Example sentences of "[be] [adv] see as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This has been widely seen as an area where employment can be created and economic vitality encouraged .
2 Because of its proximity to Russan and Collias the three crags are generally seen as a group .
3 Numbers of Americans and Britons have doubled in the past decade but , at 40,000 and 11,000 respectively , they are not seen as a threat to the social fabric in the same way as the Iranians and other Asians .
4 They arouse protectiveness in women and are not seen as a threat by other men .
5 The large numbers who are unable to find regular work are not seen as a phenomenon characteristic of underdevelopment , but part of the capitalist division of labour and , therefore , a similar feature to the industrialisation process of European countries , differing in terms of quantity rather than quality .
6 If the alternatives are to work , we must take care that they are not seen as a reward for those who become involved in such activities .
7 Great emphasis is put on writing and drawing skills and typewriters are not seen as a substitute for writing .
8 Bans on parades are always seen as a sign of weakness , and as such have frequently given militant Protestants a chance to show , by defying the bans , that they will not be a party to any ‘ sell-out ’ .
9 We may see it even in political fundamentalism — where the teachings of a reformer are still seen as the crystal clear teachings which are the pure source of revelation , and from which deviation is heresy .
10 Gloucester 's actions after his brother 's death are traditionally seen as the triumph of an over-mighty subject , and it follows that Edward IV had been making a rod for his own back when he allowed Gloucester to become lord of the north .
11 Gloucester 's actions after his brother 's death are traditionally seen as the triumph of an over-mighty subject , and it follows that Edward IV had been making a rod for his own back when he allowed Gloucester to become lord of the north .
12 Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation , a view reinforced by the high gold price during the inflationary years of the 1970s and 1980s .
13 Many gardeners — and visitors — are getting younger , partly because of the current ecological obsession and also because gardens are often seen as an extension of the living room .
14 Because even though this is a this is a linear network it can be effectively seen as a network effectively with a unit here and a unit here and maybe one weight .
15 Statutory inquiries may be better seen as a form of mediation or consultation .
16 Perhaps the rejection of marriage and the espousal of a profession represents a ‘ deviant career ’ for women , or perhaps the phenomenon of the obsessive , houseproud housewife could be usefully seen as a form of gender role-related deviance .
17 Sex differences themselves are frequently seen as a nuisance , rather than a potentially interesting topic .
18 What is more , they are increasingly seen as the training ground for management professionals who want to develop state of the art business , organisational and leadership skills .
19 One of the major disadvantages of MRI in the chest is the inability to visualise the lungs , which are simply seen as a signal void .
20 The morning after the ark is put in Dagon 's temple , they discover the figure of their great god sprawled on the floor , his face to the ground , in what would have been readily seen as an attitude of worship .
21 Businesses are sometimes seen as a source of employment for family members .
22 Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] .
23 The reforms were widely seen as a reaction to public controversy over insider trading practices sparked by the emergence in January 1989 of the Pechiney affair [ see pp. 36403 ; 36706 ] .
24 Both these stories were widely seen as an attempt to ‘ shoe-in ’ Gordon Brown rather than Smith in the event of a leadership vacancy , although Brown , it must be said , had no part in them .
25 It should be noted that videos were not seen as a substitute for training but rather as a useful tool for the instructor .
26 When first envisaged , then , the lectures were not seen as the core of a forthcoming book , even though ( with their Wagnerian connection ) they bore on his current preoccupation — and even though he was currently casting around for a subject for a book .
27 Girls were alleged to have tendencies towards ‘ flirtation ’ , and were usually seen as a threat to the healthy development of the boy .
28 The Cabinet changes were also seen as the result of an effort by the AD secretary-general , Luis Alfaro Ucero , to boost the image of his party in the run-up to municipal and gubernatorial elections later in 1992 .
29 Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] .
30 The orthodox gave the latter term a pejorative sense ; the apocryphal texts were correctly seen as an attempt to replace the books accepted by the mainstream communities and included in their church lectionary as authentic representatives of the apostolic tradition of faith .
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