Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adj] as the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But by the late 1960s world inflation had gathered pace to such an extent that most governments came to regard this as the major problem confront-ing them . |
2 | This did not mean that unity was ruled out however , for the Americans , far from opposing European economic unity , began to see this as the only way to create a firm barrier to communist expansion . |
3 | The PPD platform included keeping Spanish as the official language , maintaining a distinct national and cultural identity and separate representation in international sporting events . |
4 | Also , under current regulations 75% was the minimum grant to Responsible Bodies ; although in practice the Ministry had treated this as the standard proportion , not to be exceeded , it was worrying that the Ashby Report gave 75% as the maximum . |
5 | Its need for additional funding had become apparent as the national banking crisis worsened in January 1991 [ see p. 37953 ] . |