Example sentences of "been considered a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 While classics , for example , are considered essentially upper- or upper-middle-class disciplines , engineering ( in this country at any rate ) has long been considered a subject suitable for aspirant working-class men .
2 The government on March 14 , 1990 , reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) on a second structural adjustment programme ; Congo 's first such programme , initiated in 1985 [ see p. 34406 ] , had not been considered a success .
3 Since ancient times , the rowan tree has been considered a scourge to witches .
4 Laminin , a glycoprotein synthesised by Ito cells , has been considered a marker of fibrogenesis .
5 Having taken over from Michael Barton as captain , Surridge led boldly , the sum of his character and his various skills proving formidable even if , paradoxically , he would never have been considered a batsman or bowler of the highest class .
6 Palm-greasing for just about anything from entry to a favoured school to obtaining a bank loan has been considered a fact of life .
7 Their favourite was the great Barbarian Conspiracy of AD 367 , and had the Great Casterton villa been dug in the nineteenth century , this would certainly have been considered a victim whereas , of course , the pottery is certainly not earlier than AD 375 , and maybe much later .
8 The right to demonstrate against unpopular causes has long been considered a bulwark of liberty in any civilised society , enabling groups within that society to attempt to influence public opinion , to express their solidarity , to pressurise government and publicise their cause .
9 Declining gastric acid secretion has been considered a consequence of ageing but this view is being reconsidered as the importance of Helicobacter pylori infection to gastroduodenal function is recognised .
10 Emerging as the main beneficiary of the division within Solidarity , Tyminski had at first been considered a rank outsider and was thus largely ignored by the media and other candidates , but began to attract support with claims that he was untarnished by past politics and that as a self-made millionaire he had the economic acumen to transform the Polish economy .
11 For example , left-handedness has not been considered an impairment , while above-average weight has not been viewed an impairment unless the result of a physiological disorder .
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