Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently it seemed likely in early May that Japan would avoid the mandatory trade sanctions which would follow if it were named as an unfair trader under the so-called " Super 301 " clause of the 1988 Trade Act [ see pp. 36925-26 ] . |
| 2 | Ooh the they had er it we it were built as a proper music hall was that you know . |
| 3 | Although at the time it was seen as no more than the correction of an anomaly , only at the Labour Party 's annual conference in 1979 was the formal position of the Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party brought into line with the de facto position by his being accorded the title of ‘ Leader of the Labour Party ’ . |
| 4 | Such was the state of affairs when Ostorius Scapula arrived to take over the governorship from Aulus Plautius , that it was seen as a serious crisis . |
| 5 | Hopkins took charge of production — it was seen as a part-time post , leaving him free for other work — but where was the cash to come from' ? |
| 6 | It was seen as a temporary move to improve liquidity over Christmas , rather than an indication of a new trend in interest rates . |
| 7 | They also show that political activity had by no means ousted the republicans ' commitment to armed force ; indeed it was seen as a necessary preliminary to the resumption of the military campaign . |
| 8 | It could 've been abandoned , they could have moved on but maybe it was seen as a taboo place , we just do n't know . |
| 9 | The police authorities might look askance at the bottle of beer but to the constables it was seen as a legitimate reward for a little extra service . |
| 10 | Throughout the campaign he was deeply absorbed with the plight of the hostages in Teheran and when they were not released it was seen as a personal failure . |
| 11 | At that time smoking had not been linked with heart disease or even with bronchitis — it was seen as a harmless if foolish habit . |
| 12 | While this was also costly in staff time it was seen as a worthwhile investment . |
| 13 | It was seen as a one-off but the rest of the band recognised Solowka 's zeal . |
| 14 | With the academic year 1992/93 seeing the first full year of modularised courses at Napier , it was seen as an appropriate time to examine undergraduate , postgraduate , and HND courses in relation to the inclusion of enterprise/ transferable skills in course descriptors . |
| 15 | It was seen as an appropriate place to hold the 1991 Census datasets since they are large and complex and require specialist support . |
| 16 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 17 | It was seen as an anarchic slough of disorder and despair . |
| 18 | It was seen as the key element in the proposed transformation of the nation . |
| 19 | As it happened , re-emigration was a non-starter , but it remained government policy and , until the war , it was seen as the only long-term solution to the refugee problem . |
| 20 | It was erected as a ducal chapel in 1336 by Azzone Visconti who was buried in it just three years later . |
| 21 | In 1946 it was recognised as a dual-purpose breed and the herdbook was divided , with a section for dairy Lincoln Reds as well as one for the beef animals . |
| 22 | In 1856 it was recognised as a preaching station . |
| 23 | In 1981 Bangladesh 's estimated population of 90,630,000 people meant that it was ranked as the eighth largest country in the world ( by population ) , and the fifth largest developing country . |
| 24 | However , it was played as a charitable event for the war effort . |
| 25 | It was accepted as a general practice that children would be better educated in the sending country after the age of seven . |
| 26 | ( There was no way we could check this figure ; the point is that it was accepted as a social fact . ) |
| 27 | However , double standards were used ind attacks on the ‘ alien menace ’ in the fascist press used many anti-semitic stereotypes long before it was accepted as an official weapon ; for instance in Blackshirt in October 1933 those Jews who attacked fascism were likened to a cancer in the body politic . |
| 28 | ‘ There was plenty of flak over the target area , and I kept looking at my useless chute , yet at the same time it was treated as a huge joke by us all , with the rest of the crew saying that no way was I going down with any of them if need be ! |
| 29 | At other times it was treated as a day-to-day activity , associated only with mundane needs . |
| 30 | I believe it was canvassed as a first stage towards total ‘ Danu-isation ’ of the conflict , internalisation of the war . |