Example sentences of "to [be] consider [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to Labour 's move , the Prime Minister is believed to be considering a similar action . |
| 2 | Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid . |
| 3 | So I think we ought to be considering the entire sum of money but we ought also to be looking for ways in which we could be maximising the total impact . |
| 4 | He also had claims to be considered a genuine all-rounder , having played many attacking innings in the lower middle order . |
| 5 | It is not good for a player to be considered a poor sport . |
| 6 | Theoretically , one would expect the Northern catholic community and the six counties of Ulster to be considered a lost remnant , unredeemed from British rule , and indeed this is by far the most popular interpretation . |
| 7 | The incident weakened British claims to be considered a powerful ally in European affairs . |
| 8 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 9 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 10 | XIa ) shows any significant similarity to the western designs ( chequered decoration — a feature common to mosaics of both regions — is insufficiently diagnostic to be considered a major index of affinity ) . |
| 11 | The custom of marriage has gained strength , in the sense that more people are entering into it and that it seems to be considered a necessary prelude to having children . |
| 12 | The 1333–5 secession from Oxford , firstly to Northampton and then to Stamford , is factual , but the group of teachers and students was never sufficiently large or established to be considered a proper university . |
| 13 | A French radioactive waste bill has cleared the way for research into the underground storage of nuclear waste , but has postponed the decision as to whether burial is to be considered a permanent option for another 15 years [ see ED 47 ] . |
| 14 | The CD used to be considered a luxury item , but last year its share of the music market broke the 50 per cent barrier for the first time . |
| 15 | It was to keep down the population of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital that ‘ damp dusting ’ of all laying surfaces used to be considered a nursing activity . |
| 16 | It has a claim to be considered the first court school of the Middle Ages . |
| 17 | There are seven grades to be allotted , from A to G. Grades A , B , and C are aligned to the old O level grades A , B , and C , and to CSE grade I. Grades D and E are aligned to O level grades D and E and to CSE 2 and 3 ; while grade F is aligned to CSE grade 4 , which used to be considered the average grade in the population as a whole . |
| 18 | Furthermore , modernism created a considerable degree of misery and frustration by insisting that only one particular dominant style had the right to be considered the appropriate form for the expression of socialism . |
| 19 | Both indigenous and immigrant working classes have at various times staked claims to be considered the true backbone of ‘ the nation ’ ( as against a decadent aristocracy or unpatriotic bourgeoisie for example ) through various institutions of public propriety ( churches , labour organizations , community associations ) which at the same time defend the integrity of their own traditions against negative influences in the wider society . |
| 20 | What 's the Matter Plasma Plasma 's properties are sufficiently different from those of gases , liquids and solids for it to be considered the fourth state of matter . |