Example sentences of "see themselves as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Danish schools whose heads do not see themselves as curriculum leaders are not necessarily sunk in apathy or mechanically carrying out the dictates of a central programme . |
| 2 | My sons will never see themselves as fathers of the tribe . |
| 3 | they have preserved their German culture and do not see themselves as Brazilians . |
| 4 | The introduction of compulsory , competitive tendering through the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 and the Local Government Act 1988 means that direct service organisations may see themselves as agencies with a degree of independence from the actual client , for example , the social service department requiring the cleaning office buildings . |
| 5 | Moreover most of these women , unlike perhaps their mothers or grandmothers , will see themselves as workers , earning an income and pursuing a career — rather like male members of families . |
| 6 | Many people do n't even see themselves as carers . |
| 7 | Of course , just as sociologists and poets worry a lot about their actual influence , journalists may often see themselves as hacks and hackettes . |
| 8 | To the extent that these values were questioned , by young people , their parents , or society at large , teachers could see themselves as representatives or custodians of what was in effect ‘ company policy ’ . |
| 9 | But Coventry do not just see themselves as killjoys . |
| 10 | In their ecstatic state , the Dionysiac worshippers saw themselves as satyrs . |
| 11 | Often these prophets saw themselves as reformers , who had a vocation to transform the religious vision of their time . |
| 12 | The club and its supporters saw themselves as part of the mythical ‘ aristocracy ’ of football but Macari insisted they were out of touch with modern football and embarked on a mission to toughen the team and its image . |
| 13 | It is doubtful whether many of the denizens of Admass society saw themselves as victims in the way Priestley did . |
| 14 | The colonial assemblies saw themselves as bodies parallel to the House of Commons and they felt they could use their authority over finance to control the royal governors . |
| 15 | Whether the parents in the sample saw themselves as consumers or not they used their right to choose ; 31 per cent sent their children to schools other than the nearest and 58 per cent would , if they were not happy , consider moving their child to another school . |
| 16 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 17 | From this perspective , electoral politics were only one aspect of the struggle , and the parliamentary leaders were considered subordinate to the leadership of the mass party , which was at the same time the leadership of the class itself Conservative and liberal parties , however much they in fact represented class interests , saw themselves as parties functioning within an established social order and a system of political institutions in which parliament was supreme . |
| 18 | policy spokesmen — concerned with broad policy matters but also seeing themselves as delegates . |
| 19 | But the elves refuse to accept the fact , seeing themselves as strangers whose highest function is memory : |
| 20 | This is serious suggestions , often children can learn from seeing themselves as others see them . |
| 21 | Donald Fry , in his study , Children talk about books : seeing themselves as readers ( 1985 ) , has shown what can be done if one is not daunted by the ‘ unscientific ’ nature of small samples , limited ‘ controls ’ , speculation , and subjectivity . |
| 22 | In the same debate Mr Mellor restated the government 's intention of encouraging local authorities to make greater use of the private and voluntary sectors and to see themselves as enablers rather than providers . |
| 23 | It is most important that arts teachers see themselves first and foremost as teachers and only after carrying out their duties in this respect to see themselves as artists . |
| 24 | In time , however , learners and trained staff welcome the opportunity to see themselves as others see them , and endeavour to improve their skills . |
| 25 | This model of internal marketing can be applied to schools through encouraging teachers to see themselves as customers . |
| 26 | As a result , many undoubtedly experienced deep feelings of isolation and alienation , and came to see themselves as prophets in the wilderness or pilgrims journeying through hostile territory . |
| 27 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 28 | In spite of their divided , defeated and reactionary Kultur , the Germans came to see themselves as people who needed no emancipation . |
| 29 | Problems that arise include the unwillingness of clinicians to see themselves as resource managers . |
| 30 | Major firms like General Motors and Heinz no longer see themselves as machines needing only periodic maintenance to run forever . |