Example sentences of "[adv] see as a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Did he ever come not merely to see as a possibility but actually to possess a conviction of what can be called the benign indifference of the universe ?
2 And surely Isaiah Berlin was better seen as a liberal of the old school , a classic Millian , while Karl Popper arguably opened the way , via Lakatos , to Thomas Kuhn ?
3 For these reasons , Coffin is perhaps better seen as a case in which the Divisional Court , contrary to the evidence , concluded that the situation was such that a breach of the peace was likely , and that the officers were seeking to prevent that at the time when the assault took place .
4 While the above advantages are undeniable , and would all have a positive bearing on the regulation of insider dealing , self-regulation is better seen as a complement to , rather than as a replacement of , formal regulatory measures .
5 Indeed , Darwin 's proposal is much better seen as a theory about the origin of adaptations than as a theory about the origin of species .
6 Statutory inquiries may be better seen as a form of mediation or consultation .
7 The position is naturally seen as a step towards full equity sharing partnership .
8 On December 18th Hoare resigned , to be replaced by Anthony Eden , widely seen as a champion of the League .
9 The vote was widely seen as a referendum on the LDP 's controversial UN Peace Co-operation Bill , which was withdrawn three days later .
10 This took place amid rumours of a split within the NEC over support for a common age of consent , and was widely seen as a response to tabloid hysteria on such matters .
11 On Jan. 9 , however , only days after it had begun , the Brazilian Justice Minister , Gen. Saulo Ramos , announced that the operation had ended , a decision widely seen as a concession to mining interests .
12 However , the move was widely seen as a concession to the President , Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema .
13 Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] .
14 The vote was widely seen as a test of voters ' attitude to greater integration into western Europe .
15 Yesterday 's ballot was widely seen as a test of strength for Mr Meciar , whose hand-picked candidate last month outpolled his opposition rival but failed to garner the required three fifths majority in the 150-seat house in two rounds of voting last month .
16 The reforms were widely seen as a reaction to public controversy over insider trading practices sparked by the emergence in January 1989 of the Pechiney affair [ see pp. 36403 ; 36706 ] .
17 The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project .
18 Akayev was widely seen as a democrat and as eager to develop contacts with capitalist countries .
19 Widely seen as a sop to Bush 's conservative Republican critics , the directive was publicly disavowed on Nov. 21 by presidential press secretary Marlin Fitzwater who avowed that Bush had not seen it before it was sent out .
20 Because even though this is a this is a linear network it can be effectively seen as a network effectively with a unit here and a unit here and maybe one weight .
21 I have not yet challenged the assumption with which conventionalism begins : that whatever consensus lawyers have achieved about legislation and precedent is properly seen as a matter of convention .
22 The two-way division agreed at Aachen in March 842 is best seen as a way of putting pressure on Lothar , convincing him that this time he had no alternative to opening negotiations in earnest .
23 Lakatos 's account was presented first in this book because it is best seen as a culmination of the Popperian programme and as a direct response to and an attempt to improve on the limitations of Popperian falsificationism .
24 There can be no doubt that the PhD , no longer seen as a sign of unusually high scholarly achievement , has become simply a certificate of professional competence , and that intellectual standards have declined accordingly .
25 Police numbers and resources are no longer seen as a vade-mecum by the police or the Government ( as Hurd , for example , made clear in his speech to the Police Foundation Conference in Oxford on 11 April 1988 ) — hardly surprising after nine ‘ wasted ’ years .
26 Straw is largely seen as a waste product but treatment with caustic soda , ammonia or urea can increase its nutrient content , thereby producing an economical animal feed which could supplement existing hay and silage feed systems .
27 The latter divides services into three groups — supply and financial , processing ( generally seen as a form of hidden discount for libraries ) and information-related services .
28 Because of its proximity to Russan and Collias the three crags are generally seen as a group .
29 The appeal by the 77-year-old General , dissolving Parliament , followed the same day by a demonstration of 800,000 Gaullists in the Champs Elysées , is generally seen as a turning-point : order was restored and Gaullists triumphed at the ballot box ( 23/24June 1968 ) .
30 Profit is normally seen as a flow over time whereas wealth can be described as a stock at a point in time .
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