Example sentences of "acts as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is especially pronounced in the front bent versions where this elbow acts as a lever , ‘ kicking ’ the cutting edge off the surface , and forcing a more awkward cutting position . |
| 2 | He was among the first to exploit the fact that living nerve fibres pick up and transport protein molecules like the enzyme horseradish peroxidase , whose presence is easily demonstrated and so acts as a marker . |
| 3 | Rather , the story acts as a framework for a series of ornamental tours de force . |
| 4 | Orton 's camp is indeed constituted by playfulness and it acts as a solvent of morality — but it does this to provoke rather than disarm moral indignation . |
| 5 | The role of marriage which acts as a conservative force , is economic and childbearing , and the knowledge of this role hangs like a dark shadow over any possible relationships . |
| 6 | As we have already discussed , bright light acts as a time-cue in humans and so might be helping patients not only because it fell in a critical period ( though how this might work is still not known ) , but in addition , or instead , because it adjusted the body clock and so removed a conflict of timing between the patient 's body clock and his sleep/wake rhythm . |
| 7 | The felt acts as a membrane which isolates movement in the boards from the asphalt , the natural elasticity of which may not be sufficient to absorb such movement . |
| 8 | A huge ‘ inverted funnel ’ of painted , coarsely plastered brickwork lies on top of an oak beam which acts as a fascia spanning a very broad fireplace , also lined with white-painted brickwork ( Plate 12 ) . |
| 9 | It is provided with an income from central government and church sources and acts as a ‘ holding body ’ for churches which are of sufficient importance to be preserved , unmodified , ‘ in the interests of the Nation and the Church of England ’ . |
| 10 | For one thing , there is a tremendous amount of scrubland nearby — especially on the flanks of the Cheddar Gorge — and this acts as a reservoir for foxes . |
| 11 | Tricon managing director Tony Horton says ; ‘ It sounds inelegant , its meaning is esoteric and I suspect it acts as a deterrent to potential external customers . ’ |
| 12 | It acts as a service agency for Christians working with youth , and is concerned to provide opportunities for education , and training , for consultation and referral , and to make known or available information , research and resources for frontier work . |
| 13 | Make-up definitely acts as a mask against the elements . |
| 14 | Some people wear it all the time because they think it acts as a barrier against the weather but I believe in letting your skin breathe so I always wear as little as possible . |
| 15 | Because it is so good at suppressing acid , omeprazole acts as a powerful boost to gastrin production . |
| 16 | The cap also acts as a stopper on part-packs . |
| 17 | A long-stroke engine has a long con-rod , which acts as a longer lever on the crank . |
| 18 | Racehorses of 1985 encapsulated her appeal : ‘ Pebbles acts as a tonic to any race in which she competes . ’ |
| 19 | Pebbles acts as a tonic to any race in which she competes . |
| 20 | This of course does not deny the grief that will be expressed , but it often acts as a strong trigger for its positive expression in a healthy way . |
| 21 | Regnal years might also appear on coins of the Roman emperors made in the provinces of the empire , while at Rome coins were frequently dated by the titles of the emperor , such as the tribunician power , which was renewed every year and thus acts as a sort of regnal year . |
| 22 | Benbulbin , that great hill , acts as a barrier between Ulster and Connaught . |
| 23 | In the image the tribe acts as a unit only when people need it , and at all other times it is only a possibility , a concept in their minds . |
| 24 | The enrichment of forms and surfaces acts as a social catalyst . |
| 25 | The water itself acts as a brake . |
| 26 | This ruling caste has come to rely on Italy 's huge public sector as a patronage machine for rewarding friends and supporters , a system that not only leads to corruption but also acts as a break on much needed free market reforms . |
| 27 | The alcohol acts as a co-surfactant , partitioning between the micelle layer and the bulk solvent . |
| 28 | The British Council acts as a cultural ambassador for Britain and for the English language . |
| 29 | Chlorine acts as a catalyst , promoting the breakdown of ozone ; and each chlorine atom may destroy 100 000 ozone molecules . |
| 30 | Secondly , it acts as a source of capital and labour which can be indirectly utilised by other forms of capital that may be operating in different spheres of the economy . |