Example sentences of "[be] see by [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More subjective , qualitative methods , like observations , interviews , self-reports and case histories , are seen by some psychologists as a good way to address difficult-to-test aspects of subjectivity , like affect and meaning . |
| 2 | The source at the magazine confirmed later : ‘ Paris Match has been approached and pictures of that nature have been seen by some members of staff . |
| 3 | Spencer coined the term ‘ survival of the fittest ’ and has been seen by some historians as the first of the ‘ social Darwinists ’ . |
| 4 | THE £200,000 damages awarded to Jason Donovan will be seen by many lawyers as another illustration of the urgent need for libel law reform . |
| 5 | In the 1960s , cloze procedure came to be seen by some researchers as the answer to many of the problems of validly measuring text difficulty . |
| 6 | A further problem for the Church is that it may be seen by some people as a stepping-stone to a political career . |
| 7 | Indeed , voluntary helpers were seen by many observers to be indispensable intermediaries between the state and the home precisely because as ‘ friendly visitors ’ they were able to respond to individuals . |
| 8 | The lack of accounting harmonisation , particularly between the US and the UK , is seen by many bankers as the key issue in the development of the Euro-equity market , where new issues of shares are offered in more than one country simultaneously . |
| 9 | To their credit , several cabinet members , including the defence and foreign ministers , opposed the choice of Mr Zeevi who is seen by many people as successor to the late Meir Kahane . |
| 10 | Schools are legally required to record pupil attendance and a good attendance rate is seen by many people as a characteristic of a good school . |
| 11 | Schooling was seen by many parents as an irrelevance at best ; at worst as a downright intrusion . |
| 12 | The special session had been called to discuss a far-reaching LDP-sponsored electoral reform package , the success of which was seen by many commentators to be crucial to Kaifu 's chances of retaining the party leadership ( and , therefore , the premiership ) when his current term expired in October 1991 . |
| 13 | Though it was not mandated by the enabling legislation , environmental improvement was seen by many planners as a necessary condition before the street could become one based on human dimensions rather than those of traffic . |
| 14 | The traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests was seen by many Republicans as an issue which would continue to erode the former party 's support in the South , a crucial common factor in the Democratic candidate 's defeat in five of the six presidential elections since 1968 . |
| 15 | The Imperial Typewriters strike was seen by many people as a defeat . |
| 16 | The abrupt decision in June 1991 to ban all casinos , despite the involvement of erstwhile Premadasa associates in the rapidly expanding gambling industry , was seen by many observers as a sign of the President 's confidence in his own authority , and thus as a contributory factor in precipitating the unsuccessful attempt , launched in August , to impeach him [ see pp. 38440 ; 38534 ] . |
| 17 | Claude Simon 's Les Géorgiques ( 1981 ) was seen by several critics as a rejection of the extreme textual materialism of his more recent fiction , as if Simon had finally shaken off the pernicious influence of Jean Ricardou . |
| 18 | The rush into speculative bid candidates was seen by some observers as further evidence of the fragility of the market . |