Example sentences of "often [verb] as a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spelling is often regarded as a totem to be preserved by patriots , rather than a technology , because it was invented thousands of years ago . |
| 2 | Pyrolysis — the imposition of high temperatures upon material in the absence of oxygen — is often presented as an alternative to incineration . |
| 3 | Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] . |
| 4 | This is particularly so in relation to the complex levels of benefits , grants and training allowances which distort people 's choice of course and too often act as a disincentive to any form of education or training . |
| 5 | All through the pages of Ramakrishna 's biography appears his gentle humour which often acted as a prelude to his flights of ecstasy . |
| 6 | Emergence of difference is often experienced as a shock to the whole system , a sudden puncturing of the illusion of sameness . |