Example sentences of "be seen [prep] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prescriptivists are seen as blind adherents to outdated norms of formal usage . |
| 2 | However , it is important that the latter are seen as methodological issues to be faced rather than as postures to be taken in advance of looking closely at them . |
| 3 | Skinhead violence may be seen as one response to such changes in society . |
| 4 | For other social groups , however , they may well be seen as back regions to be avoided . |
| 5 | They should be seen as complementary contributions to the wider management of our transport , environmental and social objectives . |
| 6 | At this gain the noise level of the instrument can be seen in quiet periods to be approximately 10 gamma — 15 gamma over a bandwagon of the order of 0.3Hz , reasonable enough for serious studies . |
| 7 | Photographs from the 1990 competition can be seen from 1 January to 2 February at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery , Bath Road , Swindon ; tel. 0793 493188 . |
| 8 | Projects she devised — mostly for museums and alternative spaces between the years 1971–74 — can be seen from 1 May to 5 June at Brooke Alexander . |
| 9 | Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions . |
| 10 | The required options for a full investigation were seen at this stage to be as in the following list : — |
| 11 | A UDC was to be created — the LDDC — that was to concentrate on attracting in Private-sector investment , partly by attempting to overcome what were seen as major obstacles to regeneration : poor communications and infrastructure , a deteriorating physical environment , problems with land assembly and the area 's Poor image . |
| 12 | Indeed , voluntary helpers were seen by many observers to be indispensable intermediaries between the state and the home precisely because as ‘ friendly visitors ’ they were able to respond to individuals . |
| 13 | There are also a number of traffic put into er slow down traffic , being seen in many cases to be used as a target practice for people coming out of the pub on Saturday night . |
| 14 | This examination and cross-examination is seen in legal terms to be testing the evidence . |
| 15 | Defence Minister Jan Parys resigned on May 18 , in what was seen as another blow to the government of Jan Olszewski ; he was replaced by his deputy , acting Defence Minister Romuald Szeremietiew . |
| 16 | The special session had been called to discuss a far-reaching LDP-sponsored electoral reform package , the success of which was seen by many commentators to be crucial to Kaifu 's chances of retaining the party leadership ( and , therefore , the premiership ) when his current term expired in October 1991 . |