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windcolor - 03 Jan 2007 08:36 GMT

I don't know why "as" is used with "doing".Generally, I use "as" in
following construction: ...define/interpret sth as noun.

Dykes and McGhie interpreted this finding as
indicating that ¡°the habitual attentional
strategies employed by creative (indivi-duals). .
.appear to sample a wider range of environmental
input than do other individuals¡±

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windcolor - 03 Jan 2007 09:21 GMT

From the following sentence, I think I can understand
the construction "as+doing".

They rated themselves as being typically unable to
screen out environmental distractions.

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windcolor - 03 Jan 2007 09:27 GMT

1.They rated themselves as being typically
unable to screen out environmental
distractions.

The "as" is a prep.that replaces "themselves".

2.Dykes and McGhie interpreted this finding
as indicating that ¡°the habitual
attentionalstrategies employed by creative(indivi-duals). . .appear to
sample a wider
range of environmental input than do other
individuals¡±

The "as" is also a prep. that replaces "this finding".

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Mike Lyle - 03 Jan 2007 13:03 GMT

> 1.They rated themselves as being typically
> unable to screen out environmental
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>
> The "as" is also a prep. that replaces "this finding".

I don't think that's a safe way to look at prepositions. Think of
"rate" and "interpret" here as "ordering" or "classifying" verbs, like
"rank" or "assess" and several others. "He described me as European,
but I think of myself as Australian." "Churchill saw himself as a world
leader." In these senses, such verbs are usually (not quite always)
followed by "as".

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windcolor - 04 Jan 2007 03:04 GMT

Thanks! I know "as" can be followed by a noun or a gerund.

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Pat Durkin - 03 Jan 2007 15:11 GMT

>I don't know why "as" is used with "doing".Generally, I use "as" in
> following construction: ...define/interpret sth as noun.
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> .appear to sample a wider range of environmental
> input than do other individuals¡±

Simply putting "as an indication that" in the place of the clause
introduction "as indicating that".

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Oleg Lego - 04 Jan 2007 04:50 GMT

The windcolor entity posted thusly:

>I don't know why "as" is used with "doing".Generally, I use "as" in
>following construction: ...define/interpret sth as noun.

Please don't use 'sth' as an abbreviation of 'something'. It is not
English. It is an invention of certain English teachers who are not
familiar enough with English to know how ridiculous it looks. 'sb' as
an abbreviation for 'somebody' falls into the same category.

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