Example sentences of "[be] taken as the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ( It should be noted that the latter may only be taken as the final module in a masters programme ) .
2 When the sample size is large , say 100 , the standard error of the mean can be taken as the standard error of the estimate .
3 When the sample size is large , say 100 , the standard error of the mean can be taken as the standard error of the estimate .
4 Just as it was possible to try the major war criminals after 1945 on the basis of generally accepted principles ( to which the Hague and Geneva codes contributed ) , so the 1977 Protocols must be taken as the clearest formulation of the laws presently applicable to armed conflict , including the use of nuclear weapons .
5 Evidently , the vector in ( 1 ) is arbitrary to a scalar complex multiplier , say unc + unc another vector satisfying ( 1 ) is thus unc Any arbitrary linear combination of p and q may therefore be taken as the real part of the vector , with a corresponding combination for the imaginary part .
6 The taxpayers ' contention is supported by certain unfair consequences which could ensue if the cost of the benefit is to be taken as the average cost .
7 The last item entered at either of these prompts will be taken as the current item , even if an incompatible entry has been made at the other prompt .
8 Ludlow may reasonably be taken as the actual founder of the movement : it was his earlier experience of social visiting among the London poor , and his knowledge of the French co-operatives , which gave content to Maurice 's theological groundwork .
9 For example in the revision of I want to + infinitive I want to go to Italy might be taken as the basic sentence .
10 Until recently , at A level " the evidence " has mainly consisted of historians ' work ; a text book could be taken as the whole truth .
11 Thus it was , that at some momentous point in the immensity of time there came into being three initial units which can be taken as the true beginning of the story of earthly life .
12 The cases of the thief and the squatter have been taken as the clearest instances of possession acquired without any right whatever .
13 For concreteness , we focus on the corporation tax , which has been taken as the main application of the analysis .
14 If the percentage increase in eps is taken as the key measure , companies which begin with very low earnings have an unfair advantage .
15 The first sailing from the port after midnight on the New Year was taken as the official start of the Single Market ; the first piece of freight on board was actually an unidentified light van and trailer — the driver no doubt blissfully unaware that he had made history — which , along with several vehicles turning round from the inbound convoy , sneaked back on board the 01.00 return sailing of the Pride of Kent while the official welcoming party was still in progress at the other end of the port .
16 The resting pressure was taken as the mean pressure of all measurements in each of the three catheters — that is , six determinations in each patient .
17 The movies had created a false world and what was taken as the ultimate proof of that was the way in which they had failed to deal directly with real Americans and their dilemmas .
18 The mean value of the fasting samples obtained at 15 minutes and immediately before the meal was taken as the basal gastrin value .
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