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

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1 Cos half the adults do n't do they , or if they do , it 's normally taken as a sign of severe erm , upset , is n't it ?
2 For such estimations the hydration enthalpy of the hydration ion , H , is usually taken as a standard .
3 And for those , especially within the Movement , for whom it ranked as a burning issue , Hitler 's words were clearly taken as a signal and sanction for further radical action and were increasingly treated as a literal description of what was actually taking place .
4 The coefficient of variation is quite commonly taken as a measure of the degree of inequality .
5 Since the formal procedures of the law are used so rarely , the number of legal samples or prosecutions in which an officer may be involved are never taken as a sign of competence .
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