Example sentences of "[prep] be consider a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hereford cider producers Bulmers had been rumoured to be considering a bid but in the end have apparently not tendered an offer , fearing a referral by the Office of Fair Trading to the Monopolies Commission . |
| 2 | Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid . |
| 3 | In response to Labour 's move , the Prime Minister is believed to be considering a similar action . |
| 4 | Selina — said to earn £200,000 a year as a newscaster with Sky TV — is reported to be considering a £250,000 contract from the new London TV station Carlton . |
| 5 | Associated Newspapers is understood to be considering a bid for the Oracle teletext franchise , alongside Carlton Communications , Independent Television News , TV-am and MAI Broadcasting . |
| 6 | Japan was reported to be considering a liberalization of its market for amorphous metals , used in power generation , which US producers claimed to be closed to foreigners . |
| 7 | So can you see why we 're looking at perhaps a , a , or we ought to be considering a figure a big higher than three hundred thousand . |
| 8 | Theoretically , one would expect the Northern catholic community and the six counties of Ulster to be considered a lost remnant , unredeemed from British rule , and indeed this is by far the most popular interpretation . |
| 9 | Had he met anyone to be considered a socialist , he was asked . |
| 10 | He also had claims to be considered a genuine all-rounder , having played many attacking innings in the lower middle order . |
| 11 | GRANVILLE AGAIN , travelling well when falling two out in last month 's Champion Hurdle , stylishly underlined his credentials to be considered a most unlucky loser that day when taking yesterday 's Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr . |
| 12 | It used to be considered a deformity in other breeds and led to automatic culling , but in several continental breeds it is now selected for , although it can lead to problems in calving and perhaps fertility . |
| 13 | It was to keep down the population of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital that ‘ damp dusting ’ of all laying surfaces used to be considered a nursing activity . |
| 14 | The 1333–5 secession from Oxford , firstly to Northampton and then to Stamford , is factual , but the group of teachers and students was never sufficiently large or established to be considered a proper university . |
| 15 | Poor Nannerl , at 18 now too old to be considered a child prodigy , was left at home with her mother : her concert-giving days were over . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd love to be considered a novelty act . |
| 17 | While ‘ Shine On ’ has too many holes in it ( the exclusion of Syd 's ‘ Piper At The Gates Of Dawn ’ is a gaping omission ) to be considered a ‘ definitive ’ historical document of Pink Floyd , it does contain some quite magnificent state-of-the-art rock music . |
| 18 | This is obviously too short to be considered a day 's walk so if you 're sticking to the low level route you should link straight in to Day 11 by following the road from Elterwater to Grasmere . |
| 19 | The custom of marriage has gained strength , in the sense that more people are entering into it and that it seems to be considered a necessary prelude to having children . |
| 20 | To devote resources to the training of young people may be , au fond , as much entitled to be considered a process of investment as devoting resources to directly productive capital goods . |
| 21 | Both reformers and opponents had expected a more striking change in the size of the electorate but in so far as it introduced a new class to political influence the Great Reform Act deserves to be considered a revolution no less and perhaps more — than do the events of 1830 in Paris . |
| 22 | The incident weakened British claims to be considered a powerful ally in European affairs . |
| 23 | There are , to my mind , a number of specific functions that a TechDoc system must provide if it is to be considered a member of the fraternity . |
| 24 | It was as if a woman who thus lowered herself disowned her right to be considered a person , a soul ; as if it would be no sin to take advantage of her lust because one could not possibly soil her any further . |
| 25 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 26 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 27 | This oldest and most common of Western fruits — grown since before the first word was written — now wants to be considered a speciality . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , if pragmatics is to be considered a component within linguistic theory ( a question to which we shall return ) , it may be that to include such principles is indeed to include too much . |
| 29 | Therefore , if any mosaic in the region is to be considered a focus of widespread foreign contacts this must surely be it . |
| 30 | XIa ) shows any significant similarity to the western designs ( chequered decoration — a feature common to mosaics of both regions — is insufficiently diagnostic to be considered a major index of affinity ) . |