Example sentences of "this was [verb] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was viewed as the opportunity to cut back on staff costs . |
| 2 | Years ago this was seen as the dream of purists and unworldly cranks , but it is now one of the big growth areas in energy policy , with Wales leading the way in the UK . |
| 3 | With rabbit numbers low , this was seen as the opportunity for a further reduction but in response to public outcry legislation was also introduced making it illegal to spread myxomatosis by artificial means — by taking infected rabbits and releasing them near disease-free colonies . |
| 4 | A collocation dictionary of 7,130 entries was produced ( after tidying and removal of empty entries ) , and this was used as the source of semantic knowledge in the overlap program . |
| 5 | This was used as the basis for invitations , issued at the end of 1857 , to the nobility of every province to form committees which would draw up projects for the emancipation of their peasants . |
| 6 | This was known as The Dragon Project , which he describes as ‘ a non-intrusive multi-disciplinary and multi-mode way of trying to understand the enigmatic stone monuments of prehistory ’ . |
| 7 | This was known as the Winter Term and was followed by a month of welcome holiday . |
| 8 | This was known as the King 's Plate Prize and was made in about 1750 . |
| 9 | This was set as the minimum for contributions to the first loan , in 1522 , men of less substance being let on until , perhaps , the yield had proved disappointing . |
| 10 | The cause of this was identified as the company 's neglect of safety equipment ( Health and Safety Commission 1980 : 16 ) . |
| 11 | This was published as The design of dwellings ( 1944 ) . |