Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] as [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a sadly neglected work , and again the only serious alternative to Järvi is Stravinsky 's Chicago recording which like the Jeu can only be obtained as part of a mammoth 22-CD Sony set of virtually all Stravinsky 's major works ( totally indispensable though that is ) . |
| 2 | From this point of view , which could make no place for miracles understood as cases of divine , supernatural interference with the laws of nature , reports of alleged miracles could only be regarded as evidence of credulity and ignorance on the part of those who originated and passed on the stories . |
| 3 | And this , in turn , would seem to justify Professor Gaddis 's conclusion that the assumption was that such governments , whether in Western Europe or Japan , and whether or not they came to power by legal or illegal means , could only be regarded as instruments of the Kremlin and hence not truly independent . |
| 4 | The irreconcilability of two such extremes in one group of human beings could only be explained as part of the great mystery of human personality . |
| 5 | This means that the relation of ideas and practical problems can only be understood as part of the process of history . |
| 6 | Joseph and his Spanish supporters tried to break the fiefs of the occupying generals by sending out civil commissioners , who soon found that , if they were to get anything done at all , it could only be done as subordinates of the generals on the spot . |
| 7 | Note that modules can only be offlined as part of a package ; they can not be offlined individually . |
| 8 | But now McAteer said that ‘ no matter what truths might be revealed by such an investigation they could only be interpreted as weapons of war at this stage ’ . |
| 9 | Some departments offer opportunities for supervised study that need not necessarily be undertaken as study for a degree or other qualification . |
| 10 | These limitations of traditional lists of subject headings should not necessarily be taken as faults in their construction . |
| 11 | The reserve , the indifference and the blasé outlook which urbanites manifest in their relationships may thus be regarded as devices for immunizing themselves against the personal claims and expectations of others . |
| 12 | Sir Thomas will no longer be acting as go-between in the matter of correspondence , but the prince might well contrive some other means of communicating with you . |
| 13 | When viewed in this light Robert Summers 's thesis that the legal realist movement should best be seen as part of a tradition of ‘ pragmatic instrumentalism ’ in American jurisprudence seems basically correct . |
| 14 | Its meaning has begun to leak away through indiscriminate extensions beyond its original significance , extensions to cases which would normally be distinguished as cases of non-violence . |
| 15 | It is generally agreed that making a bad decision ( for which the remedy is an appeal ) will not normally be treated as ground for dismissal of a Circuit judge as showing ‘ inability or misbehaviour ’ . |
| 16 | He points out that the droppings which the plant will be using would normally be used as manure for spreading on fields . |
| 17 | Indeed , if the actions are not deemed to be free and rational ( in the sense that the offenders are capable of understanding their nature , moral meaning and consequences ) then they will not usually be defined as crimes in legal terms . |
| 18 | A fire , caused by a bolt of lightning at York Minster , can still be regarded as evidence of divine wrath at the appointment of a contentious bishop . |
| 19 | For this reason local taxes will always be seen as part of the national tax structure . |
| 20 | If , as Parsons puts it , there can never be an id-impulse as such for the individual , since it must always be seen as part of the expressive symbolism of a common culture , then it is not possible to envisage the possibility of someone being in conflict with their society 's common culture . |
| 21 | The snare is that clauses let us see the fullest possible type of syntactic structure ; therefore , any syntactic relationship or any other type of phrase whatever can always be seen as part of a potential clause , of which the grammarian can helpfully provide the " deleted " or " understood " remainder . |
| 22 | This will not always be used as visits to departments or ward rounds may form part of the programme . |
| 23 | In this instance the reader is concerned that marks or stamps the auditor made on a document in the course of preparing accounts could mistakenly be regarded as evidence of authentication when such had not in fact occurred . |
| 24 | Of course , the distinctive nature of the conduct can not in itself be a sufficient reason for a separate offence , since , for example , the introduction of the penis into the mouth , cunnilingus and object penetration are each equally distinctive , but they will , it is proposed , collectively be classified as acts of gross indecency . |
| 25 | But references to meanings are generally based on certain accidental characteristics that act as contextual code signals in communication , and can hardly be treated as part of the " essential description " of their referents . |
| 26 | While command line interpreters do have a certain fascination and instill a tremendous discipline on the user they could hardly be described as state of the art . |
| 27 | On the surface at least , as non-owners of the means of production , they could hardly be considered as part of the bourgeoisie . |
| 28 | More generally , the Auvergne might reasonably be seen as representative of many Merovingian dioceses ; Clermont was not a royal capital , nor was it a cult centre of major importance . |
| 29 | The Vendor is not party in relation to the Business or subject to any contract , covenant , commitments or arrangement of an onerous , unusual or long-term nature or having any provision which might reasonably be regarded as material for disclosure to a purchaser for value of the Business nor is it party to any contract likely to be unprofitable or to any contract made otherwise than in the ordinary and usual course of business as now carried on . |
| 30 | The Vendor can not say whether any contracts contain a provision which ‘ might reasonably be regarded as material for disclose to a purchase of the value of the Business ’ . |