Example sentences of "was [adv] see [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kim was eventually seen by a psychiatrist and the latter told the parents she was going through a phase of sibling rivalry which she would eventually grow out of . |
| 2 | The vote was widely seen as a test of voters ' attitude to greater integration into western Europe . |
| 3 | Yesterday 's ballot was widely seen as a test of strength for Mr Meciar , whose hand-picked candidate last month outpolled his opposition rival but failed to garner the required three fifths majority in the 150-seat house in two rounds of voting last month . |
| 4 | This took place amid rumours of a split within the NEC over support for a common age of consent , and was widely seen as a response to tabloid hysteria on such matters . |
| 5 | However , the move was widely seen as a concession to the President , Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema . |
| 6 | The vote was widely seen as a referendum on the LDP 's controversial UN Peace Co-operation Bill , which was withdrawn three days later . |
| 7 | Akayev was widely seen as a democrat and as eager to develop contacts with capitalist countries . |
| 8 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Subsequently , Matiba 's wife and daughter were attacked on June 14 at their home in what was widely seen as an attempt to intimidate |
| 13 | The reshuffle was widely seen as an attempt to deflect allegations of corruption . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ] . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He was a tall thin man with a stoop , who was rarely seen without a pipe clenched between his teeth . |
| 23 | And surely Isaiah Berlin was better seen as a liberal of the old school , a classic Millian , while Karl Popper arguably opened the way , via Lakatos , to Thomas Kuhn ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The Sussex coast was best seen at a distance , though , for proximity to the sea causes human beings to create great ugliness . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | When George Bush addressed the Republican National Convention in New Orleans in 1988 , he was still seen as a wimp . |
| 28 | Petit point was clearly seen as a reward , not a threat . |
| 29 | At ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , for instance , the opportunity to choose between different types of external moderation was clearly seen as an advantage : |
| 30 | He was later seen with a cartridge belt , filled with cartridges , around his waist and with the barrels of the gun close to his head . |