Example sentences of "was [adv] seen [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meeting was widely seen as an opportunity for both sides to stress the importance of the US-Japanese partnership , which had been under strain following the Gulf war . |
| 2 | The move followed the failure of " Operation Footloose " , an Army offensive launched in January 1990 , and was widely seen as an acceptance by the government that the escalating conflict could not be resolved by military means . |
| 3 | In fact , the action was widely seen as an attempt by George Bush 's close pal , President Turgut Ozal , to prove himself more militantly anti-Kurd than his chief rival , Suleyman Demirel , in the run-up to the October 20th general election . |
| 4 | Subsequently , Matiba 's wife and daughter were attacked on June 14 at their home in what was widely seen as an attempt to intimidate |
| 5 | The reshuffle was widely seen as an attempt to deflect allegations of corruption . |
| 6 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to give its efforts to improve relations with other countries greater domestic and international credibility , the Albanian government hosted a visit to Tirana by the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , on May 11-13 , when held talks with Alia and other senior officials and also visited other parts of the country . |
| 7 | The decision was widely seen as an attempt to support the Sri Lankan government in its war against Tamil guerrillas , and was announced as Foreign Minister Shukla completed a three-day visit to Sri Lanka . |
| 8 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to draw Israel into the conflict , Iraq had launched a number of missile attacks on Tel Aviv and Haifa [ see pp. 37936-37 ; 37984 ] . |
| 9 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to exact vengeance on Clinton , Nichols had issued a federal lawsuit which claimed that the Governor had had extra-marital affairs with at least five women , and that he had misused official funds in entertaining them . |
| 10 | The leadership change was widely seen as an attempt to rejuvenate the party , whose fortunes had been at their lowest since it first came to power in 1981 . |
| 11 | The Sejm had passed a resolution on May 28 calling for the exposure by June 20 of former security service agents in positions of authority , but its early implementation was widely seen as an attempt by the government to retain power . |
| 12 | His announcement was widely seen as an attempt to boost his flagging popularity , to demonstrate French commitment to European integration in the wake of the Danish referendum setback for the Maastricht Treaty , and to expose divisions over Europe within the opposition Gaullist Rassemblement pour la République ( RPR ) and the centrist Union pour la démocratie française ( UDF ) . |
| 13 | Public outcry over what was widely seen as an attempt to intervene in the judicial process , however , caused the party to withdraw this threat almost immediately . |
| 14 | Kaunda had already made known his strong preference for retaining the one-party system ; his action was thus seen as an attempt to appease critics of his regime , particularly among the trade union and business communities . |
| 15 | It was a contentious issue and was generally seen as an attempt by the party 's left wing to try to remove some Labour members of whom they disapproved . |
| 16 | At ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , for instance , the opportunity to choose between different types of external moderation was clearly seen as an advantage : |
| 17 | Landlessness was also seen as an element of poverty and encouraged large families so that children could earn and remit wages . |
| 18 | The Public Utilities Holding Companies Act was also seen as an attack on big business ; this gave powers to the Securities Exchange Commission to dissolve the giant holding companies that between them controlled over 90% of the nation 's electric power output . |
| 19 | The move was also seen as an attempt by the government to gain control over the National Bank , which under the new law would enjoy considerable nominal independence . |
| 20 | The recovery programme was also seen as an attempt by Keating to heal divisions in the ruling Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) after his 1991 leadership battle with former Prime Minister Bob Hawke [ for Keating 's replacement of Hawke see p. 38675 ] . |
| 21 | It was also seen as an attempt to undermine the UN 's plans for a referendum in Western Sahara [ see p. 38982 ] . |
| 22 | The decision was also seen as an attempt to head off the European Community 's plans for a carbon tax , which would increase the cost of fossil fuels at source . |
| 23 | For Eden — and certain other key figures such as Macmillan ( now chancellor of the exchequer ) — this Egyptian coup was immediately seen as an opportunity to humiliate or better still to bring down Nasser . |