan . |
| 14 | The accord might also act as a floor to wages during the recession . |
| 15 | AN EARLY casualty of the Gulf war has been the idea that the European Community can act as a unified power . |
| 16 | Constrained resources will inevitably act as a brake on research and new developments , but there are other factors which work against this , and give us reason to be encouraged . |
| 17 | In these circumstances parents made a virtue of necessity ; they believed that the experience of death could strengthen family ties , rather than act as a dissolvent . |
| 18 | It may act as a decoy , its bright yellow flowers attracting the beetle away from your beans . |
| 19 | Too much of some vitamins ( notably A and D ) can prove toxic : excess vitamin A or D can be difficult for the body to eliminate and therefore can act as a poison . |
| 20 | And , by the way , Labour will replace the House of Lords with something which will ‘ act as a senate ’ to protect our rights . |
| 21 | As well as providing a dry and secure home for your car , garages may also act as a store for ladders , lawnmowers and kids ' bikes and maybe even a workshop utility room |
| 22 | ‘ Then my article will act as a welcome digestif to the turgid diet of financial news . ’ |
| 23 | In order to provide evidence for the view that the context can act as a retrieval cue ( or exert conditional control over an association ) , it is necessary , as a first step , to demonstrate context-specificity using the control procedures recommended by Lovibond et al . |
| 24 | One advantage of accepting this conclusion is that it provides , with its assumption that the context can act as a retrieval cue , a ready account of the various contextual effects discussed in this chapter and in Chapter 3 . |
| 25 | ( See also Holland and Forbes ( 1982 a , b ) , who provide further evidence to suggest that the CS-evoked representation of an event can act as a substitute for the event itself . ) |
| 26 | The administration itself is of course no monolith and does not act as a single bloc , pursuing its interests whatever they may be . |
| 27 | It can also act as a dilution guide , when the level of foam is related to concentration and as an activity indicator , whereby the formulation is adjusted so that when detergency is exhausted the foam collapses . |
| 28 | Double glazing may act as a deterrent , and may firms fit window locks as standard . |
| 29 | A rapid method of assaying samples was essential in order to discover which extracts were giving the best yields , and the sooner a stable crude preparation was obtained which could act as a standard , the better . |
| 30 | If the object is not removed , it can act as a focus of infection and , in the case of the male , may produce a urethritis which will be resistant to treatment until the offending article has been removed . |