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As

Definition: As

As

Adverb

1. (often followed by `as') to the same degree; "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; (`every bit' is informal as in "he is every bit as mean as she is").

Noun

1. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar.

2. A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "As" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: As \As\ ([a^]z), adverb & conj. [Old English as, als, alse, also, al swa, Anglo-Saxon eal sw[=a], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: compare to German als as, than, also so, then. See Also.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: As

DomainDefinition

Computing

AS 1. Autonomous System. 2. Address Strobe. (1999-04-08) as The country code for American Samoa. (1999-01-27). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Census

(Area Sample) Retail and service businesses, enumerated by field representatives, that are not covered by the mail (list) sample. Collects monthly sales and inventory data for both employer and non-employer establishments. (Services Division). (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: As, That. "Did your cousin go to town yesterday?" "Not as I know." Better, "Not that I know." Better still, "I do not know." "I do not know as I shall go." Use that for as.
Usage: Like, As. Avoid the use of like in the sense of as. "He thinks just as (not like) his father does." That Anthony Trollope, Hugh Conway and other writers are chargeable with this offence does not justify the use of like for as, but rather proves the need of constant vigilance in order to avoid such errors. Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Arsenic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Germanium - Arsenic - Selenium
P
Ar
Sb  
 
 
Full table
General
Name, Symbol, NumberArsenic, As, 33
Series Metalloids
Group, Period, Block15 (VA), 4 , p
Density, Hardness 5727 kg/m3, 3.5
Appearance metallic grey
Atomic Properties
Atomic weight 74.92160 amu
Atomic radius (calc.) 115 (114) pm
Covalent radius 119 pm
van der Waals radius 185 pm
Electron configuration [Ar]33d10 4s2 4p3
e- 's per energy level2, 8, 18, 5
Oxidation states (Oxide) +-3,5 (mildly acidic)
Crystal structure Rhombohedral
Physical Properties
State of matter solid
Melting point 1090 K (1503 °F)
Boiling point 887 K (1137 °F)
Molar volume 12.95 ×1010-3 m3/mol
Heat of vaporization 34.76 kJ/mol
Heat of fusion 369.9 kJ/mol
Vapor pressure __ Pa at __ K
Speed of sound __ m/s at __ K
Miscellaneous
Electronegativity 2.18 (Pauling scale)
Specific heat capacity 330 J/(kg*K)
Electrical conductivity 3.45 106/m ohm
Thermal conductivity 50 W/(m*K)
1st ionization potential 947.0 kJ/mol
2nd ionization potential 1798 kJ/mol
3rd ionization potential 2735 kJ/mol
4th ionization potential 4837 kJ/mol
5th ionization potential 6043 kJ/mol
6th ionization potential 12310 kJ/mol
Most Stable Isotopes
isoNAhalf-life DMDE MeVDP
75As100%As is stable with 42 neutrons
SI units & STP are used except where noted.
Arsenic is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. This is a notorious poisonous metalloid that has three allotropic forms; yellow, black and grey. Arsenic and its compounds are used as pesticides, herbicides and insecticides and various alloys.

Notable Characteristics

Arsenic is chemically very similar to its predecessor phosphorus, so much so that it will partly substitute for it in biochemical reactions and is thus poisonous. When heated it rapidly oxidizes to arsenous oxide, which has a garlic odor. Arsenic and some arsenic compounds can also sublime upon heating, converting to gaseous form directly. Elemental arsenic is found in two solid forms: yellow and gray/metallic, with [specific gravities of 1.97 and 5.73, respectively.

Applications

Lead arsenate has been used, well into the 20th century, as a pesticide on fruit trees (resulting in neurological damage to those working the sprayers), and copper arsenate has even been recorded in the 19th century as a coloring agent in sweets. Other uses;

History

Arsenic (Greek arsenikon, meaning "yellow orpiment") has been known and used since ancient times. It has been frequently used for murder, the symptoms of arsenic poisoning being somewhat ill-defined, until the advent of the Marsh test, a sensitive chemical test for its presence.

Albertus Magnus is believed to have been the first to isolate the element in 1250. In 1649 Johann Schroeder published two ways of preparing arsenic.

