Example sentences of "be seen [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Attendance at external courses must be justified against training objectives or be seen to acquire for the county library some new or up-date skill/ knowledge/experience which would otherwise be a noticeable gap ’ . |
| 2 | To identify people by name can be seen to detract from the objectivity of the report . |
| 3 | This relatively explicit form can be seen to modulate into the process of association of particular works with particular powerful names : the patron , in effect , as dedicatee . |
| 4 | The justification for doing the work might be seen to lie in the material benefits it produced . |
| 5 | It is true that the present nature of the threat can be seen to come from the left . |
| 6 | Chemistry was regarded as a subject which was not fundamental ; the issues it examines are not fundamental to the universe in the way that the issues of physics are ; in this the views of the students can be seen to coincide with the views of Dr L , who said that ‘ all of chemistry is becoming explicable in terms of quantum theory ’ . |
| 7 | This can be seen to coincide with the characteristics of an ‘ ideal ’ old age outlined by Erikson ( 1965 ) ( see page 40–42 ) , concerned with identity and generativity . |
| 8 | The second half of this can be seen to coincide with the opinion of Chatterton which is expressed by Ackroyd 's Wilde : ‘ a strange , slight boy who was so prodigal of his genius that he attached the names of others to it . ’ |
| 9 | This solution can be seen to reduce to the Khan-Penrose solution ( 3.9 ) when . |
| 10 | Dr Higgs is the only one left for those who believe someone must be seen to pay for the Cleveland controversy . |
| 11 | Oliver had to be seen to approve of the wine he had himself chosen . |
| 12 | You feel pressure not to be seen to fail in the job . |