Example sentences of "this can [adv] [be] [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where land is being retained for particular development in the future — such as the metro system — this can not be regarded as available for grant-aided woodland planting . |
| 2 | But this can not be taken as carte blanche for assuming that long-term recorded crime trends correspond to victimization . |
| 3 | Since the gap between the two campaigns was twenty-two years this can not be described as ‘ volatility ’ in antislavery support but it does indicate a complicated picture of simultaneous large expansion and significant ( though quantitatively less ) erosion , using the yardstick of petitioning . |
| 4 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 5 | If competition generated raw aggression resulting in defeat or death this can hardly be seen as assisting fitness maximisation . |
| 6 | Two main types exist ; thermal and electrostatic although there are other categories such as the laser — although this can hardly be classified as low-cost ! |
| 7 | This can perhaps be interpreted as either a sign of policy changes feeding through into the yield curve or as a change in exchange rate expectations . |