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

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1 Though these developments are seen as part of moves to reduce Macao 's dependence on gambling ( which contributes 25 per cent of government revenue ) and Hong Kong ( which provides most of its gamblers ) , they leave some residents uneasy about China 's growing involvement in the local economy .
2 Political conflicts of the sort which characterize the Northern Ireland problem are of a quite different nature because they are seen as part of a ‘ zero-sum ’ game .
3 Of course one needs to exercise some common sense about the number of objectives written for any one piece of teaching , but if teaching sessions are seen as part of a series for a given student then objectives can be written for the whole series .
4 Secondly , library skills are seen as part of a group of several related skills , suggesting that library skills should not be taught in isolation from study skills , learning skills and communication skills .
5 The Christmas visits are seen as part of the long recovery process after the accident .
6 ‘ Catholic schools will only be understood when they are seen as part of the mission of the Church , ’ said Mr Helvin .
7 Child care policies are seen as part of a structure of political and economic relations in which dominant groups control subordinate and , in particular , deviant groups by a range of sanctions .
8 It is integrated in that the activities of each region are seen as part of a global process , i.e. the experiences and insights of each region are fed into , and compared with , those of other regions .
9 Fourth , and finally , the rejection of the Athenians by the Spartans makes more sense if the Ephialtic reforms are seen as part of a process rather than as an event , that is , if the qualities which the Spartans feared were gradually manifesting themselves over the whole thirty-year period , 487–457 .
10 Drawn from a more liberal tradition , they are seen as part of the permissive professions who encourage the delinquent and the feckless .
11 This contrasts with Derrida 's view of différance which cuts across the distinction between diachrony and synchrony by including a temporal as well as a spatial dimension : elements are seen as part of a chain of relationships which can not be de fined as either diachronic or synchronic and so can not be reduced to the status of an object in the way that synchronically defined structures can .
12 In this way Christ 's suffering from sin at the Passion , and man 's penance , are seen as part of one sacramental healing process : Such perception is foregrounded again at the point when the meditator devotionally embraces the cross .
13 Since statements are seen in part as a form of protection for the child , we must seek to ensure that all who need this protection have it .
14 These senior PR personnel attend many different kinds of meetings , write new business presentations , PR proposals and reports , and usually are seen in action during crisis PR situations and when major and important high-points in a campaign are happening .
15 The king and his brother are seen from time to time , if infrequently — and appear lively and in good health .
16 Killer whales and pilot whales belong to the group known as ‘ toothed whales ’ ( and are related to the dolphins ) and both are seen from time to time around Shetland .
17 The indemnity was described simply as a payment ‘ for making peace ’ , but it has been pointed out that the sum of £20,000 is close to the amount thought to have been extorted by the Scots from the northern counties of England over the years since Bannockburn , and the payment may have been seen as compensation for the destruction wrought in the north .
18 Studies on the options are still going on , and the Government 's decision to increase BR 's profit targets had been seen as part of the ‘ fattening-up ’ process .
19 Studies on the options are still going on , and the Government 's decision to increase BR 's profit targets had been seen as part of the ‘ fattening-up ’ process .
20 This guideline has not attracted as much comment as the previous two , and has sometimes been seen as part of the second one .
21 Non-availability is an idea deeply embedded in the Christian tradition of celibacy ; though for too long now it has been seen as renunciation by men of sinful life , rather than as a radical statement by women .
22 One problem is that key settlements have been seen as panacea for all rural problems , irrespective of social and regional context .
23 Thomas Meehan , one-time caretaker of the Bartram Garden , stressed his early dedication , ‘ So earnest was John Bartram in the pursuit of learning that he could scarcely spare time to eat and might often have been seen with food in one hand and a book in the other .
24 ELBC radio ( Monrovia ) said that he had been seen at Man in Côte d'Ivoire , landing aboard a Cessna light aircraft with relatives , en route for Burkina .
25 The stunts gave Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em a visual comedy that has not been seen on television before or since .
26 With over 65 pictures to her credit ( and debit ) , Lynn Bari has probably been seen on television in more homes on weekend afternoons than many more famous names .
27 It should be noted that in the dog PYY release has been seen in response to intracolonic oleic acid in the absence of bile salts .
28 JUST because we have n't been seen in LINK for a while — it does n't mean its been quiet at Crediton !
29 The challenge to take hold of the world and mould it into the Utopia so desired has so far not been seen by humanity to be what it is .
30 Its very opening out of public space , to be seen for example in Munich , Prague , or above all Rome , is strikingly modern in comparison with the traditional and labyrinthine Gothic street plans .
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