Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [vb pp] as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recovery of the gorilla population from 260 in the 1970s to today 's figure of 320 has hitherto been hailed as a conservation miracle . |
| 2 | This limitation has only been seen as a major crisis by Philips since the emergence of DVI compression-decompression . |
| 3 | Paatelainen had only been introduced as a substitute but he certainly made his presence felt in no uncertain manner with his 56th minute strike . |
| 4 | ICI , for all the apparent successes of the 1980s , has long been perceived as a lumbering , bureaucratic conglomerate , in which winners subsidise losers . |
| 5 | In Britain , with its strong two-party system , a government defeat on a vote of confidence has long been regarded as a theoretical possibility rather than practical politics . |
| 6 | Ultraviolet light has long been accepted as a provocative factor for herpes of the face and lips and many people find that their annual attack coincides with their visit to Majorca or trip to the ski slopes . |
| 7 | In the private sector the quality of leadership has long been recognised as a key factor affecting organisational performance . |
| 8 | Preventing the pollution of drinking water by untreated human excrement , for example , has long been recognised as a basic health concern . |
| 9 | Hepatitis B was formerly referred to as ‘ serum hepatitis ’ because percutaneous exposure to contaminated blood has long been recognized as a major mode of transmission ; and cases of hepatitis B from blood transfusion , needlesticks , and sharing contaminated needles among drug abusers have been well documented . |
| 10 | The Bible has long been recognized as a composite work spanning many centuries , not some kind of monolithic whole , and whilst opinions differ widely as to the precise dating ( and methods of dating ) of its constituent parts , it remains the case that a book , or indeed a chapter , may lie in the received text next to a verse or chapter some several centuries removed in compositional/redactional terms from its neighbour . |
| 11 | Whilst ‘ the elderly ’ have long been recognized as a distinct social category , ever-stricter stratification by age has emerged since industrialization ( Thomas 1976 ; Quadragno 1982 ) . |
| 12 | Mr Morton has long been rumoured as a possible successor to Sir Bob Reid at British Rail . |
| 13 | It had long been held as a general axiom — quite incorrectly , as Catalonian experience showed — that entail caused a régime of short , unstable leases and once again stood at the head of the estorbos , the impediments to progress . |
| 14 | The first guide-book to the city was published in 1781 , and it has long been established as a compulsory item on the tourist itinerary for both foreigners ( especially North Americans ) and Britons . |
| 15 | The air-filled Parafoil has long been established as a stable single line kite so its development as a steerable stunter for two ( or more as we shall see ) lines came initially as a surprise knowing only too well how difficult it is sometimes to get a Parafoil started . |
| 16 | Edinburgh , has long been established as a cultural and artistic centre and , with its museums , galleries , learned societies and other institutions , makes the Faculty of Arts at Edinburgh University an unrivalled choice for postgraduate study . |
| 17 | Bookselling has for long been stereotyped as a sheltered world , separated from the usual pressures of everday business concerns , where change is almost instinctively resisted . |
| 18 | He has long been hailed as a potential leader , and for many on the Right he is still the Thatcherite hero-in-waiting . |
| 19 | But in fact the notional/functional approach has generally been represented as a radical departure , a complete break with the past . |
| 20 | Firm A has already been presented as a dependent for its now of business on maintaining a reputation with its largely immigrant clients . |
| 21 | Retrospective appraisal by clients has already been rejected as a lawyer-influenced criterion . |
| 22 | Amateur experimental breeding of Cleaner Shrimps has already been mentioned as a good example of a mobile invertebrate which could be chosen . |
| 23 | A possible relation between platelet activating factor and gastric acid secretion and platelet activating factor and gastric motility has already been suggested as a physiological phenomenon in the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 24 | The report , originally prepared last year by the government 's National Audit Office as a quick swot of the services offered by London 's top galleries and museums , has just been circulated as a final draft ; it is due for submission to Parliament shortly . |
| 25 | The Torbay line has always been run as a large-scale people mover and minimalist operation since the DVR took over the line in 1973 , but this stance failed to deliver the desired profitable results in 1991 . |
| 26 | It was surprising because the group had always been perceived as a solid fourpiece and Charman was often vociferous during interviews . |
| 27 | IT HAS always been regarded as a guilty but harmless secret shared by thousands of women . |
| 28 | Prior consultation and participative decision-making has not always been regarded as a right but teachers ' involvement should be regarded as a professional entitlement . |
| 29 | A lifelong supporter , I have always been regarded as a tactical genius by the Duck and Forceps regulars and , from day one , my appointment has brought renewed hope to the terraces . |
| 30 | ‘ She has always been seen as a typical Sloane Ranger . |