Example sentences of "be [adv] see [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been widely seen as an area where employment can be created and economic vitality encouraged . |
| 2 | Because of its proximity to Russan and Collias the three crags are generally seen as a group . |
| 3 | Bans on parades are always seen as a sign of weakness , and as such have frequently given militant Protestants a chance to show , by defying the bans , that they will not be a party to any ‘ sell-out ’ . |
| 4 | Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation , a view reinforced by the high gold price during the inflationary years of the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 5 | Many gardeners — and visitors — are getting younger , partly because of the current ecological obsession and also because gardens are often seen as an extension of the living room . |
| 6 | Because even though this is a this is a linear network it can be effectively seen as a network effectively with a unit here and a unit here and maybe one weight . |
| 7 | Use as high a magnification as possible , though it is true that the real complexity of the nebula can not be properly seen without a telescope . |
| 8 | Statutory inquiries may be better seen as a form of mediation or consultation . |
| 9 | What is forgotten is the limitations of coverage of both these works , as can be easily seen by an item by item comparison of sections of the two books . |
| 10 | Table 7.1 Unionist share of coalition governments , 1915–1922 Cabinet Unionists in Total no. of Total no. of Ministers cabinet ministers Unionists May 1915 22 8 24 9 December 1916 23 13 32 14 January 1919 21 10 30 14 January 1921 21 12 29 14 October 1922 22 11 29 13 The discontent caused by lack of opportunity can be clearly seen in a number of cases , but was a general phenomenon that affected all but the top dozen in the party 's collective leadership . |
| 11 | Perhaps the rejection of marriage and the espousal of a profession represents a ‘ deviant career ’ for women , or perhaps the phenomenon of the obsessive , houseproud housewife could be usefully seen as a form of gender role-related deviance . |
| 12 | Sex differences themselves are frequently seen as a nuisance , rather than a potentially interesting topic . |
| 13 | One of the major disadvantages of MRI in the chest is the inability to visualise the lungs , which are simply seen as a signal void . |
| 14 | The morning after the ark is put in Dagon 's temple , they discover the figure of their great god sprawled on the floor , his face to the ground , in what would have been readily seen as an attitude of worship . |
| 15 | Businesses are sometimes seen as a source of employment for family members . |
| 16 | Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] . |
| 17 | The reforms were widely seen as a reaction to public controversy over insider trading practices sparked by the emergence in January 1989 of the Pechiney affair [ see pp. 36403 ; 36706 ] . |
| 18 | Both these stories were widely seen as an attempt to ‘ shoe-in ’ Gordon Brown rather than Smith in the event of a leadership vacancy , although Brown , it must be said , had no part in them . |
| 19 | Girls were alleged to have tendencies towards ‘ flirtation ’ , and were usually seen as a threat to the healthy development of the boy . |
| 20 | Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] . |
| 21 | The orthodox gave the latter term a pejorative sense ; the apocryphal texts were correctly seen as an attempt to replace the books accepted by the mainstream communities and included in their church lectionary as authentic representatives of the apostolic tradition of faith . |
| 22 | The connections are instead seen as a network of communications — " pipelines " in which information flows continuously in both directions , between all elemental activities ( see Figure 1.2 ) . |
| 23 | I have not yet challenged the assumption with which conventionalism begins : that whatever consensus lawyers have achieved about legislation and precedent is properly seen as a matter of convention . |
| 24 | Despite these criticisms , the new programme is widely seen as an advance on the Karnataka Social Forestry Project , inaugurated in 1983 with World Bank funding , which led to the expropriation of common land for eucalyptus plantations , and clashes between vilagers and foresters . |
| 25 | An OTC dealer loyally argued against him with a vigour that is rarely seen in a university environment . |
| 26 | The genes producing these peptides are quite distinct but it is not clear whether both peptides are produced in all L cells , as dual localisation is only seen in a proportion of them . |
| 27 | The position is naturally seen as a step towards full equity sharing partnership . |
| 28 | While the above advantages are undeniable , and would all have a positive bearing on the regulation of insider dealing , self-regulation is better seen as a complement to , rather than as a replacement of , formal regulatory measures . |
| 29 | The appeal by the 77-year-old General , dissolving Parliament , followed the same day by a demonstration of 800,000 Gaullists in the Champs Elysées , is generally seen as a turning-point : order was restored and Gaullists triumphed at the ballot box ( 23/24June 1968 ) . |
| 30 | Successful mechanism design is thus seen as a marriage of spatial and functional attributes ; slight changes or relaxations in one set of attributes can markedly improve the acceptability of the other . |