Example sentences of "as it stands " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , in the context of pub development as it stands in 1991 , in turn suggests an irreconcilable conflict between historic pubs and the brewers ' profit motive . |
| 2 | We are within the Constitution as it stands , nothing illegal is going on and we claim the right to be treated as democratic citizens assembling as we are free to do . |
| 3 | ‘ Specially Chosen Music ’ refers to particular pieces of music that have inspired a choreographer and whose score has been interpreted by the choreographer as it stands , the composer 's scheme and continuity unchanged . |
| 4 | The British , perhaps sensitive to intense American lobbying over the issue , want to adopt the directive as it stands . |
| 5 | Those of us who support the European Community and the Single European Act ( which I voted for as it stands ) reject his misleading allegation that we think ‘ democracy is at risk through our continued membership of the European Community ’ . |
| 6 | Nicholas Luard and the other members of the group were particularly concerned about the planting of conifers at Bara Ceirch farm as it stands at the headwaters of the Rivers Cothi and Towy , two of the finest salmon rivers in Wales . |
| 7 | That the argument will not do as it stands is , in fact , conceded in the Three Dialogues , where Berkeley allows Hylas to make the point that , although the existence of a sensible thing might consist in its being perceivable ( as in the premiss ) , it does not ( a fixed upon matter … may … forget that there be such things in the world as Spirits … and at last that there is a God , and that their souls are immortal . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If Chelsea were to proceed with the ground-share as it stands , the legal position of the development would be in doubt . ’ |
| 9 | As it stands , it obliges the government to fulfil parliament 's resolution on Saturday , the one that caused the crisis , granting subsidies to many areas of the economy , something Mr Gaidar has called ruinous . |
| 10 | There is truth in this proposition ; but as it stands it is vague and ambiguous . |
| 11 | Long and low , with transept towers and a vaulted nave , the building as it stands today was largely the work of Bishop Grandison of Exeter , a ‘ magnificent and diligent prelate ’ who ruled over the diocese in the fourteenth century . |
| 12 | It is far better to follow the analysis of Riccobono ( who was not by any means a radical interpolationist ) and admit that the text as it stands is not how Ulpian left it . |
| 13 | As it stands , Sharon Stone 's habits and associates could fill two-thirds of an issue already . |
| 14 | It gives scope for the hobby-electronics enthusiast to try out his own ideas , and for those who do n't the design as it stands provides a useful power supply unit . |
| 15 | As it stands , the strict inequality ( 9.2 ) is rather hard to handle , but ( 9.1 ) and ( 9.2 ) together are equivalent to ( 9.1 ) together with the inequality : ( These expressions are the objective function values of LP ( 1 , 1 , … , 1 ) . ) |
| 16 | As it stands , this maximin problem is not an LP but it can be made into one by observing that it is equivalent to maximising subject to min and the constraints . |
| 17 | As it stands , this definition of is rather cumbersome , but it can be restated in a more succinct form as follows ( noting that f(3) = 5 ) , where and , and λ 1 , … , λ 4 > 0 , provided that λ 1 1 , … , λ 4 constitute a Special Ordered Set ( SOS ) . |
| 18 | This as it stands is not an adequate explanation unless the result of the differentiation is that less skilled labour can now be used for machine operating . |
| 19 | As it stands , few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on . |
| 20 | Defoe was much more impressed with the vitality of Lewes , or even Petworth , ‘ a large and handsome country market town , and very populous , and as it stands upon an ascent and is dry and healthy , it is full of gentlemens families , and good well built houses both in the town and the neighbourhood ’ . |
| 21 | Although this set-up can work well as it stands , a useful refinement is to add a means by which the level of the dub can be controlled manually . |
| 22 | As it stands , the statement , it says , ‘ tends to be too superficial in its arguments in support of principle and too detailed concerning specific application ’ . |
| 23 | Like power , money as it stands is neither a good nor a bad commodity . |
| 24 | Although the wording of the Act suggests that it could be used in cases of abuse , it seems that there is such a general sense of unease about the law as it stands that some new and especially designed statute will be necessary for effective provision . |
| 25 | Dwell for a few moments on these words of Paul , and when you have a moment of quiet use the prayer that follows , either in your own words or as it stands , as a way of bringing to God your thoughts and feelings both on what you have discovered through these pages , and any particular concerns you may have at this present moment . |
| 26 | South Africa would struggle , as it stands , to host the ‘ 95 World Cup . |
| 27 | Rumours abound ; it is said that Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here after his defeat in 1745 , and it is also suggested that the house was a centre of smuggling as it stands a mere hundred yards from the head of the Solway Firth . |
| 28 | This is a good argument as it stands but one can well imagine that it would have been pressed in terms of these hopefuls having a right to be paid if they succeeded . |
| 29 | As it stands , this claim will be of no explanatory interest if the relevant descriptions of events are trivial in the light of our projects and concerns , and a persuasive conception of determinism must therefore include some method of selecting from among the multifarious possible descriptions of events those that are considered to be significant . |
| 30 | However , neither of these claims is self-evident as it stands , and a quizzical holist will want to question their force . |