Example sentences of "as [pron] be often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman was never offensive in Stephen 's presence , but Tamar knew that should she retaliate , as she was often tempted to , her conduct would immediately be reported to her husband . |
| 2 | These " bookers " , as they are often referred to , operate as a sort of informal agency . |
| 3 | It may be useful at this point simply to list the three main differences between the Near Eastern and the Indian religious traditions as they are often presented . |
| 4 | Essential oils , or essences as they are often called , are the odoriferous , volatile ( they readily evaporate ) liquid components of aromatic plants . |
| 5 | A weekly face-pack , or mask as they are often called , can be applied to the face and neck after ordinary cleansing , or better still , after an aromatic bath or facial steam while the skin is still moist and warm and therefore , more receptive to whatever you put on it . |
| 6 | So let's look more closely at these three ‘ S ’ factors , as they are often called . |
| 7 | The temporary molars , or caps as they are often called , usually present no problems and are relatively soft . |
| 8 | Unfortunately for this complacent view , science seems to indicate that there may be alternative realities — or , as they are often called , alternate universes . |
| 9 | Top tension straps , or lift straps as they are often called , help to give fine adjustment to the fit of the rucksack on your back . |
| 10 | A parallel development occurred in the ricercari , or fantasie as they are often called , for lute : a development from those of the Capirola lute-manuscript of c. 1517 , which have been compared with Marco Antonio Cavazzoni 's , to the fully imitative fantasie in the first and third Intabolature ( Venice , 1546 and 1547 ) of Francesco da Milano ( 1497–1543 ) , or to the ricercari which Simon Gintzler , lutenist to the Cardinal of Trent , published with transcriptions of vocal works by Josquin , Willaert , Senfl , Verdelot , Arcadelt , and others , also at Venice in 1547 . |
| 11 | Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream and Hamlet would be a good starting point — As You Like It , Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar you may already be familiar with , as they are often set for O level courses . |
| 12 | These tax rates can be regarded as progressive , proportional or regressive , though such terms must be defined strictly as they are often used loosely . |
| 13 | Duodenoscopes are more difficult to clean thoroughly than gastroscopes because of the bridging elevator channel and , as they are often used less frequently , their incomplete disinfection or drying allows a greater time for organisms to proliferate . |
| 14 | Mixtures of the large-flowered kinds are likely to be best for naturalising , as they are often sold in bulk very cheaply for this purpose . |
| 15 | Pot marigolds , as they are often known , are easily grown in a sunny place and light soil , being grown from seed sown outdoors in spring . |
| 16 | The history of the divisions of the kingdom , or Teilungen as they are often known to modern scholars , is a complex one , and it is one that has to be reconstructed from narrative sources which are not concerned to describe those kingdoms , but which provide the relevant information only in passing . |
| 17 | The signet rings were probably the prerogative of the rich , as they were often made of gold or silver . |
| 18 | HyperSparc is Cypress ' Mbus-compatible alternative to the Texas Instruments Inc superscalar SuperSparc chip ( or Viking as it is often referred to ) , which Sun Microsystems Inc is using in its new generation of Sparcstation 10 systems . |
| 19 | The possibility of conflict is reduced because of the expectation of the continued availability of the increment to avoid the questioning of the existing budget ( or baseline as it is often referred to ) . |
| 20 | The modern Letter of Credit ( or Documentary Credit as it is often called ) which is used in international trade can be traced back , at least in part , to the Travellers Letter of Credit . |
| 21 | Absorption or wet scrubbing as it is often called has however the disadvantage of having to dispose of the liquid effluent obtained , which may itself require treatment before disposal , and has led to the comment that we may be merely replacing one effluent problem by another by using this method . |
| 22 | This classical law of contract , as it is often called , represents one of the acmes of legal formalist scholarship by virtue of its clear rules and their clusters of logical derivatives . |
| 23 | Men from the SAS and Delta Force infiltrated a number of towns and cities during the war , and Saddam Hussein himself told several of his visitors that the SIS ( or M16 , as it is often called ) had sent in three Pakistani agents to attend the Islamic conference which Iraq summoned a few days before the UN deadline . |
| 24 | The largest of these was the Forum of Trajan but the oldest is the Forum Romanum , or as it is often called , simply ‘ the Forum ’ . |
| 25 | The most famous basilica in Rome is the Basilica of Constantine , or Maxentius , as it is often called . |
| 26 | ( a ) The child protection conference Very often a child protection conference , or case conference as it is often called , will be convened at the culmination of inquiries . |
| 27 | Cynthia Chase s tightly argued and richly suggestive ‘ Primary Narcissism and the Giving of Figure ’ repays close attention , for in it she makes a case for the significance of Kristeva 's work to an understanding of post-structuralist notions of the ‘ uncertain agency ’ of language , not as it is often misunderstood , as cavalier irresponsibility , but as the indication of the ‘ imperative of linking an ethical or political project with a critical epistemology ’ ( p. 135 ) . |
| 28 | Moreover , if we accept , as it is often proclaimed , that user education is a continuous educational process , desirable for everyone at different stages of their lives , then this goal must surely be sought and certainly co-operation and co-ordination are the agencies by which it can be effected . |
| 29 | As it is often undertaken by senior pastoral staff , it could be argued that calculating the percentages every week is not the most effective use of their time . |
| 30 | The continued power and prosperity of multi-media entrepreneurs like Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell depends on their goods being ‘ entertaining ’ , and ‘ giving the people what they want ’ / ‘ making sure people want what they 're given ’ is not as straightforward a business in this context as it is often presented . |