Example sentences of "as [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as Chairman of governors of the local boys school , we 've er , as Mr knows only too well , have written on a number of occasions erm saying how soon will the er these measures be brought forward , and I welcome them and er hope that we will agree them . |
| 2 | The term ‘ cloning ’ refers to a method of asexual reproduction , such as grafting of varieties of apples , whereby all offspring are exact genetic replicas of the parent stock . |
| 3 | This will not , however , address the deficiencies of local storage facilities on those occasions , such as immunisation of children at school , when vaccines need to be transported to other sites . |
| 4 | Product-container compatibility includes all possible interactions between product and container such as absorption of constituents of the product by the container , leaching of constituents of the container by the product , corrosion or other adverse effects of the product on the container and the barrier properties of the container ; that is , its effectiveness in protecting the contents from the adverse effects of atmospheric oxygen and/or water vapour and in retaining water and other volatile constituents of the product . |
| 5 | In thus questioning whether poverty should be defined as existence in conditions below the barest subsistence minimum , or whether a higher minimum standard should be established in the interests of humanity and of aiming for high national standards of comfort and efficiency , Bowley and his colleagues raised for the first time some of the problems concerning the definition of poverty , which have remained at issue ever since . |
| 6 | The Chemical Sciences modules may be used as part of programmes in a number of vocational areas such as chemical processing , pharmaceuticals , biochemistry , petrochemicals and agriculture . |
| 7 | The Physical Sciences modules may be used as part of programmes in a number of vocational areas such as medical physics , optical technology , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , catering , instrumentation , computer technology , metallurgy , building and civil engineering . |
| 8 | The Ministry of Defence announced today that it will close in 20 months time as part of cutbacks in defence spending . |
| 9 | In Tuzla , UN aid workers were preparing to evacuate Serb civilians as part of attempts by the Unprofor commander in Bosnia , French General Philippe Morillon , to restart aid convoys . |
| 10 | Mr Lewis will visit the Inter Leisure Park on Tuesday as part of meetings with 50 representatives of the tourist industry in North Wales . |
| 11 | In 1990 , during discussions about economic restructuring , the Minister of Finance , Economic Planning and Development , Bernard Chidzero , hinted that primary school fees might be re-introduced as part of cuts in public sector spending . |
| 12 | During his visit to France on June 16-19 , which included meetings with President Mitterrand and the Prime Minister , Michel Rocard , Hawke welcomed the French government 's announcement that it would reduce its nuclear-testing programme in the Pacific as part of cuts in defence spending . |
| 13 | Earlier in the year she had discussed circumcision , infertility and basic ante-natal care with her twelve-year-old girls , as part of classes on domestic economy and home-management . |
| 14 | On this and the following day , over 300 sorties were flown as part of preparations for the US Marine invasion of Tulagi and two smaller nearby islands . |
| 15 | Israel had sought his release as part of negotiations for the freedom of Western hostages held in Lebanon . |
| 16 | Finance ministers of the European Communities ( EC ) and European central bank governors held an informal meeting in Luxembourg on May 11 as part of negotiations on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) under way since December 1990 [ see pp. 37905-06 ] . |
| 17 | The point at which this happens depends on a number of factors such as complexity of requests in terms of Boolean conditions , speed of access of the medium in use , and size of data file . |
| 18 | the unilateral assumption of the conduct of matters by the son must be distinguished from the son acting as agent for plaintiffs in the procuring of the signatures of his parents to the deeds . |
| 19 | Turgot , for example , though he denounced any form of despotism , was himself very authoritarian in his methods during his brief term as Controller-General of Finances in 1774–76 ; and even Rousseau was opposed only to the despotism of individuals , not of groups or collectivities . |
| 20 | Concepts deriving from organisational studies — such as research on areas like leadership , strategic management and organisational decline — will provide the focus for nine in-depth case studies . |
| 21 | On Oct. 30 the party declared its assets currently to be worth DM4,000 million as result of increases in property values . |
| 22 | In addition , to determine the dietary effects on the cytolytic potency of the intestinal contents , luminal lytic activity was measured as lysis of erythrocytes by faecal water . |
| 23 | In those circumstances , is he aware that his personal veto this morning on the urban plan to provide the shell of a building for a new studio to develop the industry in Caernarfon is seen as sabotage of prospects for that sector ? |
| 24 | Within the TSB system , models are available to help managers : test the effect on manpower of changes in systems and working methods ; evaluate the effects of changes such as alteration in hours of work , holiday entitlement , sickness patterns and incidence of training ; test the effect of changes in personnel policies such as recruitment , promotion , retirement , grading , career development ; analyse wastage and evaluate its likely effect on staffing : plan recruitment and training in the most cost effective way . |
| 25 | We will work to incorporate communication as process into curricula of our semin-aries and continuing pastoral education . |
| 26 | Some royal mortuary cults were maintained for longer than others and a few kings became the subject of special worship , amongst whom were Amenophis I with his mother queen Ahmose-Nefertari as patron gods of the Theban necropolis , Sesostris III in Nubia , Amenemhat III in the Fayum , Amenophis III at Soleb , and Ramesses II at Abu Simbel and as patron of soldiers in the East Delta . |
| 27 | In August Goldman admitted a technical breach of the Companies Act for failing to disclose MCC shares held as security for loans to Maxwell family companies . |
| 28 | According to the Serious Fraud Office , he was knowingly and dishonestly party to the pledging of common stock in publishers Berlitz International Inc , as security for loans to third parties . |
| 29 | When you reach shoulder shaping in a pattern it will generally instruct you in the time-honoured way to ‘ cast off ’ as group of stitches at the beginning of the next given number of rows . |
| 30 | As political conditions in China became increasingly chaotic in the decade after World War I Aglen found his responsibilities becoming not only more onerous , but also more difficult to carry out without coming into conflict with one or other of the Chinese factions making demands upon him as custodian of revenues of which he was in sole charge . |