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The phrase "acting as an example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to illustrate a point or demonstrate a concept by referring to a specific instance or case.
Example: "The teacher used the successful project as acting as an example for the students to follow in their own work."
Alternatives: "serving as an example" or "functioning as an example".
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My recent fieldwork with Sam Friedman suggests that in acting, as an example of a creative profession, there are major barriers to entry.
This was predicated on the assumption that the Victorian model of monarchy was the only one available: based on the pattern of a highly moral "royal family" acting as an example to the nation.
This in itself shows how far the Mid Staffordshire Trust has come, how it is learning the lessons of the past, and acting as an example to the rest of the NHS.
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Eco-fuel Africa's expansion in Uganda provided cheap organic cooking fuel for thousands of homes while creating new jobs and acting as an inspiring example of a design project conceived and executed within a developing economy.
Coaching also responds to the need for a higher purpose that many Reaktorians seek from their work: acting as an inspiring example for other organisations is one way, providing good functional services that make things easier to use is another.
Financial website The Balance explains four basic ways to make money from real estate: appreciation of the real estate holding, cash flow income (from rent, storage units, car washes, etc.), real estate related income (acting as a broker, for example) and ancillary real estate investment income (such as vending machines or laundry facilities in an apartment building).
ChEBI organises chemical entities according to shared structural features, for example, carboxylic acids are all molecular entities that possess the characteristic carboxy group, and according to their activities in biological and chemical contexts, for example, acting as an antiviral agent.
For example, here is an example of a prepositional phrase acting as an interrupter: "It is, in my opinion, an excellent book".
Consumer group Which?'s webpage says: "It's not unusual for a business taking payment to be acting as an agent for the supplier, for example buying a flight through a travel agent or insurance through an insurance broker.
The first commander that day was a battalion chief acting as a deputy chief, for example, and a captain acted as a battalion chief.
Further examples of nectar color acting as an honest signal were documented for bird pollinators.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com