Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] be [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 'm , I do n't think that should be used as a weapon in diplomatic recognition . |
| 2 | This may be seen as a move to make international law into proper law , or at least international law with one of its essential purposes , the control of force , and , of course , there have long been laws to restrict the type and degree of force used even in legitimate war , and some restrictions on the very legality of wars , for instance when they are in contravention of treaties . |
| 3 | Alternatively , if the employee receives promotion after refusing a transfer , this may be seen as a precedent by other staff when their turn comes to be asked to move . |
| 4 | This may be seen as a special case of the ‘ free-rider ’ problem , discussed later in conjunction with public goods . |
| 5 | This may be seen as a measure of the extent to which opportunities for successful study are being provided for students who would traditionally not have been considered to be capable of achieving this success . |
| 6 | This may be viewed as a transition matrix mapping pre-tax income positions into post-tax positions ( Atkinson , 1979 ) , and it is unlikely that this matrix is diagonal . |
| 7 | The roles of some key staff are likely to be affected by RMI and this may be perceived as a threat . |
| 8 | However , this may be regarded as a longer-term aim . |
| 9 | While this may be regarded as a sign of real independence it is probably more accurate to describe it as ‘ pseudoindependence ’ ( Kets de Vries , 1978 ) . |
| 10 | BRAC 's efforts have brought attention to the concept of oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , and this may be regarded as a success . |
| 11 | This may be described as a concern with ‘ impact ’ rather than with ‘ implementation ’ . |
| 12 | This may be considered as a node or tooling point which can be used to position and align the object within the machine space ( shown in the following examples as a triangled three-axis cross with a directional arrow through it ) . |
| 13 | This should be regarded as a reductio ad absurdum of the presupposition of Rawls ' theory of justice and especially the assumption of the overriding goal to reach a doctrine of justice at whatever cost to one 's conception of the good . |
| 14 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 15 | This should be regarded as a prototyping system , primarily intended to meet the requirements of our microscopists . |
| 16 | The extent to which this should be viewed as a utilitarian calculus of some kind , or whether a more dignitarian approach should be pursued is of considerable importance . |
| 17 | It is recommended that this should be defined as a fixed set by the Project Manager ; e.g. whether the code is re-entrant , position independent or overlayable . |
| 18 | This should be run as a batch program from the process directory when the LIFESPAN process is not running . |
| 19 | This should be taken as a message both to the Western allies and the Soviet Union that West Germany 's first concern is the gradual , well-disciplined reform of East German society , not the country 's destruction and its absorption into West Germany . |
| 20 | Terms like ‘ stimulus categorization ’ have to be used , because we do n't have any other language in which to describe what parts of the brain do , but a term like this should be taken as a shorthand for ‘ neural processes that could mediate stimulus categorization , whatever they may be ’ , rather than a conclusive statement about what an area does . |
| 21 | Thus what Strange calls sterling 's role as a ‘ negotiated ’ currency — a top currency on the slide , which has to be constantly defended — emerged enormously strengthened from the Attlee period , and this must be seen as a major part of the legacy of that government . |
| 22 | Given Israel 's inability to sustain large casualties this must be seen as a weapon of similarly fearsome proportions to Israel 's own nuclear capacity . |
| 23 | This must be seen as a specialist task , on a par with other administrative duties and research commitments . |
| 24 | As a group , today 's old people are still relatively deprived in our society and this must be seen as a major failure in social security policies . |
| 25 | In view of the ‘ Charter fever ’ that is currently spreading across Canada , this must be regarded as a substantial possibility . |
| 26 | If there is a small degradation of performance when 15 or more machines are in use but otherwise the network is fine , this might be regarded as a breach of warranty . |
| 27 | This might be justified as a means of signalling the connection between drunken driving and fatal accidents . |
| 28 | For Bateson the operative principle of democracy is " a balance or reconciliation of opposite or discordant qualities , In fact , this might be taken as a most apposite description of his own attempt at building a new consensus for English . |
| 29 | ( f ) to demerge a target company ( this might be used as a defence tactic ( see para 18.5.14 below ) ) . |
| 30 | By analogy , therefore , where the refusal of planning permission makes it impossible for a defendant to comply with the terms of a nuisance order , this could be regarded as a reasonable excuse . |