Occurrence

Arsenopyrite also called mispickel (FeSAsAs) is the most common mineral from which, on heating, the arsenic sublimes leaving ferrous sulfide.

The most important compounds of arsenic are white arsenic, its sulfide, Paris green, calcium arsenate, and lead arsenate. Paris green, calcium arsenate, and lead arsenate have been used as agricultural insecticides and poisons. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulfur.

Precautions

Arsenic and many of its compounds are especially potent poisons. Arsenic kills by massively disrupting the digestive system, leading to death from shock. See arsenic poisoning.

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As

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

As or AS may stand for:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "As."

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As (coin)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The as is a small copper ancient Roman coin valued at 1/4 of a sestertius and 1/16 of a denarius. It was the smallest denomination in common circulation during the Roman Empire.

Although often only slightly smaller than the dupondius, which is valued at 2 to the sestertius, the as is worth half as much. This is due to the composition of each coin; the dupondius was made of a golden bronze alloy while the as was made of reddish copper. The dupondius usually featured the emperor wearing a radiate crown, indicating that it was worth twice as much as the as.

See also: Roman currency.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "As (coin)."

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As (municipality)

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As is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1st, 2002 As had a total population of 7,279 (3,651 males and 3,628 females). The total area is 22.13 km² which gives a population density of 328.92 inhabitants per km².

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Astatine

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

General
Name, Symbol, NumberAstatine, At, 85
Series Halogens
Group, Period, Block17 (VIIA), 6 , p
Density, Hardness no data, no data
Appearance metallic
Atomic Properties
Atomic weight [210] amu
Atomic radius no data
Covalent radius 127 pm
van der Waals radius no data
Electron configuration [Xe]44f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
e- 's per energy level2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 7
Oxidation states (Oxide) ±1,3,5,7 (unknown)
Crystal structure no data
Physical Properties
State of matter solid
Melting point 575 K (576 °F)
Boiling point no data
Molar volume no data
Heat of vaporization no data
Heat of fusion 114 kJ/mol
Vapor pressure no data
Speed of sound no data
Miscellaneous
Electronegativity 2.2 (Pauling scale)
Specific heat capacity no data
Electrical conductivity no data
Thermal conductivity 1.7 W/(m*K)
1st ionization potential 20 kJ/mol
Most Stable Isotopes
isoNAhalf-life DMDE MeVDP
210At100%8.1 hEpsilon
Alpha		3.981
5.631		210Po
206Bi
SI units & STP are used except where noted.
Astatine is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol At and atomic number 85. This radioactive element occurs naturally from uranium and thorium decay and is the heaviest of the halogens.

Notable Characteristics

This highly radioactive element has been confirmed by mass spectrometers to behave chemically much like other halogens, especially iodine (it probably accumulates in the thyroid gland like iodine). Astatine is thought to be more metallic than iodine. Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have performed experiments that have identified and measured elementary reactions that involve astatine.

The total amount of astatine in the earth's crust is estimated to be less than 1 oz (28 g) at any one time.

History

Astatine (Greek astatos meaning "unstable") was first synthesized in 1940 by Dale Corson, K.R. MacKenzie, and Emilio Segre of the University of California by barraging bismuth with alpha particles.

Occurrence

Astatine is produced by bombarding bismuth with energetic alpha particles to obtain relatively long-lived At-209 - At-211, which can then be distilled from the target by heating in the presence of air.

Isotopes

Astatine has about 20 known isotopes, all of which are radioactive; the longest-lived isotope is 210At which has a half-life of only 8.3 hours. Astatine is a halogen and possibly accumulates in the thyroid like iodine.

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Asturian language

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Asturian or Asturleonés (also Bable, but this is a derogatory term) is a Romance language spoken in some parts of the provinces of Asturias and León in Spain, and in the area of Miranda de Douro in Portugal (where it is co-official and officially called 'Mirandese'). In Asturias it is protected under the Autonomous Status legislation, and it's an optional language at schools. There is a diglossia conflict between Asturian and Spanish, which resulted in some scholars considering it a dialect of Spanish. However, nowdays it is considered a separate language.

