Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] only as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are there any features of the modern jury that can be explained only as historical survivals , which are out of place in modern society , or has the jury been so adapted that it is a truly modern institution ? ’ |
| 2 | Normative rulings , then , do not apply to a fixed role apart from the incumbent ; they can be developed only as individuals have the time and occasion to become familiar with each others ' past history and future intentions . |
| 3 | Walsingham and Knighton also attempted to blame Wyclif and the Lollards for propagating revolt , but this must be seen only as scaremongering by the established order in the Church , attempting to tar the socially conservative academic heretic with the brush of revolution . |
| 4 | A career that spanned seven years at Oldham and four years with Hibs can now be seen only as preparation for the place where , and the time when , Goram would reach a higher plane of achievement . |
| 5 | certain words or acts can , as a matter of law , be interpreted only as amounting to a dismissal or resignation ; |
| 6 | rockets to be used only as distress signals |
| 7 | Let us consider this line at its worst and discount the farm , which can be counted only as ‘ corroborative ’ evidence of alignment , and even then only if prehistoric remains are to be found there . |
| 8 | Efforts with red grapes can , however , be described only as experimental , with the wines produced tending towards a deep rosé rather than a true red colour . |
| 9 | Despite the use of country risk analysis it must be conceded that competition for loan business has sometimes encouraged banks to ignore their own country or regional risk assessments and indulge in what can be described only as imprudent bank lending ( dealt with in Chapter 8 ) . |