Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] as [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | The diplomatic initiatives of 1958 will be discussed in later chapters , since they were plainly envisaged as the first steps in a long-term strategy . |
2 | John Chalcraft , Managing Director at the Brewery ( 1928–69 ) and H.J. Young ( who ran the Club during the First War ) , were then appointed as the first Financial Advisers , in consultation with the Captain . |
3 | These territories were theoretically viewed as the third party beneficiaries of an international status designed with the objective of promoting international peace and security , as much as for the advancement of the territory and its inhabitants . |
4 | The Republic of Indonesia comprises mainly some 13,700 islands known until 1949 as the Netherlands East Indies ; since 1976 it has also included East Timor ( when the latter was effectively annexed as the 27th Indonesian province after the withdrawal in 1975 of Portuguese troops , although this act has never been officially recognized by the UN ) . |
5 | The move was widely regarded as the first step towards full normalization of diplomatic relations , which had been suspended after the communist victory in the Vietnam war in 1975 . |
6 | Ibrahim was widely regarded as the second most powerful man in the Maldives , after his brother-in-law , President Gayoom . |
7 | Although the government eventually decided to accept royalties from sales of the chip rather than to take an equity share in the company , it was widely seen as the last straw in a conflict between Fields and the administration . |
8 | Amateur Champion Stephen Dundas was only named as the first reserve … |
9 | Mr Howard Davies , 41 , controller of the Audit Commission , was yesterday confirmed as the next director-general of the Confederation of British Industry at a starting salary of around £175,000 . |
10 | The device was also hailed as the next step in Inmos 's technological evolution , filling the gap between the former T2 , 4 and 8 families and the proposed modular ‘ Chameleon ’ product line ( CI No 2,137 ) . |
11 | In any case the law was often viewed as a last resort , a clumsy , time-consuming , bureaucratic impediment that hindered order-maintenance on the street . |
12 | Whitehall was now described as the last Renaissance Court in Europe . |