Example sentences of "could [be] see [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they then still chose to seek engineering jobs , this could be seen as evidence of commitment . |
| 2 | The extension of ‘ privatization ’ could be seen as evidence for structural change — a ‘ rolling back ’ of the state . |
| 3 | With some minor deviations — such as Paisley 's preference for fuller integration with the mainland in the early 1970s — the DUP has maintained the image of being the most traditional of the unionist parties and the one with the record of consistent opposition to any changes in the political structures of Northern Ireland which could be seen as compromise with nationalists and republicans . |
| 4 | All the Bible readings , therefore , the quotations and claims and aspirations , could be seen as part of the religious boilerplate current in the Middle East : as current as lists of arms . |
| 5 | The ‘ law ’ of natural evolution or development , especially when popularized by Herbert Spencer and applied to society , was said to parallel traditional Christian reliance on Divine Providence and meant that the expansion of Nonconformity at home and the extraordinary growth of British power and influence abroad could be seen as part of the same phenomenon . |
| 6 | There still remain three sites , all north-west of the Fosse Way — Alcester , Droitwich and Worcester , and these could be seen as part of the fortified road network round the rich agricultural lands of the Lower Avon . |
| 7 | The repair of derelict , and the construction of new , buildings connected with these estates could be seen as part of the same policy . |
| 8 | This reluctance could be seen as part of the general strict interpretation of exclusion clauses , but in a line of cases it was suggested that there was a rule of law that an exclusion clause could never cover a fundamental breach . |
| 9 | By the eighteenth century foreign offices , departments of state concerned simply or mainly with the making and execution of foreign policy , could be seen in embryo in many parts of Europe . |