Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] it as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( It is tempting to call this curve ‘ the tail ’ , though in fact the old mythological figures show it as the Bear 's head . ) |
| 2 | The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe . |
| 3 | So beautiful is this emotion that some scientists and poets regard it as the elixir of life and pursue it for no other reason . |
| 4 | His defenders saw it as efficiency , his detractors saw it as the uncaring side of Graeme Souness . |
| 5 | In their major work on local government finance , Foster and his colleagues describe it as the ‘ mystery of mysteries ’ ( Foster et al . |