Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [det] observers " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following closely on President Patricio Aylwin 's European tour in April [ see p. 38143 ] , Pinochet 's abbreviated trip was regarded by some observers as an attempt to assert the continuing role of the Chilean military in domestic politics . |
| 2 | This was regarded by some observers as a major setback in Franco-Iranian relations [ see pp. 37424 ; 37929 ; 38212 ] with implications for a planned visit by French President Mitterrand later in the year . |
| 3 | This was regarded by some observers as a shift in position , with President F. W. de Klerk 's government appearing to surrender a central tenet of its policy of rejecting interference in internal affairs . |
| 4 | At the same time concern was growing in the business community over the government 's increasingly critical attitude toward the USA , Japan 's biggest trade partner , and by mid-March Miyazawa 's position as leader was considered by many observers to be in danger . |
| 5 | In opera , Eyre 's production of Berlioz 's Beatrice and Benedict for the Buxton Festival in 1980 was considered by some observers to be the best thing he ever did . |
| 6 | Marc Bazin , the leader of the MIDH , who was a liberal economist and former Finance Minister and World Bank official , and who was considered by most observers to be the most likely candidate to win fair and free presidential elections , was not believed to have been amongst those detained . |
| 7 | The overemphasis on nuclear weapons and missiles at the expense of conventional forces was seen by many observers , both military and civilian , to have gone too far , too fast , and too soon ; but the political prize of ending National Service had been seized and that was all that mattered to the Macmillan Government in 1957 . |
| 8 | The abrupt decision in June 1991 to ban all casinos , despite the involvement of erstwhile Premadasa associates in the rapidly expanding gambling industry , was seen by many observers as a sign of the President 's confidence in his own authority , and thus as a contributory factor in precipitating the unsuccessful attempt , launched in August , to impeach him [ see pp. 38440 ; 38534 ] . |
| 9 | The citation only of India , ranked 27th in US overseas markets and with a bilateral trade surplus of $850,000,000 , accounting for only 1 per cent of the US deficit , was seen by most observers as evidence that the administration was anxious not to create ill feeling which might jeopardize the " Uruguay Round " of the multinational trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) [ see p. 37930 ] . |
| 10 | The rush into speculative bid candidates was seen by some observers as further evidence of the fragility of the market . |
| 11 | The " regional policeman " policy of Rajiv Gandhi during the last years of his administration was interpreted by many observers as part of a desire to strengthen India 's position as a regional superpower , despite the country 's avowed non-aligned policy . |
| 12 | The Prime Minister 's decision to expand the Cabinet from seven to 11 members ( five new appointments being made because of the retirement from politics of Ronan David , hitherto Minister of Health , Water and Sewage ) was interpreted by some observers as an attempt to reinforce the loyalty of her 10 DFP parliamentary colleagues as , with an overall majority of only one , the ruling party was particularly vulnerable to opposition-induced defection . |
| 13 | A military initiative by government troops in late February and early March was interpreted by some observers as a drive to break the hold of the rebel Sudan People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) over the south-west of Sudan . |
| 14 | The meeting was interpreted by some observers as a move by the European Communities ( EC ) to involve donor countries beyond Europe more closely in Albania 's development . |
| 15 | The approval last year of a mechanism to deal with doctors whose performance is consistently poor was greeted by most observers as a step likely to sustain self regulation ( although at least one former member of the GMC disagreed ) . |
| 16 | Inevitably the resuscitation of the proposal was associated by many observers with Lee 's impending retirement . |
| 17 | The effectiveness of Steyn in such a role was questioned by several observers who noted that the former fighter pilot and close colleague of the President had no intelligence experience . |
| 18 | ( The need for new funding , as opposed to better use of existing monies coupled with political and economic reforms , was disputed by some observers . ) |