Example sentences of "it is [verb] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 This Act embraces a vast number of persons holding public office of a specified sort ; it is amended regularly as new offices are created and persons appointed to them .
2 It is modified continuously as external data is received and transformed into information .
3 A salient characteristic of the internal structure of' the elite is that it is rational , in the sense that it is structured so as to achieve in a purposeful and conscious manner the objectives of the elite as a whole .
4 In Durham and Yorkshire it is known locally as the Upper Magnesian Limestone ( comprising the Hartlepool and Roker Dolomites and the Concretionary Limestone ) and the Kirkham Abbey Formation , respectively ( Smith 1980 ; Taylor and Colter 1975 ) .
5 In Durham it is known locally as the Seaham Formation and in Yorkshire as the Upper Magnesian Limestone ( Smith , 1980 ; Taylor and Colter 1975 ) .
6 The agent and artist do n't care what happens to the other 50p , whether it is spent either as the show 's costs or as the promoter 's profit .
7 ADDICTION to computer games is creating aggressive and anti-social tendencies among children , it is claimed today as teachers demand a campaign to alert parents to the potential dangers .
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