Example sentences of "acts as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other acts as a pickup coil producing a voltage proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux linking it . |
| 2 | At one of these I transact business other than book-writing ; on another sits an old-fashioned Olympia large-type typewriter , and the third acts as a repository for the piles of documents relevant to my present work . |
| 3 | At the high dilutions of 1:25 , 1:50 and 1:75 Rodinal acts as a ‘ compensating ’ developer . |
| 4 | Boiling should be continued for half an hour or longer during which time the well acts as a reservoir of hot degreaser solution which can be brush applied to exterior surfaces . |
| 5 | Acts as a powerful skin moisturizer and is anti-inflammatory ( especially with sunburn ) . |
| 6 | Doubt acts as a sparring partner both to truth and error . |
| 7 | He would not regard these acts as a rejection of the fundamental principle of ahi sā . |
| 8 | The former acts as a pretty straightforward rhythm channel ; treble , middle and bass rotaries are complemented by a Mid Shift button , which boosts the bass and knocks out some upper mids to create punchier and cleaner tones . |
| 9 | A single volume , tone and five-way selector operate all the usual switching and adjusting functions , but the EGs have an additional control in the tone pot ; pulling it out acts as a coil tap for the humbuckers . |
| 10 | When implemented as a stand-alone MS-DOS application , BW-Server acts as a dedicated server , so that the workstation can be devoted exclusively to Network File System file and resource sharing . |
| 11 | The most junior of these acts as a regional supervisor who manages the activities of area staff . |
| 12 | The fragrance of flowers which we find so alluring acts as a magnet to bees . |
| 13 | When issuing the FBL , the FIATA freight forwarder acts as a carrier in that he concludes a contract for a combined or multi-modal transport with the shipper , and contracts or sub-contracts for the carriage with one or more carriers . |
| 14 | One might argue about whether it is expedient for the law to forbid the use of such acts as a means of causing loss , but the privity doctrine is a red herring . ’ |
| 15 | Thus , N-Oct 3 acts as a weak transcriptional activator under these assay conditions whereas the N-Oct 5 proteins were inert , neither activating transcription by themselves nor inhibiting N-Oct 3 action . |
| 16 | Blaze is designed as a screen saver but best acts as a security key . |
| 17 | RuDp acts as a carbon dioxide acceptor and fixes the carbon dioxide . |
| 18 | Recent experimental data suggest that NO acts as a neurotransmitter in non-adrenergic non-cholinergic pathways of the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 19 | There is now substantial evidence to show that 1,25 ( OH ) 2 D 3 acts as a differentiating agent and that some of these actions are associated with a modulation of receptor concentrations . |
| 20 | The lower oesophageal sphincter acts as a value allowing passage of swallowed liquid and food into the stomach , while preventing regurgitation of gastric contents into the oesophagus . |
| 21 | Neglecting the input current of the operational amplifier in the circuit of figure 10.11(b) compared with the current through resistance R This time , if and for the sinusoidal component of highest frequency present in the equation reduces to Clearly the circuit of figure 10.1 l(b) acts as a differentiator when , which condition is much more easily satisfied than the condition for the corresponding passive circuit of figure 4.11(a) to act as a differentiator . |
| 22 | It is this sort of intensive monitoring which we think and know acts as a guarantee to our customers , that we are doing all that is possible to avoid a further outbreak of this er parasite . |
| 23 | The BBC 's vigorous prosecution of its commercial ends in this way is in stark contrast to such acts as the closing of The Listener , the selling off of irreplaceable books from its library and the closing of the Open University studios . |
| 24 | On another Parliamentary occasion , when it was alleged that cases of motor banditry were being grossly exaggerated in the press , reference was made to ‘ such trivial acts as the pulling down of shutters of an empty kiosk and stealing cigarettes and sweets ’ which were contrasted with what was called ‘ real crime ’ . |
| 25 | Other powers are given by such acts as the Firearms Act 1968 ( persons , vehicles in any public place can be searched for firearms ) ; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ( permits the police to stop and search for controlled drugs anywhere ) ; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and various Wildlife Conservation Acts . |
| 26 | The original Act had been amended in the years before 1979 by such Acts as the Misrepresentation Act 1967 , the Supply of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 , the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 27 | The estate as so altered then binds the original tenant , because the assignee has been put into the shoes of the original tenant and can do all such acts as the original tenant could have done . |
| 28 | The former acts as the overseer of the unit holders ' income and assets on their behalf . |
| 29 | Agents have to regard these young acts as an investment . |
| 30 | Prima facie such a corporation has the power to do with its property all such acts as an ordinary person can do , and to bind itself to such contracts as an ordinary person can bind himself to . |