Example sentences of "[adj] can [adv] [be] [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where land is being retained for particular development in the future — such as the metro system — this can not be regarded as available for grant-aided woodland planting . |
| 2 | But this can not be taken as carte blanche for assuming that long-term recorded crime trends correspond to victimization . |
| 3 | Since the gap between the two campaigns was twenty-two years this can not be described as ‘ volatility ’ in antislavery support but it does indicate a complicated picture of simultaneous large expansion and significant ( though quantitatively less ) erosion , using the yardstick of petitioning . |
| 4 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 5 | If competition generated raw aggression resulting in defeat or death this can hardly be seen as assisting fitness maximisation . |
| 6 | Two main types exist ; thermal and electrostatic although there are other categories such as the laser — although this can hardly be classified as low-cost ! |
| 7 | This can perhaps be interpreted as either a sign of policy changes feeding through into the yield curve or as a change in exchange rate expectations . |
| 8 | Indeed , some can only be appreciated as metaphors with hindsight , as it were ; it is only when the figurative meaning is pointed out that the path from the literal to metaphorical meaning becomes traceable . |
| 9 | Elderflowers — These can either be collected as flowers from the hedgerow in the summer ( a couple of leaves crushed and rubbed on the skin helps to keep mosquitoes away from humans ) or use half a teaspoon of dried flowers which can be bought as tea . |
| 10 | These can roughly be classified as coming from work , hobbies and pastimes . |
| 11 | Many can also be grown as tall specimens , winding stems around a stout pole or tripod to create a pillar of blossom . |
| 12 | The trading conditions experienced by Wimpey Minerals UK during 1992 can only be described as horrendous . |
| 13 | The former can easily be caricatured as humourless puritans who object to games which involve guessing the number of beans in a jar at the church fete . |
| 14 | Akehurst was early in understanding the importance of administrative and employment law in international organisations and , although others have carried this work forward , his contribution during the 1960s can properly be regarded as pioneering . |
| 15 | The dons resented their punishment as much as the doctors — but neither can fairly be described as radical on that account . |
| 16 | As a party , the Republicans , in electoral terms , remain weak below the presidential level and Reagan 's victory in 1980 can now be seen as largely a personal rather than an ideological or party triumph . |
| 17 | There are even human communities around the world which exist without such tools as writing , while constructing artefacts , commonly of wood , that can not be described as permanent ( in terms of thousands or millions of years ) . |
| 18 | That can definitely be counted as one of the worst moves you ever made . ’ |
| 19 | You just need something to start you off that can then be modified as you go along . |
| 20 | The statutory framework applicable to the applications for admissions made by the applicants in November 1990 can therefore be summarised as follows . |
| 21 | Sexual contact ‘ includes the intentional touching of the victim 's or actor 's intimate parts or the intentional touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the victim 's or actor 's intimate parts , if that intentional touching can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification . ’ |