Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was accepted as a small price to pay for having the wide range of voltage output , and unless a load situation arises which takes a rapidly fluctuating current from some low value up to beyond 3A at the 15V point , the performance of the unit is quite satisfactory . |
| 2 | When , after long delays , the Soviet Government eventually produced the draft of a reciprocal repatriation agreement , covering civilians as well as PoWs , this was accepted as the basic working document in the negotiations which led to the signature of the Yalta repatriation agreement . |
| 3 | This was printed as a limited edition of seventy-five copies for private circulation in 1876 , and a second edition limited to a hundred copies appeared in 1893 . |
| 4 | When performed , this was analysed as a censored event in life table analysis . |
| 5 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
| 6 | This was seen as a slight restriction of the doctrine when it was imposed in Church ( 1966 ) , where the court held that ‘ The unlawful act must be such as all sober and reasonable people would inevitably recognize must subject the other person to , at least , the risk of some harm resulting therefrom , albeit not serious harm . ’ |
| 7 | In addition it was proposed that payment to GPs should be based far more on the size of the doctor 's patient list , as this was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard doctors work . |
| 8 | US President Bush pledged a fresh US$645 million in humanitarian aid ( subject to approval by Congress ) , while Baker announced that 54 emergency airlifts of food and medicines from the USA would begin on Feb. 10 , although this was seen as a symbolic gesture rather than as a viable solution to the problem of food shortages in the CIS . |
| 9 | Burgoyne and Clark ( 1984 ) report that this was seen as a major reason for returning to live with parents after the break-up of a marriage , and the assistance which grandparents gave with child care in the short term was seen as vital in helping their daughter or son to re-establish themselves economically and to form new relationships . |
| 10 | Shortly afterwards Toyota announced plans to establish an engine plant in Shotton , North Wales and this was seen as a further sign of confidence in the British economy . |
| 11 | This was seen as a sensible up-grade path for LORASS . |
| 12 | This was seen as an equal union between husband and wife , founded on a strong sense of religious purpose and cemented by the power of human love . |
| 13 | This was seen as an important gesture of approval since the Somali National Alliance ( SNA — led by Gen. Farah Aydid ) , of which a USC faction was one of four member groups , had earlier opposed UN plans to deploy a total of 3,500 troops in the country , although the USC had agreed to the 500 Pakistanis [ see p. 39034 ] . |
| 14 | Even sex reformers like Havelock Ellis shared in the assumption that menstruation was debilitating , and by some this was seen as an educational disqualification . |
| 15 | He referred to a dinner given in honour of A. R. Orage , the retiring editor whom Philip Mairet was to replace , which was of inordinate length and at which there were interminable speeches , and where — this was represented as the ultimate horror , uttered in the tones of a cri de coeur — ‘ you could n't even get a drink ! ’ |
| 16 | The king 's next relapse resulted in permanent disability ; this was regarded as a divine punishment for his early excesses . |
| 17 | This was regarded as a great boon by Evangelicals , who dreaded sudden death without the benefit of the clergy and their prayers . |
| 18 | This was included as a positive outcome for the English applicant . |
| 19 | This was described as the largest helicopter operation in military history . |
| 20 | Thus in Aldridge v Johnson ( 1857 ) 7 E & B 885 there was an agreement to transfer 32 bullocks valued at £192 in return for 100 quarters of barley valued at £125 , the set off of £23 to be paid in cash ; this was construed as a reciprocal sale ( see also Forsyth v Jervis ( 1816 ) 1 Stark 437 ; Sheldon v Cox ( 1824 ) 3 B & C 420 ) . |
| 21 | At first this was interpreted as a separate medusa-like form , but it appears in a number of specimens in just such a position and some now think that it may have been a holdfast . |
| 22 | This was known as the Big Bang hypothesis . |
| 23 | In 1986 this was formalised as an annual fixture playing for a Cup , generously presented by the Worple Society . |
| 24 | Originally , this was proposed as a two-year project but we have been asked to manage the Initiative until March 1991 . |
| 25 | As route 30 was regarded as an outer belt route with no severe gradients , both batches were ‘ slow motored ’ cars . |
| 26 | One of the triplets developed diabetes at the age of 13 while another was diagnosed as a juvenile diabetic at 21 . |
| 27 | The following were listed as the key points in economic construction during the coming decade and the eighth five-year plan period : strengthening agriculture ; strengthening the basic industries and infrastructure and reorganizing and transforming the processing industry ; and strengthening educational , scientific and technological undertakings . |
| 28 | Further work would have been necessary if the following was presented as the unnormalised relation : |
| 29 | Eventually , after prolonged discussion , the following was agreed as a working definition : |
| 30 | Winchester Group Ltd. was incorporated as a private company on 24 August 1989 . |