Much effort has been made since 1980 to protect and promote Asturian among the Asturian population. However, establishing the language as a co-official tongue is still awaited in most areas to better protect this minority romance language. The situation of Asturian in other parts of Spain is critical, with a large decline in the number of speakers in the last 100 years. The area of Miranda de Douro in Portugal has taken a further step in protecting this language, by making it co-official.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Asturian language."

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List of people by name: As

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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Aa - Ab - Ac - Ad - Ae - Af - Ag - Ah - Ai - Aj - Ak - Al - Am - An - Ao - Ap - Aq - Ar - As - At - Au - Av - Aw - Ax - Ay - Az

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: As

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

AS

DanishAmerikansk SamoaGeography

AS

DutchAmerikaans-SamoaGeography

AS

EnglishAdvanced systemN/A

AS

FinnishAmerikan SamoaGeography

AS

FrenchLes Samoa américainesGeography

AS

GermanAmerikanisch-SamoaGeography

AS

Greekστρόβος διεύθυνσηςComputing

AS

ItalianAltostratiN/A

AS

LatinRM:Auditorat superiurN/A

AS

PortugueseAntisubmarinosMilitary & Defense

AS

SpanishActivo subyacenteFinance

AS

SwedishAmerikanska SamoaGeography
ASAPEnglishAs soon as possibleN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: As

Synonyms: equally (adv), every bit (adv), arsenic (n), atomic number 33 (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: As

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Completeness

Throughout; from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble; a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft; every, whit, every inch; cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter; up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes; as.. as can be.

Motive

Adverb: because, therefore; (cause); from this motive, from that motive; for this reason, for that reason; for; by reason of, for the sake of, count of; out of, from, as, forasmuch as.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: As

English words defined with "As": According as, act as, also known as, As a rule, as a whole, as an alternative, As broad as long, as expected, As far as, as far as possible, As far forth as, As ferforth as, as follows, as good as, as it is, As it were, as many, As merry as a grig, as much as possible, as needed, as required, As respects, As soon as, As swythe, as the crow flies, as we say, As well, As well as ♦ even as ♦ In as much as, Inasmuch as ♦ just as ♦ known as ♦ make as if ♦ naked as the day one was born, naked as the day you were born ♦ regard as ♦ So as, so as to, So soon as, such as, sure as shooting ♦ To act as, To make as if, To make as though ♦ view as. (references)
Specialty definitions using "As": Age as accords, AS FAT AS A HEN IN THE FOREHEAD, As though, As well as, As you were, As... as ♦ Bitter as Gall, Black as a Newgate Knocker, Brisk as a Bee, Broad as Long, Brown as a Berry, Busy as a Bee ♦ Catch as Catch can, Cheap as a Sardinian, Clear as Crystal. Clear as Mud, Close as a Clam, Cold as Charity, Crooked as Crawley, Cross as a Bear, Cross as the Tongs, Cross as Two Sticks ♦ defined as, Do Pass As Amended, Dull as a Fro ♦ Equally as well, exercise, left as an ♦ Fat as a Porpoise, Fine as Fivepence, Firm as a Rock ♦ Generally Recognized as Safe, Good as Gold, Grave as a Judge, Grave as an Owl, Green as Grass, guarantee in the form of deposits as collateral ♦ Hard as a Stone, Harmless as a Dove ♦ Know as, Kvatro Telecom AS ♦ Light as a Feather, Look as Big as Bull Beef, LOOKING AS IF ONE COULD NOT HELP IT, Loud as Tom of Lincoln ♦ Mad as a March Hare, Merry as a Cricket, Mute as a Fish ♦ Naphthol AS D Esterase, Neat as a Bandbox, Neat as a Pin, Neat as Wax, Nice as Ninepence, Nimble as a Cat on a hot Bake-stone, Nimble as Ninepence ♦ Old as Adam, Old As Methuselah, Old as the Hills ♦ Pleased as Punch, Proper Names used as Common Nouns ♦ QUEER AS DICK'S HATBAND ♦ Rich as a Jew, Rich as Croesus, Right as a Trivet ♦ Same as, Sick as a Cat, Sick as a Dog, Sick as a Horse, Sly as a Fox, So... as, Sober as a Judge, Soft as Soap, Sound as a Bell, Sound as a Roach, Straight as an Arrow, Sure as Demoivre ♦ tirar as manchas ♦ Ugly as Sin ♦ Vain as a Peacock ♦ Warm as a Bat, Weak as Water, White as Driven Snow, Wild as a March Hare, Wise as a Serpent, Wise as Solomon, Wise as the Mayor of Banbury, Wise as the Women of Mungret. (references)
Non-English Usage: "As" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (as, ash, cinder, how, if, like, provided, provided that, such, such as, than, what, when), Albanian (Ace, naught, neither, nor), Dutch (arbor, ash, axis, axle, cinder, shaft, spindle), French (ace, cannon, gun, wiz), Frisian (arbor, as, as if, as though, axis, axle, how, if, in a way, like, provided that, shaft, spindle, such as), Galician (the), German (ace), Hungarian (as, ases), Indonesian (ace, axis, axle), Irish (from, out of, out of, from), Latin (a unit, ace), Luxembourgish (is), Manx (and, as, interjected, quoth), Papiamen (ace, bait), Portuguese (the, them, to the, ye), Portuguese Brazilian (the), Quechua (fairly), Romanian (Ace, champion, nailer), Scottish (from out, prep.pron. out of him; carries the accent, that is), Serbo-Croatian (ace), Spanish (ace, artist, cannon, gun, shark), Swedish (as, cadaver, carcase, carcass, carrion, corpse, offal), Turkish (Ace, crack, Ermine, stoat), Turkmen (lizard), Welsh (ace, donkey, particle).

