Example sentences of "[be] considered a [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I , myself , am considered a little eccentric .
2 Hand-loom weaving has always been considered a male artisan activity , with the concession that wives from time to time might assist their husbands at the cottage loom .
3 Despite their being one of the most common types of artefact in female graves , they may have been considered a personal luxury .
4 The single women who hitherto had been considered a good influence on the girls were relegated to obscurity whilst the married heterosexual women were left to emerge as the ( acceptable and healthy ) role models .
5 Since the sixties , rock and pop have been considered a stamping and breeding ground for burgeoning leftist/liberal sensibilities , a place where dissent is felt and upsurges occur .
6 Cow 's milk allergy has hitherto been considered a temporary condition that improves or disappears with age .
7 Richard North , a local environmental health officer who has been advising the nuns , said that contamination of eggs through the shell via the faeces had never been considered a serious risk either by the working party who had submitted evidence to the Select Committee on Salmonella in Eggs , or by the Public Health Service Laboratories .
8 The YP had not previously been considered a pictorial newspaper , usually resorting to small two column width photographs .
9 For another it was learning French at evening classes when she had always been considered a complete duffer at languages .
10 Until last week this latter option might have been considered a possible piece of government lunacy .
11 This whole question is of importance not only because it was so central to Engels 's book but also because The Origin has rightly been considered a major contribution to the feminist tradition .
12 The description and demonstration of the working of such systems has always been considered a major advance in anthropological theory and is usually traced to the publication in 1940 of African Political Systems by M. Fortes and E. E. Evans-Pritchard with their respective discussions of the Tallensi of West Africa and the Nuer of East Africa .
13 Malek , 54 , who had held several senior government and Republican Party posts and was noted for his managerial skills , had been considered a strong candidate for White House Chief of Staff at the time of Sununu 's appointment .
14 Histamine has long been considered a putative mediator of the gastric acid secretory response to ethanol .
15 To Paykel , it would have been considered a positive event or ‘ entrance ’ event which he would therefore not expect to correlate with depression .
16 The preface adopts a modest tone : ‘ To unite elegance and utility , and blend the useful with the agreeable , has ever been considered a difficult , but an honourable task . ’
17 They are considered a useful source of income and an efficient method of measuring or allocating demand .
18 The style and atmosphere is matched by the high standard of cuisine and service and their special Gateaux are considered a superb finale to any meal .
19 Women workers do not receive a fair wage because their earnings are considered a complementary salary .
20 Does my right hon. Friend agree that farmers are caught in a pincer movement between the National Rivers Authority , which threatens prosecution of farmers who use more fertiliser on their land to increase productivity , and the banks , which are increasing their interest rates on loans to farmers , because they are considered a bad risk ?
21 In a research paper published today , Liberty — the logo used by the NCCL - warns that , without regulations , video surveillance could be used to harass groups who are considered a potential threat to public order , such as young people , ethnic minorities and political activists .
22 The member of the Bar present will report the case , and the report may be published in one of the official series of law reports ( e.g. All England or Weekly Law Reports ) ; such reports are considered a true record of the case .
23 Cos they 're considered a wasted vote are n't they ?
24 In the same manner , Paynes Grey can be considered a dark violet-blue as it is primarily a mix of ultramarine blue and black .
25 It was true : I was spending every evening and night with my owl , so I was n't leading what could be considered a normal teenager 's life .
26 Access in contravention of these rules will be considered a serious offence .
27 In Vologsky 's case , as an elitist member of the armed forces , it might well be considered a serious crime .
28 1987 ) the court held that the police had wrongly considered the theft of 28 dogs owned by a Hunt as a serious arrestable offence as the loss to the members of the Hunt could not be considered a serious financial loss .
29 It would not be considered a serious loss by the company and the financial gain to the robbers was not necessarily substantial .
30 There followed a period when both these positions were held by hearing persons , which must be considered a backward development in the evolution of the BDDA .
  Next page