Example sentences of "[be] see in [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Since 1964 , when I first worked ( and lived ) in the region , what I have been seeing in babies and young children is starvation : a host of children of one and two years who can not sit up unaided , who do not or can not speak , whose skin is stretched so tightly over the chest and stomach that every curve of the breastbone and ribs stands out .
2 In the area of questioning , it may be that boys assume they know the answers because in society men have traditionally taken the lead and are seen in positions of authority and superiority .
3 I am not aware of any deaths of babies with prolonged expiratory apnoea in Gwynedd although over 30 cases a year are seen in wards or outpatient clinics ( the child population of Gwynedd is about 45000 with 2800 births a year ) .
4 In the United Kingdom , in contrast to anywhere else in the world , the majority of cases of sexually transmitted disease are seen in clinics staffed by specialists trained particularly to deal with these problems .
5 For some combinations of a and b there is more than one possible stable solution : two different periodic solutions , obtained with the same a and b , but different initial conditions , are seen in Figs. 2.20d and e .
6 Hence the neurologists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , having recognised that various different patterns of language disorder existed , went on to attempt to define these as syndromes — for example , to define several different categories of aphasia , each category being defined as a list of the symptoms that are seen in patients belonging to that category .
7 Both types of stomach are seen in patients with duodenal ulcer diseas and this is relevant to the surgical treatment of the condition since patients with acid antra may be inadequately treated by highly selective vagotomy .
8 Sporadic cases are seen in patients in their 20s or early 30s .
9 While research dealing with the optimum length of hospital stay is sparse , significantly fewer relapses are seen in patients who complete an inpatient programme and are discharged at a normal weight than in those who leave prematurely .
10 These are seen in terms of two different , but complementary , energy flows , known as the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger , both aspects of the same energy , which need to be balanced .
11 Alternatively , if language problems are seen in terms of the child 's limited understanding of the rule system , this , in turn , might lead on to a programme of intervention designed to teach the child more about the rules assumed to underlie language use .
12 ‘ Solutions ’ are seen in terms of harsher punishments , a ‘ tougher ’ attitude on the part of social workers , and more legal power and controls over some families .
13 If disabled artists or musicians are recognised , living or dead , all too often their lives are seen in terms of their medical condition and their imagined ability to ‘ overcome ’ personal tragedy .
14 Perhaps because of the long-standing provision of special clinics , the large majority of cases of sexually transmitted disease are seen in such clinics , in contrast to other countries , where less than 20 per cent of cases are seen in hospitals .
15 This kind of flotation to raise large capital sums has already been seen in cases such as Bairstow Eves and Connells .
16 Anorthosites occur on Earth and Moon , but have rarely been seen in meteorites .
17 The obvious benefits have been seen in videotapes showing missiles and bombs hitting targets with extreme precision .
18 Second , there are some works which simply have not been seen in exhibitions in the past .
19 The most severe cases have usually been seen in dogs of 6-12 months old , and obviously the infection is of greater importance in working dogs .
20 She started a craze for pearl chokers , which had not been seen in years .
21 Hillingdon 's thesis was that ‘ unexpressed needs ’ , though felt , had not been seen in terms of a library solution , whilst in the case of ‘ unactivated need ’ the library stimulated demand for needs which had not even been felt .
22 The heart chakra , for example , has been seen in terms of a river curving around a conical hill with a church .
23 Traditionally children with special educational needs have been seen in terms of a deficit model — just as disruptive children have .
24 Often the " essence " has been seen in terms which wider study of religions has shown to be too narrow or too idiosyncratic or in ways which undermine the significance of the external forms of religious traditions .
25 Socially , at this point the significance of design as such is more or less lost : significance can only been seen in terms of problems solved or products produced .
26 Professor Wolf and his colleagues point out that all these diseases may show symptoms of nerve degeneration which are similar to those found in ABL and can also be treated by supplements of vitamin E. For example , a striking reduction in axonal degeneration has been seen in patients treated with vitamin E , for pancreatic insufficiency associated with cystic fibrosis .
27 Rises in whole body turnover rates have also been seen in patients with inflammatory bowel disease .
28 Some could be seen in lay-bys , others turned up in Shropshire and Wales .
29 This can be seen in phrases such as " too hurriedly " and " highly agreeable " as well as the tenor of the whole passage .
30 The same kinds of effect can be seen in studies of families with disabled young adults ( Hirst , 1984 ) and a disabled spouse ( Martin and White , 1988 ) .
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