Example sentences of "[be] taken [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the theories may be taken as a kind of realignment of astronomical perspectives ; a process of taxonomic refinement . |
| 2 | Their habits have probably always been similar , and if survival is to be taken as a measure of success , their conservative way of life has ensured them of a leading place in the evolutionary marathon . |
| 3 | Our table lists the factor that influences most choices — the price per gallon — but this should not be taken as a measure of value for money merely as an indicator of price . |
| 4 | The magnitude may be taken as a measure of the inflationary bias which is imparted to the system by non-competitive forces , the most obvious of these forces being the influence of trades unions in the wage bargaining process . |
| 5 | The real wage rate w which reconciles the target real wage with the feasible real wage at NAIRU should not be taken as a measure of Keynes 's ‘ marginal disutility of employment ’ . |
| 6 | Thus , in the Induction to The Taming of the Shrew — a unique example of a play outside the play , not to be taken as a measure by which the rest of the play must be dismissed for lacking seriousness — the tinker Christopher Sly , brought back in a drunken stupor to the house of a mischievous lord , is deceived into thinking that he is really a gentleman . |
| 7 | If fruits , trees , and plants are images of labour for Mary Leapor , these lines can be taken as a criticism of owners reorganizing the land . |
| 8 | Thus it is assumed that the attitude-holder might possess certain beliefs , whose content implicitly can be taken as a criticism of counter-stances , but these stances may not yet have been historically realized in argument . |
| 9 | But Ward re-asserted BAF 's belief that ‘ ignorance on the part of an athlete can not be taken as a plea of not guilty . |
| 10 | Joint honours in Agriculture , Forestry and Rural Economy can be taken as a degree in Agriculture or as a degree in Ecological Science . |
| 11 | Indeed , West German officials in Brussels find that the prospect of German unity can make it easier to extract concessions from Bonn : the words ‘ but minister , this will be taken as a sign of German nationalism ’ work wonders . |
| 12 | The spirit of our times does not believe in the sacrifice of private happiness for public duty , and this can be taken as a sign of moral decline . |
| 13 | Inaction would likewise be taken as a sign of weakness by the French people themselves . |
| 14 | The publication of results need not be taken as a threat to a good education system . |
| 15 | A good deal of what he wrote may be taken as a rejection of the ‘ liberal interpretation of history ’ , and indeed of the ‘ liberal humanist tradition ’ in literature ; nevertheless the centre of his story is the Ring and the maxim that ‘ power corrupts ’ , a concept unimpeachably modern , democratic , anti-though not un-heroic . |
| 16 | An afterthought , but one which may be taken as a portent of the future , was that Marks was not deterred by this initial failure . |
| 17 | Agriculture 's share in total output and employment can often be taken as a guide to a country 's stage of economic development . |
| 18 | Now North had the problem - would Three Spades be taken as a probe for no-trumps ( denying a guard in the suit ) or some sort of control-showing bid agreeing hearts ? |
| 19 | His prescription for success in the desert — ‘ Wave a Sherif in front of you like a banner and hide your own mind and person ’ — could be taken as a motto for Indirect Rule . |
| 20 | The implication was that Gen Noreiga 's bravado could in no legal sense be taken as a declaration of hostilities . |
| 21 | For practical purposes the easily observable amenorrhoeic period can be taken as a proxy for the anovulatory period , though ovulation can precede the first menstruation after birth , so that women may become pregnant during the amenorrhoeic period . |
| 22 | The ability of a monopolist to earn profit , or an organization with social responsibilities to make losses , is hardly to be taken as a signal of economic efficiency . |
| 23 | These claims were never universally accepted ; the destruction of the unity of Christendom by the Reformation helped to undermine the authority of the Pope to allocate territory , but it was Catholic France that first challenged Spain 's position in the West Indies and that conflict had been going on for some years when in 1559 , at the end of one round of European wars , France and Spain included in the peace treaty a clause which stated that fighting in regions west of the Azores or south of the Tropic of Cancer was not to be taken as a reason for resuming hostilities in Europe . |
| 24 | The significance of an offer of compensation is that it may be taken as a token of the defendant 's remorse , and that it redresses the private loss of the victim , and to that extent and no other it plays a part in the sentencing exercise . |
| 25 | This set of objects and events could be taken as a set of elements which would have to be included in a representation of this speaker 's topic , i.e. what he was talking about . |
| 26 | The domestically-oriented , nurturing talk of the miner 's wife , by contrast , is more likely to be taken as a product of her nature or her role than as a culturally-determined genre , and it is seen as something she shares with all other women . |
| 27 | However , the continuation of a tradition of appointed local boards can not be taken as a vote of confidence in their predecessors . |
| 28 | The caveat , to state it simply , is that it is to be taken as a view of only our conception of what can be called standard effects : all those where the effects are not decisions , choices , like mental acts of persons , or ensuing actions . |
| 29 | The previous sentence could be taken as a definition of the word ‘ reinforcing ’ . |
| 30 | There is no country better at patriotism than the U.S. and its treatment of the match should be taken as a compliment to European golf . |