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

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1 Prescriptive rules , on the other hand , are seen as directions for action .
2 In simple societies , whose collective sentiments are based on religion , all crimes ( even crimes such as murder ) are essentially ‘ religious criminality ’ : they are seen as offences against God or the gods .
3 However , so long as the figures are seen as illustrations of typical developments and not as a catalogue of all possible types of flow , this may not matter much .
4 Other energies , such as heat , are seen as manifestations of prana , rather than energies in their own right .
5 In public law , on the other hand , rules of standing are seen as rules about entitlement to complain of a wrong rather than as part of the definition of the wrong .
6 It is also a play in which mortals are seen as figures of infinite pathos in a universe controlled by the whims of a cruel fate and a capricious deity .
7 Symmetry about the vertical exerts powerful effects on figure-ground segregation in normal observers ; other factors being equal , symmetrical shapes are seen as figures against asymmetrical grounds .
8 Sometimes , child abuse and other forms of deviance are seen as symptoms of a more general ‘ moral decline ’ in society .
9 As before , exploitation and private property are seen as aspects of the same thing .
10 Deviations from norms of efficiency are regarded as political disloyalty , and political guidance , exhortation and criticism are seen as prerequisities of efficient management in Soviet industry and agriculture .
11 We blacks and coloured are seen as aliens from another country by our fellow Port Elizabeth citizens .
12 Greater involvement of practising teachers in the professional preparation of new recruits , the stipulation that a high proportion of teacher trainers directly involved with pedagogy should themselves have recent and successful experience of teaching and should create opportunities to renew this experience , and the setting of minimum periods for teacher-training courses and the practical elements within them — all these things are seen as ways of providing new teachers with greater and more effective assistance in the development of the necessary practical classroom skills .
13 Nevertheless , these are seen as modifications within the traditional adjudicatory framework .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 Sporadic cases are seen in patients in their 20s or early 30s .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 ‘ 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 .
20 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 .
21 We have far too great a gap between these two states which I think all magistrates are very conscious of and which all defendants are very conscious of , and particularly from the public point of view again erm the present alternatives to custody are seen by members of the public as soft options , are seen as a let off .
22 Genital dermatoses are seen by specialists from disciplines other than dermatology , and the evolution of multidisciplinary teams running combined clinics for vulval diseases has led to improved diagnoses and management of patients with these problems .
23 Both have contended with disease and suffering , and have been seen as near-saints by a grateful and admiring public .
24 Those on the left who have dared not to act in moderation — the Hattons , Grants and Livingstones — have been violently pilloried , whilst their counterparts on the right — the Tebbits , the Brittans — have usually been seen as pioneers of reform .
25 Patrilocal residence , where women join the households of their husbands rather than vice versa , and the continued strength of the system of domestic production , where families consume most of what they produce rather than buy and sell in the market , have always been seen as obstacles to capitalist development in the Third World and as strong reinforcements for the maintenance of feudal-patriarchal relations .
26 Women may have been seen as valuables by which means weaker groups would try to marry their girls ‘ upwards ’ in the creation of alliances , resulting in the occasional movement of ornamental metalwork some distance from the regions where they are most commonly found , the core area of a social grouping .
27 That was pretty stupid , because not only was he on the list of residents , but he 'd been seen at mealtimes by several of the other members .
28 Second , there are some works which simply have not been seen in exhibitions in the past .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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