Example sentences of "not be [verb] as the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A gesture can not be regarded as the expression of an individual , as his or her creation ( because no individual is capable of creating a fully original gesture , belonging to nobody else ) , nor can it even be regarded as that person 's instrument ; on the contrary , it is gestures that use us as their instruments , as their bearers and incarnations .
2 And just as the Spirit can not be equated with any property in man , equally it can not be regarded as the stuff of which the world is made , the comprehensive life principle which integrates the universe , as the Stoics maintained — a view which , through pagan philosophical influence , crept into the inter-testamental books of the Apocrypha .
3 ( b ) Intermediate examination Where it is reasonable to expect someone to inspect the goods before they are used , the manufacturer may not be regarded as the cause of the damage .
4 Nevertheless , in view of the 30% incidence of restenosis with this technique , it should not be regarded as the revascularisation mode of first choice in cardiac arrest survivors .
5 There is no reason why a policeman should not be regarded as the victim of this conduct .
6 The only character in the tale who can not be regarded as the target figure in any way is Alison , the woman , who sails through " " upright " " , laughing and unscathed .
7 From this point of view , societal characteristics can not be explained as the product of actors ' choices , since these choices are themselves the product of socialisation .
8 The onset of puberty may occur as early as eleven or twelve and can not be reckoned as the sign of having reached adult status .
9 A man such as Sir Guy fitzAlan would not be acting as the King 's messenger if Stephen was not confident of Father 's support .
10 She had the majority support of her staff , but decided to leave , to ensure that the position of her husband Jose Azeredo Perdigao would not be jeopardised as the Foundation 's director .
11 The Chairman of the Chambre Nationale , Yannick Guilloux , said the charges brought against Britain must not be seen as the stand of one European country against another but a bid to harmonise tax regulation , at as low a rate as possible , in order to protect the art market within the EC as a whole .
12 However , perhaps this increase should not be seen as the emergence of local politics , but should more properly be viewed as their re-emergence .
13 Privatization should not be seen as the signal for the government to withdrawn from the economy entirely .
14 Each of these has changed substantially in the post-war period , but the central argument of this chapter is that such changes can not be seen as the result only of changes within the UK .
15 Anthropological analysis need not be seen as the attempt to discover the truth about primitive societies , but instead as the attempt to ‘ translate ’ ( or transform ) the utterances from one discursive context to another .
16 The American writer Leslie Farber has a great deal to say about ‘ the life of suicide ’ , which he insists , ‘ must not be seen as the situation or state of mind which leads to the act , but that situation in which the act-as-possibility , quite apart from whether it eventually occurs or not , has a life of its own . ’
17 These are then sub-divided by sorting the sherds in each group into rim sherds ( from the top of the pot ) , base sherds ( from the bottom of the pot ) , fragments of handles , and body sherds ( sherds from any other part of the pot that can not be recognized as the base , rim or handle ) .
18 That is , liberty should not be viewed as the absence of compulsion but as the empowerment of all members of society to make the best of themselves .
19 The court will set aside a decision if it is taken by someone who is not or can not be appointed as the expert .
20 Bodies or groups of human beings may have legally recognized rights and duties , which can not be treated as the rights and duties of the members .
21 Endoscopic removal should not be attempted as the risk of inadvertently puncturing a package is high .
22 There is no very compelling reason , however , why foreseeability should not be utilised as the test of remoteness in cases where it is irrelevant to the initial determination of liability : ‘ granted that an escape takes place , albeit unforeseeably , what would a reasonable man regard as the foreseeable consequences of such an escape ? ’
23 This in itself should not be used as the basis for repudiating a claim as long as the claimant can provide certification from the appropriate Government Department e.g. DHSS that proves that they are both unemployed and available for work .
24 The example contract included at 1101.10 is a final negotiated contract and should not be used as the basis of initial negotiations .
25 The court held that these words could not be used as the words were absolutely privileged .
26 On the second baseline there is no reason in the definition why it should not be measured as the number of violent outbursts including shouting at baby sister to make her cry .
27 But these pronouncements should not be taken as the fount of all wisdom .
28 I think I need to say on that , that that should not be taken as the county council sitting on the fence between two opposing er extremes .
29 Common sense tells us that this requires some form of trading activity , and although this will cover such things as the purchase of raw materials , capital equipment , etc. , it should be noted that if such actions were merely preparatory to the later formation of a company then these can not be considered as the actions of a partnership ‘ carrying on a business ’ .
30 If the employment contract is not renewed at the end of the 2 year period benefit should not be paid as the policy wordings exclude ‘ unemployment which arises at the normal termination date of a fixed term contract ’ .
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