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Modern Usage: As

DomainUsage

Screenplays

My friends call me 'Nova' as in Casanova (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

Do with me as you will (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Does this proposition entail my dressing up as Little Bo Peep (Fletch; writing credit: Andrew Bergman)

You know the question, just as I did. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Lyrics

Ohh, as long as you're loving me (As Long As You're Loving Me; performing artist: Vitamin C)

Soon as I stepped on the scene (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC)

When I wuz sick as a little kid (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah (Are You That Somebody; performing artist: Aaliyah)

As she's packing her things (When Smokey Sings; performing artist: ABC)

Clever

Virtue has never been as respectable as money. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. (references; author: Malabar Proverb)

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he... (references; author: Proverbs 23:7)

As I said before, I never repeat myself. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

Catch a can canner canning a can as he does the cancan, amd you've caught a can-anning can-canning can canner! (references; author: unknown)

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. (references; author: unknown)

Miss Smith lisps as she talks and lists as she walks. (references; author: unknown)

Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt which felt as fine as that felt felt, when first I felt that felt hat's felt. (references; author: unknown)

Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashes as the sunshine shone on the side of the shot-silk sash shop. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

Hard As Nails (2001)

As Regras do Jogo Adultério (1974)

Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut (1974)

As the Tumbleweed Turns (1974)

Song Titles

Masquerading As Human (performing artist: The Duras Sisters)

COLD AS ICE (performing artist: FOREIGNER)

As We Lay (performing artist: Kelly Price)

As I Lay Me Down (performing artist: Sophie B. Hawkins)

As Tears Go By (performing artist: The Rolling Stones)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: As

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Electrical Apparatuses Such As Switches, Relays, Fuses, and Plugs in Sudan (reference)

  • Brd. Klee AS: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Carlsberg AS: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Brodrene Hartmann AS: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • Current Text 2002 2003: Accounting Standards As of June 1, 2002: Industry Standards/Topical Index/Appendices, Volume 2 (reference)

  • -Ake As in Cake (Molter, Carey, Word Families. Set Viii.) (reference)

  • Warren Akin Candler, the Conservative As Idealist (reference)

  • Psychotherapy As Praxis: Abandoning Misapplied Science (reference)

  • The Abbot and I: As Told by Josie the Cat (reference)

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Periodicals

  • American Society Testing & Materials For Environment Site As (reference)

  • Chapter And Rail News As Viewed From The Observation Platform (reference)

  • Computational Physics As A New Frontier In Condensed Matter Physics (reference)

  • International Association Of Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language Membership (reference)

  • Journal Officiel De La Republique Francaise - Tables De L As (reference)

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Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: As

