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

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1 To summarise , all the three models of management can be seen as metaphors to avoid the realities of-real relationships with other employees but , perhaps most important of all , as social fictions to mask what we then called ‘ social depression ’ .
2 Although they have chosen to deal with personal dilemmas , the songs in Mama Mozambiki can also be seen as metaphors for what is happening in a nation struggling to overcome years of civil war fuelled by South African destabilization .
3 Although they have chosen to deal with personal dilemmas , the songs in Mama Mozambiki can also be seen as metaphors for what is happening in a nation struggling to overcome years of civil war fuelled by South African destabilization .
4 While diesel cars will never be seen as road burners , they will go at least as fast as the ‘ cooking ’ versions of ordinary petrol-powered saloons and hatchbacks .
5 Even if Mr Lang decided on a form of franchising rather than the formation of privatised companies , that would be seen as privatisation by the back door .
6 Taken in isolation such a remark would not be significant , but in a speech which had mentioned the two institutions with which Stalin and Trotsky had been most closely associated , this reference to the Red Army must be seen as nudge and wink towards Trotsky .
7 The Group felt that the VG statement was too sweeping , and that the change in the balance between floristic and monographic research should not be seen as downgrading floristics .
8 Thus the various parts of the superstructure can be seen as instruments of ruling class domination and as mechanisms for the oppression of the subject class .
9 A large percentage of nursing consists of actions which , when analysed , can be seen as skills .
10 The retinues of other northern lords can also be seen as components of the ducal connection .
11 The retinues of other northern lords can also be seen as components of the ducal connection .
12 All its imports could be seen as luxuries , and the Stuart government was very ready to see luxuries taxed ; as James II put it to his Parliament in 1685 , ‘ Lay it on Luxury , as chocolate , tea , coffee , East Indian commodities as not necessary for the life of man , and on wine . ’
13 The boundaries of these crofts at Cosmeston can clearly be seen as earthworks in the field on the opposite side of the road to the village .
14 Pornography , prostitution and homosexuality continue to be seen as variations on a theme to this day , something we implicitly acknowledged when we adopted the word ‘ gay ’ as our own .
15 Findings discovered in this way should be seen as sources of hypotheses for further testing , not as results in themselves .
16 Bankers and tourism may be seen as signs of economic insecurity .
17 FEBRUARY , May and August could be seen as rehearsals for November 's main event so that what may have been a series of happenings in these months could lead to November 's denouement .
18 This type has been taught not to show their feelings or emotions , for that would be seen as weakness .
19 Too many demotions would weaken morale further ; too few will be seen as weakness .
20 Dominoes may be used for matching , as in the game of dominoes itself , and the dots would be seen as patterns to match ( not necessarily to count ) .
21 Many norms can be seen as reflections of values .
22 The component parts of communication can be seen as clarity of problem definition , completeness of information and clarity of problem understanding .
23 Its new pesticide proposals are regarded as the strictest in the world : " organic " and " biodynamic " farmers are to be seen as pioneers pointing to new chemical-free techniques for the rest of the agricultural community .
24 Data analysis is an iterative process : the final model will not be obtained until after a number of tries and this should not be seen as slowness , but care for accuracy .
25 But , in so far as they are to be seen as sons of the lost primal mother , they clearly represent the manic alternative to the depressive self-punishment of the followers of Cybele or the castrated and killed sons of the Great Mother represented by Attis and Tammuz , by the dead and dismembered Osiris , or the crucified Christ .
26 Yet in some areas still , their skills are not appreciated ; they can be seen as trouble-makers who regard doctor as fellow colleagues instead of seeing them as bosses who are there to give orders .
27 Talking to a friend recently about this , I was shocked when she suggested that smacking our children might be seen as abuse .
28 In contrast , the sociological model outlined above , is also interested in why certain forms of behaviour come to be seen as abuse of children , and how certain individuals come to be labelled as child abusers .
29 Profiles of Development and other material based on the same principles can be seen as redefinitions of the National Curriculum .
30 Fan letters , fanzines and the many SF conventions around the world can be seen as responses to such experiences of reading SF .
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