Example sentences of "[is] [adv] see [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I have not yet challenged the assumption with which conventionalism begins : that whatever consensus lawyers have achieved about legislation and precedent is properly seen as a matter of convention .
2 Despite these criticisms , the new programme is widely seen as an advance on the Karnataka Social Forestry Project , inaugurated in 1983 with World Bank funding , which led to the expropriation of common land for eucalyptus plantations , and clashes between vilagers and foresters .
3 An OTC dealer loyally argued against him with a vigour that is rarely seen in a university environment .
4 The genes producing these peptides are quite distinct but it is not clear whether both peptides are produced in all L cells , as dual localisation is only seen in a proportion of them .
5 The position is naturally seen as a step towards full equity sharing partnership .
6 While the above advantages are undeniable , and would all have a positive bearing on the regulation of insider dealing , self-regulation is better seen as a complement to , rather than as a replacement of , formal regulatory measures .
7 The appeal by the 77-year-old General , dissolving Parliament , followed the same day by a demonstration of 800,000 Gaullists in the Champs Elysées , is generally seen as a turning-point : order was restored and Gaullists triumphed at the ballot box ( 23/24June 1968 ) .
8 Successful mechanism design is thus seen as a marriage of spatial and functional attributes ; slight changes or relaxations in one set of attributes can markedly improve the acceptability of the other .
9 The ideal female nude is thus seen as a triumph of form and expression ; a realisation of qualities which are believed to be intrinsic to the female body .
10 Decentralisation is thus seen as an alternative to the bureaucratic practices that we investigated in the previous chapter .
11 From this point of view the state is not seen as a threat to freedom , but is rather regarded as a vehicle for securing broad community and individual rights against the power .
12 However , R/3 is not seen as a competitor to R/2 : ‘ It ( R/2 ) will exist as long as IBM is still investing in mainframes , ’ commented Plattner .
13 Quantity , essentially , is not seen as a compensation for weakness in technology .
14 The crisis is seen as being located very specifically within the prison system — it is not seen as a crisis of the whole penal system , or of the criminal justice system , let alone as a crisis of society as a whole .
15 It would appear we have too many priorities in education and although health education is included in the curriculum it is not seen as a priority unless something goes wrong !
16 Increasingly management is not seen as an end or goal in itself .
17 12.1 It is of fundamental importance that the compilation and introduction of guidelines on violence at work is not seen as an end in itself .
18 Profit is normally seen as a flow over time whereas wealth can be described as a stock at a point in time .
19 Straw is largely seen as a waste product but treatment with caustic soda , ammonia or urea can increase its nutrient content , thereby producing an economical animal feed which could supplement existing hay and silage feed systems .
20 The two-way division agreed at Aachen in March 842 is best seen as a way of putting pressure on Lothar , convincing him that this time he had no alternative to opening negotiations in earnest .
21 Lakatos 's account was presented first in this book because it is best seen as a culmination of the Popperian programme and as a direct response to and an attempt to improve on the limitations of Popperian falsificationism .
22 Liathach , like its neighbour , is best seen from a distance , a popular viewpoint being the private road to Coulin Lodge , where it towers as a great wedge across the waters of Loch Clair , after a short stroll from the pass road .
23 No Tiller is ever seen with a man , she does not go out with a man , receive any man and the rule extends even to her father and brothers , no Girl holds a conversation with a man , inside or outside the theatre and if a man addresses her , she would say ‘ Excuse me ’ and walk away .
24 This is usually seen as a weakness but it is equally a strength .
25 Mannerism is usually seen as an RCA development ; but once again we find that it was already developing during the Sun period , notably in ‘ Baby Let's Play House ’ ( 1955 ) .
26 ‘ Messing about ’ is still seen as a test , just as our first group of informants saw it .
27 This very important fact has not been accepted and community care is still seen as a way of getting ‘ care on the cheap ’ .
28 to question the very basis of the welfare state medicine , which is based on non-holistic , toxic intervention , is still seen as a traitor if you criticise the medical regime .
29 The state is still seen as an instrument which can and must be captured by the working class .
30 This is clearly seen as a way of encouraging parental involvement in the reintegration of the pupil into school life .
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