Example sentences of "[noun] regarded the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we look back to Chapter 1 , we can see that the constitutional authorities regarded the British constitution as properly providing for representative government of a liberal-democratic kind . |
| 2 | Thoughtful pagans regarded the ethical demand of the Christian proclamation as too tough to be practicable , and feared that the proclamation of peace and love to enemies would make the empire pusillanimous in self-defence . |
| 3 | By the same token , the public school choice would not be surprised to find that the Labour Party opposition regarded the official unemployment figures as underestimates The arguments that divided them are illustrated in Table 10–2 , which reproduces in a slightly amended form a table that appeared in The Sunday Times ( 6 November 1983 ) . |
| 4 | Sometimes , it is true , they must have been little more than what Marc Bloch described as ‘ l'endroit où on passe ’ ; but one may presume that efforts were made to drain long-distance roads and keep them clear of obstruction ; and kings and princes in several countries regarded the main roads as their roads . |
| 5 | El País of April 26 noted that EC officials regarded the current negotiations for the incorporation of Mexico into a trade bloc with the USA [ see above ] as increasing Mexico 's importance as a trading partner . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the National Society for Art Education regarded the forthcoming introduction of TEC courses as an important development which would emphasize the needs of the design area to be better served by more appropriate courses and examinations . |
| 7 | The answer , as it seems to us , must be that the court regarded the enhanced right of silence which common law and statute have traditionally conferred upon a person once he has been charged as providing him , in the language of section 2(13) , with a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ for failing to comply with the requirement . |
| 8 | These bodies regarded the cultural form as part of a commercialized industry and were unwilling to provide grants for activities designed to make a profit . |
| 9 | But the villagers regarded the new name as no more than a foreigner 's eccentric fancy which they were under no obligation either to use or recognise . |
| 10 | The Soviet Union regarded the American refusal critically and predictably withdrew the offer of coal to the south , which instead had to be supplied from Japan . |
| 11 | Spain 's financial and industrial bourgeoisie had decades before 1931 thrown in its lot with the monarchy and the landed class ; as an immediate and massive flight of capital indicated , business interests substantially shared the suspicion , if not downright hostility , with which large landowners from the outset regarded the new regime . |
| 12 | A spokesman said that the French government regarded the whole issue as closed . |
| 13 | The older man regarded the two women expressionlessly for a moment , then stepped forward . |
| 14 | Despite strong condemnation of the National Government by the Left , there is little evidence that the voters regarded the Labour Party as a suitable alternative . |
| 15 | The union really wanted women out of the trade , but in public statements like Mr Battersby 's after-dinner speech , said that they were prepared to settle for equal pay ; while the women regarded the latter call as unrealistic if not hypocritical , since they felt ( and were daily told ) that they were not doing the equivalent of a skilled man 's work ( though even they thought the differentials too high ) . |