Example sentences of "as it is [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're in plenty enough trouble as it is over this deal . ’ |
| 2 | Edwards noted in 1977 that ‘ reorganisation in Scotland , based as it is on small authorities , is unlikely to do much to stimulate development ’ . |
| 3 | The competitive trading principle is highly transparent , based as it is on centralised and competitive pricing . |
| 4 | It should enable the employees to develop their interpersonal skills as it is on these the employees must primarily depend in preventing violence . |
| 5 | Before the arrival of the Packman , filling sprayers at Overy Farm was done in much the same way as it is on thousands of farms across the country . |
| 6 | Dark as it is on this patch of forgotten ground , I can see the eagerness in his eyes . |
| 7 | Faxing the stuff , may prove awkward as it is on 2 large A3 sheets . |
| 8 | The claim that on this basis the Greek fossils fit better with Australopithecus afarensis is certainly correct , but based as it is on primitive characters this conclusion has no phylogenetic significance . |
| 9 | As a method of developing pupils ' skills in speaking and listening , drama is as important within secondary school learning as it is at primary level . |
| 10 | It appears to broaden the categories of non-consent so that , for example , fraud is not merely confined to fraud as to the nature of the act or husband impersonation , as it is at English common law . |
| 11 | Lastly , the success rate at Harvard in the national board examinations has always been extremely high ( as it is at most American medical schools ) . |
| 12 | The seven items outlined above thus form a very important part of the design stage of a program , as well as in its implementation , as it is at this initial stage that the appropriate facilities and practicalities are planned . |
| 13 | Erm , it could have been spread out over the whole twenty five years as it is with other products , but in life assurance at the moment , it 's out of those first four years . |
| 14 | The depraved state of women in monogamy , associated as it is with private property and capitalism , will according to him , be replaced when capitalism is overthrown . |
| 15 | Teachers with private classes can make membership compulsory ( as it is with many other activities ) or offer a free class on enrolment . |
| 16 | It is not as easy to switch clerical workers around or to replace them as it is with manual workers . |
| 17 | Like Li Yuan , his respect is not a matter of rote , as it is with some of this new generation , but a deep-rooted thing . |
| 18 | University sport , these days , is as much concerned with ‘ wellness ’ as it is with competitive results . |
| 19 | Those familiar with hand-jamming will find this quite accommodating , well-furnished as it is with excellent placements . |
| 20 | Once the window is opened , though , however , small the gap , the insulation value will be lost , as it is with thermal insulation . |
| 21 | Each one should be cleaned , inside and out — it is just as effective for those hard-to-reach molars as it is for front teeth . |
| 22 | The secure knowledge of a parent 's presence is the precondition for such exploration , as it is for satisfying curiosity and for sharing new experiences . |
| 23 | It will be impractical to fix a levy that is as fair for the three million owners of normal-speed machines as it is for future owners of half-speed machines . |
| 24 | And we just went through them , the same procedure as it is for all our policies , which is eight point two , five , growth percent . |
| 25 | WP It will inevitably be confusing for those in Eastern Europe who mistake the rhetoric of Western ideology for the reality of economic life — just as it is for many in the West . |
| 26 | If this seems too scandalous an idea , as it is for many people , it can be modified without damage to Freud 's other theories , and the cultures of human societies may be seen as transmitting the repressed material of earlier generations to the present one . |
| 27 | When the background is a single colour , this is a simple matter , as it is for this yellow crab spider crouching in wait for a prey to arrive on the marigold flower . |
| 28 | This discovery did not prove to be particularly useful because the metabolite is a mycotoxin and mildly carcinogenic , illustrating that toxicological testing is just as important for natural products as it is for synthetic chemicals . |
| 29 | Dividing the world up into nation-states , as it is for most practical purposes for most people , is therefore a profoundly ideological strategy . |
| 30 | But this is so different to what I 'd been doing as it is for most people . |