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: As

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Shown is page 2 of the newspaper Washington Post on August 6, 1937 just after President Roosevelt signed a bill to authorize the erection of the National Cancer Institute, with Dr. Carl Voegtlin as the Chief. Shown are photos of Drs. Carl Voegtlin, R. H. Fitch, Herbert Kaher and Thomas Parran (Surgeon General). Shown is "'Conquer Cancer' Adopted as Battle Cry of the Public Health Service.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Shown is a PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. The PET scan indicates that the tumor is not metabolizing excess glucose and is therefore benign. PET scans allow doctors to tell if a tumor is malignant without resorting to a surgical biopsy. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Structures on the terminal abdominal segments may be used to identify some mosquito genera such as the presence or absence of hair tufts. Credit: CDC.

If some of the tufts on the median ventral brush are attached to the saddle, which encircles the tenth abdominal segment completely, the genus is identified as Psoraphora. Credit: CDC.

"Sphere With Axes" by Yehia Muhsen. Click on Edit inside DPGraph to see how to draw axes as zero diameter tubes.

"2D Cross Section of a 5-Brane" (movie) by Bob Rutkiewicz. From Physics String Theory/M-Theory, a 5-brane equation that has the same number of holes as the full 10-brane. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A or B.

Cloudless Outer Banks as Eyed By SeaWiFS. Credit: NASA.

Saharan Dust Plume as Big as Spain. Credit: NASA.

Challenger as seen from SPAS. Credit: NASA.

Andes Mountains as seen from Gemini 7. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: As
 

"Tree as a roof" by Ary Post
Commentary: "Tree in Lekkerkerk."		"As I see it" by Bas V.d Eykhof
Commentary: "Kajsa watches a ligth in latvia."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "As".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Chicago blues style piece with amplified harmonica as melody instrument.Guitar duo with one arpeggiating chord and the other as soloing; solo; arpeggio.
Guitar melody with hollow synthesized notes in the background as accompaniment.Jet flying by as heard faintly from a distance.
A Kansas City swing style piece using the blues as a harmonic and melodic base.Lap steel guitar as melody instrument featuring a touristy Hawaiian musical style.
Horse's hooves clicking as he trots on paved road.Air travel at high speed as heard from the cockpit of an airplane.
Sliding chord played as the last note by a symphonic orchestra.Electronic clackety bell sounds heard as background music in horror movies.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: As

AuthorQuotation

Ben Jonson

As he brews, so shall he drink.

Dante Alighieri

I fell as a dead body falls.

Francois Rabelais

Plain as a nose in a man's face.

John Milton

Tears such as angels weep.

Thomas Middleton

As true as I live.
As the case stands.

Virgil

Rumor grows as it goes.

William Shakespeare

No legacy is so rich as honestly.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I write [music] as a sow piddles.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: As

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

We will immediately restore all hostages and charters delivered to us by Englishmen, as sureties of the peace of faithful service. (reference)

John Locke

1690

So the thing be understood, I am indifferent as to the name. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

On the 17th of September, 1787, the Constitution as engrossed and agreed upon was signed by all the members present, except Mr. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

Neither is it necessary in such a case as this, to enable the court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

And as in material, so also in intellectual production. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln

1863

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. (The Gettysburg Address)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Each of these divisions will be constituted as above. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: As

TitleAuthorQuote

The Wisdom of the Sands

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Emma

Austen, Jane

You and Mr. Elton are one as clever as the other

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

She watched him a little anxiously as she took it.

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

As Scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Well, no, not married as such, but yes, there is a specific girl that I'm not married to.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

But, as for me, I come to the inquest with other senses than they possess

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

As we have said, Corinth was one of the meeting, if not rallying places, of Courfeyrac and his friends

Cymon and Iphigenia

John Dryden

He trudg'd along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He shivered as if he had cold slimy water next his skin

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

But flowers work almost as well

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: As

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Exercise as directed. (references)

Trauma, such as a head injury. (references)

Injections are repeated as needed. (references)

Business

American E-VAPs such as Agency. (references)

MNCs are emerging as the top brands in India. (references)

They used to understand security as an expense. (references)

Children

China

Girls and women are trafficked and sold as brides. (references)

Greece

Police apprehended 20 adults, identified as parents. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

The petitioners rejected this proposal as being too slow. (references)

