Example sentences of "[was/were] hailed as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following on from the informal Malta summit in December 1989 [ see p. 37110 ] , the meetings were hailed as a new beginning in US-Soviet relations , despite acknowledged continuing differences on a number of key bilateral and international issues . |
| 2 | In the 1980s geodemographic systems were hailed as the powerful new direct marketing technique . |
| 3 | TRABANT rally drivers Michael Kahlfuss and Gunter Friedmann were hailed as the unlikely heroes of the Lombard RAC Rally . |
| 4 | The conference itself was hailed as a great success for Tom Clarke , shadow Scottish secretary . |
| 5 | When Finubar returned to Ulthuan he was hailed as a great hero . |
| 6 | Manager Jean Cundy and her assistant Cherrie Elliott took the plunge and dressed as rabbits for the day , which was hailed as a great success . |
| 7 | The first auction was held on Jan. 26 and was hailed as a great success . |
| 8 | This year 's , which finished last week , was hailed as a great success with children from the most disadvantaged parts of the city taking part in a number of activities , including canoeing , swimming , rowing , water safety and windsurfing . |
| 9 | In what was hailed as a major initiative , US President George Bush on Sept. 27 announced proposals aimed at substantially reducing US air- , land- and sea-based nuclear weapons . |
| 10 | The legislation was hailed as a cautious first move by the Saudi government towards modifying the power of the monarchy , which until then — in theory at least — had been absolute . |
| 11 | The negotiated settlement was hailed as a historic breakthrough which would protect the ecology of the rainforest , but it was bitterly opposed by non-Indian landowners who feared that they would be driven off and their properties confiscated . |
| 12 | The Yale study was designed to obtain reliable statistical data , based on a carefully constructed random sample ( 2,134 cases ) , representative of the user population of a large library It was hailed as a standard model and projects with very large sample groups , numbering into the thousands , followed ; i.e. , Palmer , 5,062 , and Tagliacozzo , 2,681 . |
| 13 | It was hailed as a new sensation and we thought so too . |
| 14 | The noteworthy thing , considering this half.century of official recognition , is the regularity with which the multi.media library concept was hailed as a new idea and canvassed with a sense of surprised discovery , as if no library or librarian had ever considered it before . |
| 15 | This , the first extended Bush-Gorbachev summit , was hailed as a new beginning in US-Soviet relations , despite acknowledged and continuing differences on a number of key bilateral and international issues . |
| 16 | The Criminal Justice Act was hailed as a far-reaching piece of legislature when it was launched last October . |
| 17 | The development at Keswick Bridge ( Swedish style lodges , a tropical pool and various eateries ) was hailed as a marvellous opportunity for the community , who were wooed with the promise of a brand new swimming pool . |
| 18 | Because we do not have a suitable track on which to run a World Superbike round , the idea of running one in England under the Irish flag of convenience was hailed as a lucrative alternative , beneficial to the ACU and MCUI . |
| 19 | When the Tate Gallery embarked upon its programme of annual reorganisation of the permanent collection in autumn 1989 , it was hailed as a bold and novel decision through which the works of neglected artists buried in the museum 's extensive storage facilities might be brought to the surface . |
| 20 | The service was hailed as a pioneering advance in community care . |
| 21 | Its ‘ difficult ’ themes ( the war and homosexuality ) made it a succès d'estime , but although Ackerley was hailed as a coming dramatist , he never completed another play . |
| 22 | Sukarno was hailed as the Elder Brother of the Indonesian people . |
| 23 | The discovery was hailed as the scientific sensation of the century and a huge search for another specimen was mounted . |
| 24 | When she took over as First Lady four years ago , she was hailed as the freshest breath of air to hit Washington in years . |
| 25 | It was hailed as the longest ride , but Duke was convinced a still longer ride was possible . |
| 26 | The arrival of the T9000 Transputer last week was hailed as the next step in Inmos Ltd 's technological evolution , filling the gap between the former T2 , 4 and 8 families and the proposed modular ‘ Chameleon ’ product line . |