Example sentences of "is seen [prep] [art] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once behaviour is seen as a response to some external stimulus ( such as economic forces or the requirements of the social system ) the methods and assumptions of the natural sciences appear appropriate to the study of humans . |
| 2 | The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) has published a report on the environment , in what is seen as a response to environmentalist criticisms of the organization 's emphasis on free trade [ see SAFE report , below , and also EDs 51 , 52 and 55 ] in the run-up to final negotiations in the current " Uruguay round " of trade talks . |
| 3 | His appointment is seen as a concession to the DTA . |
| 4 | Fundamentally the whole complex of hostility towards homosexuality is a reflection of a biological imperative to procreate , in which the homosexual is seen as a threat to the species , ‘ unnatural ’ , and therefore worthy of condemnation . |
| 5 | Not only is there a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts , this close connection between industry and the military is seen as a threat to the balance of the American economy . |
| 6 | Against such threats the ego has many defences , such as denial , distortion , forgetting , intellectualization , projection and so on ; and thus it comes about that , in the not uncommon tendency to confuse the theory with the fact of what is repressed , psychoanalysis itself is seen as a threat to the very process of repression which it was the first to discover and is itself subjected to these defensive reactions . |
| 7 | At first , the river is seen as a threat to Pip as Magwitch comes from it , but later when Magwitch returns to Pip in London , it is seen as a promising object , drowning the bad Compeyson , and uniting Pip and Magwitch . |
| 8 | The project is seen as a contribution to the study of medieval Welsh society and to an understanding of the nature and potential of court-roll evidence for the study of medieval society . |
| 9 | The invitation , in front of Mr Yeltsin 's wife , Naina , the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York , is seen as a boost to relations between the Royal Family and Russia . |
| 10 | Joseph Butler 's ideas were seen in particular as a challenge to Wesley 's ( not unlike the way in which the present Bishop of Durham is seen as a challenge to contemporary evangelical ways of thinking ) . |
| 11 | As a rule the man 's salary or wage is the primary source of income within the family , while the woman 's income , if she has one , is seen as a supplement to this . |
| 12 | Because one of Alsys ' siblings in the Thomson-CSF Information Technology Group is Atherton Technology Inc , whose backplane technology is seen as a rival to Hewlett 's SoftBench . |
| 13 | Urban alienation is seen as a risk to the State and some projects succeed because they are sold on this fear that no response could endanger the State 's stability . |
| 14 | The revolution is seen as a transition to a higher , stable energy state , which will last until the next major advance of knowledge . |
| 15 | Segregation is seen as a prelude to re-integration into the community , with an emphasis on rehabilitation . |
| 16 | The status of a foetus in Scots damages law has been the subject of conflicting judgments and yesterday 's hearing at the Court of Session is seen as a prelude to having the controversy resolved by the House of Lords , the country 's highest civil court . |
| 17 | In line with the whole spirit of ERA , indicated earlier , this is seen as an incentive to schools to attract and retain pupils . |
| 18 | In particular , in Spain , Italy and also Germany , there is much discussion about a Mediterranean CSCE ( Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe , better known as the Helsinki process ) a long-term institutionalised process of dialogue and negotiation about all the problems of the region , which is seen as an alternative to Hurd 's Gulf Co-operation Council . |
| 19 | Strong leadership is seen as the solution to the problems of the chaotic stage . |