One may say that the use of as in “Language nationalists see...

One may say that the use of as in “Language nationalists see their language as a treasure house, as a repository of memories, as a gift to their children, as a birthright.” (L. 27-29) and in "Such demonstrations stand in stark contrast to places where cultural and linguistic pluralism works successfully, as in Switzerland and Sweden, [...]" (L. 31,32) conveys, respectively, the idea of