Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concern of the six states of the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) stemmed from several considerations : regret that two neighbouring Muslim states should be spilling one another 's blood ; anxiety lest the conflict provoke the intervention of one or both superpowers , with dangerous consequences ; fear lest member states be attacked by one of the belligerents if they were suspected of sympathizing with the other ; a feeling that a conflict of this sort diverted Arab and outside world attention and resources from the paramount issue of palestine ; a desire not to see either belligerent emerge from the conflict so strengthened by the spoils of victory as to become the most powerful entity in the Gulf ; and , finally , anxiety lest their internal security should be threatened as a by-product either of the war or of Iran 's revolution . |
| 2 | Severe icing seems rare , but even slight jamming of the controls should be treated as a serious warning to leave the cloud immediately before all control is lost . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal dismissed an Inland Revenue challenge to a High Court ruling that £75,000 paid to England and Derby County goalkeeper Peter Shilton by Nottingham Forest when they sold him to Southampton in 1982 should be treated as a ‘ golden handshake ’ . |
| 4 | When the next Rushdie has his book put to the torch , incitement to violence over a book , whether for or against it , should be treated as a criminal offence . |
| 5 | As was pointed out in the judgment , ‘ In some contractual relationships , for example life assurance and pensions schemes — some aspects of the law regulating conditions of employment , and … various state-run schemes such as national insurance ’ , 35 it is ultimately a matter for the parties concerned whether the individual should be treated as a man or a woman . |
| 6 | Similarly Emperor Marcus answered by rescript that the words in which a testator had provided that ‘ he did not doubt that whatever his wife had received she would restore to his children ’ should be treated as a trust . |
| 7 | The rescript is of great utility in ensuring that the honour of a happily concluded marriage and indeed the faith of common children should not deceive a father who had thought better of the mother : therefore the emperor , most provident and most devoted to the cause of law , when he observed that the words of a trust were lacking , ruled by rescript that this expression should be treated as a trust . |
| 8 | But even where the additional word lego is used , there is no suggestion that Scaevola thinks the disposition should be treated as a legacy . |
| 9 | But it is arguable that the fishing licence money should be treated as a one-off bonanza , since there is no guarantee that it will continue . |
| 10 | The discount on issue should be treated as a finance cost and apportioned to accounting periods so that the total finance cost on the debt will have a constant relationship to the outstanding obligation . |
| 11 | They should be treated as a guide only and not as a complete or detailed study of the law . |
| 12 | They should be treated as a guide only and not as a complete or detailed study of the law . |
| 13 | I propose that it should be treated as a case of criminal kidnap until we have evidence to the contrary . ’ |
| 14 | A relatively short route but one which climbs to a height of 2,654ft to the summit of Meall a'Bhuachaille and so should be treated as a serious hill walk . |
| 15 | Against the thinking of these philosophers , I propose to defend the view that the individual should be treated as a rational , autonomous being in perhaps the most private of all domains — that of love-making . |
| 16 | West Belfast should be treated as a special case and a uniform grant at the Premium 3 level given for all trainees ; alternative solutions must be found where it is simply not possible to find employers to take second year trainees ; cover should be given to management committees to protect them from personal liability in the event of insolvency . |
| 17 | 40% of the women interviewed considered pregnancy should be treated as a disease and 87% that the perinatal period was a " highly dangerous " time for them . |
| 18 | A crucial amendment by the 1982 Act was the removal of section 29(4) , which provided that a dispute to which a trade union was party should be treated as a dispute to which workers were parties . |
| 19 | We agree that the coast should be treated as a special resource where development is only allowed under special circumstances . |
| 20 | It said that terrorism had too often been treated as a law-enforcement problem when it should be treated as a matter of national security and an act of aggression against the USA . |
| 21 | Aziz repeated his government 's view that the problems of the Middle East should be treated as a whole , and confirmed that , in the event of war , Iraq would attack Israel . |
| 22 | While it recommended that the British should not enjoy even the hint of a veto in any form of consultative machinery , it did not think that Britain should be treated as a satellite . |
| 23 | It is doubtful whether a mere counterparty should be treated as a customer . |
| 24 | The facilitated interview may be appropriate in certain circumstances but should be treated as a second stage . |
| 25 | My fourth point is probably the single most important reason why Cornwall should be treated as a special case and it 's not an emotional reason . |
| 26 | ‘ It is important for the saving of the pool to be at the forefront of everyone 's minds it should be treated as a number one priority . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Unemployment is rising faster in Darlington than in many development areas , ’ he said , ‘ It is absurd Darlington should be treated as a second-class area when its unemployment is rising faster . ’ |
| 28 | He added : ‘ The Chancellor has also accepted the union 's recommendation that job-related accommodation provided by a farmer , free of rent and Council Tax , should be treated as a free benefit for income tax purposes . ’ |
| 29 | These should be viewed as a means to an end , rather than as ends in themselves . |
| 30 | This approach need not replace traditional literary criticism : rather , it should be viewed as a step that may lead naturally , where appropriate , into the development of objective analytical skills as pupils learn to reflect on their own writing — and on the creative process itself — in relation to the text that inspired it . |