Civil Liberties

India

New arrivals enter as tourists on short-term visas. (references)

Togo

Advertisers reportedly often were intimidated as well. (references)

Burma

The riots followed the same pattern as those in Sittwe. (references)

Discrimination

Syria

Certain prominent positions, such as that of provincial governor, are reserved solely for Ba'th Party members. (references)

India

The traditional caste system as well as differences of ethnicity, religion, and language deeply divide society. (references)

Tunisia

Legal discrimination is not pervasive, apart from that experienced by women in certain areas, such as inheritance, which is governed by Shari'a. (references)

Economic History

Somalia

Siad Barre as president. (references)

Syria

List updated as of July 2001. (references)

Iraq

Abdul Salam Arif as president. (references)

Human Rights

Laos

Impunity is a problem, as is corruption. (references)

Sao Tome and Principe

Forced exile is not used as a punishment. (references)

Turkey

This force is known as the village guards. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

In June four persons were detained in El Estor as suspects in a homicide case. (references)

Bangladesh

This led to the displacement of many tribal groups, such as the Chakmas and Marmas. (references)

Japan

A nonbinding accompanying resolution referred to the Ainu as a legal Japanese minority. (references)

Minorities

Qatar

Noncitizens do not receive the same benefits as citizens. (references)

Egypt

Family conflict and financial pressure also are cited as factors. (references)

Dominican Republic

The adopting parents can simply register a child of any age as their own. (references)

Political Economy

BOLIVIA

Most unions also have party activists as members. (references)

Denmark

Party discipline, as a consequence, is very tight. (references)

Israel

Ten industrial parks in Jordan are designated as QIZs. (references)

Political Rights

Tonga

No woman has ever served as a government minister. (references)

Monaco

He may choose to consult it on other matters as well. (references)

Niger

In 2000 Tandja appointed Hama Amadou as Prime Minister. (references)

Trade

Bahrain

Chase operates as an offshore bank. (references)

Uae

As is forged and duplicate currency. (references)

Bahrain

Merrill Lynch operates as an investment bank. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Stay in well-lit areas as much as possible. (references)

Cyprus

Telefax service is available, as is the Internet. (references)

Slovak Rep

The week is defined as in many European countries. (references)

Women

Latvia

Women possess the same legal rights as men. (references)

Sierra Leone

FGM is practiced on girls as young as 5 years old. (references)

Indonesia

Marriage law defines the man as the head of the family. (references)

Worker Rights

Korea

As few as two employees may form a union. (references)

Burundi

Rebel groups also recruit children as soldiers. (references)

Nicaragua

As agreed, Chentex rehired the four board members. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women. As in Rome Christians were thrown to the lions, so centuries earlier in Otumwee, the most ancient and famous city of the world, female heretics were thrown to the mice. Jakak-Zotp, the historian, the only Otumwump whose writings have descended to us, says that these martyrs met their death with little dignity and much exertion. He even attempts to exculpate the mice (such is the malice of bigotry) by declaring that the unfortunate women perished, some from exhaustion, some of broken necks from falling over their own feet, and some from lack of restoratives. The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure. But if "Roman history is nine-tenths lying," we can hardly expect a smaller proportion of that rhetorical figure in the annals of a people capable of so incredible cruelty to a lovely women; for a hard heart has a false tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: As

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Andy Rooney

On television, the drug companies make it sound as if you could talk to your doctor any time you wanted to about anything.

Dennis Miller

We as a nation need to know that someone is in charge of our safety.

Diane Sawyer

Right, because I asked for a Kleenex and it was the only thing you had in house at this fine establishment, as I recall.

Joan Rivers

Pre-Leno. And I took another show. It was Fox, because I was my own show. As Cosby had done, as David Brenner, they all had done.

John McCain

Yeah, but most of my life, I relive with enjoyment. And when you relive it, as you know, you learn from it.

Linda Thompson

Met Priscilla. But only a couple of times. Priscilla was really not on the scene as much as people might assume.

Rosie O'Donnell

My brother Danny, who is gay as well, introduced me to her. He met her at a fundraiser and thought we'd hit it off, and we did.

Rush Limbaugh

Not all donations are bribery or corruption, as John McCain claims.

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