Example sentences of "be seen [prep] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 2 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 3 | Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it . |
| 4 | Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it . |
| 5 | It 's being seen as a first step towards opting out of the N H S. |
| 6 | It is not mere chance that admitting children into residential care is seen as a last resort by field and residential social workers , but it is , I wish to argue , the logical outcome of what has gone before . |
| 7 | One advantage of being at home is that you will be less likely to have a caesarian section , which is seen as a last resort while in hospitals around 12pc of all pregnancies will end in an operation . |
| 8 | Preventive action beyond the point of a child 's admission to care is seen as a fourth level of prevention . |
| 9 | The South-West — whose Bath-Bristol-Gloucester resources have appeared in the past to resemble rugby 's equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle — are set on improving their disappointing Divisional Championship record , and their success against Leinster in Dublin last week was seen as a first step in the right direction . |
| 10 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
| 11 | The CP acceptance of the offer was seen as a first step to its entering the CODESA process . |
| 12 | For the pacifists of the ILP , however , the Memorandum was seen as a first stage in the creation of a new diplomacy from below ; ‘ our own proclamations … our own diplomacy … our own international meetings ’ , as MacDonald had said at the Leeds Convention . |
| 13 | Finally , if the worst happened , Spain was seen as a last line of continental defence . |
| 14 | The declaration was seen as a last gesture by Annamalai Varatharaja Perumal , the Chief Minister of the Council and leader of the EPRLF , who subsequently left Sri Lanka along with his wife and family . |