Example sentences of "[was/were] see as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His remarks were seen as a sign that the community accepts that there could be a 20- or even 22-member organisation by the end of the 1990s . |
| 2 | Mosley 's turn to political anti-semitism was signalled by his Albert Hall meeting in October 1934 when he attacked both the ‘ big ’ Jews who were seen as a threat to the nation 's economy and the ‘ little ’ Jews who allegedly swamped the cultural identity of localities where they settled . |
| 3 | And so therefore the local elections were seen as a pointer to the general elections . |
| 4 | In the new political climate of the Donoughmore Constitution these restrictions were seen as a restraint on the economic freedom of the peasantry . |
| 5 | The mergers agreement , and progress on a range of other single market issues such as rules for public procurement , the harmonisation for testing and market veterinary medicines and the labelling of irradiated food , were seen as a triumph for the French presidency of the EC Council of Ministers which has ensured that the legislative timetable for the 1992 single market remains on course . |
| 6 | Yes a few years ago yu were seen as a weirdo |
| 7 | Crime had been portrayed by positivists as a pathology , requiring the application of psychological or sociological technology to put it right ; criminals were seen as a kind of societal waste product requiring hygienic processing . |
| 8 | The human factor was evident when short evenings in the spring and autumn were seen as a constraint in growing cereals . |
| 9 | I am not referring to the conservative perspective which condemns sexual deviance per se , but to another viewpoint , one which might actually endorse deviance in principle , at least if it were seen as a quest for authentic selfhood of the kind explored in Chapter 3 . |
| 10 | In this context there seems to have been some unexplained change of thinking on the part of the Inspectorate because the eight areas of experience ( in Curriculum 11–16 ) were seen as a way of considering a common curriculum , presumably satisfying all aspects of the curriculum including ‘ education and society ’ and ‘ working life ’ . |
| 11 | The mindless sentimentality and inevitably happy endings were seen as a reflection of the popular will . |
| 12 | Well into the seventeenth century , the Alps were seen as a place where the only activity was shovelling snow from the 45° pastures . |
| 13 | Optimism about an economic upswing was clouded by signs of popular opposition to the government 's liberalization measures , some of which were seen as a prelude to job losses in the public sector . |
| 14 | His remarks were seen as a hint that the Conservatives might let a minority Government led by Mr Kinnock stay in office if it toned down its programme , rather than force an immediate second election . |
| 15 | It would be a pity if talk of road pricing were to divert attention from commonsense action needed now , or if it were seen as a substitute for a properly funded roads programme . |
| 16 | Coward and Lawrence ( though he was obviously the brighter , better-read and more inquisitive of the two ) belong to an all-but vanished world in which celebrity , success and acclaim were seen as a means of validating one 's existence . |
| 17 | The proposed continuation schools were seen as a means whereby the newly-discovered young workers would be given a ‘ liberal ’ education , involving a version of civic ethics which emphasized both occupational adaptability and community service . |
| 18 | They were declared in run-down industrial and/ or commercial areas , and were seen as a means of stabilizing economic activity . |
| 19 | The eastern marches were seen as a means by which internal German social and economic pressure could be relieved , where economic expansion was far more feasible than competition with France and Britain . |
| 20 | All those administrations had subscribed to the " domino theory " : the non-Communist countries were seen as a set of dominoes , and if one was knocked over ( i.e. went Communist ) then the others would also tumble . |
| 21 | House-price booms were seen as a thing of the past . |
| 22 | Soon , Russia was seen as a land of opportunity and many men who went there attained high positions . |
| 23 | The impetus behind the NBA was the problem in Victorian times of widespread and severe price cutting in the retail book trade , which was seen as a threat to the viability of booksellers and publishers . |
| 24 | Any threat to the Sabbath day was seen as a threat to the Jewish faith as a whole . |
| 25 | Foreign contact was seen as a threat to political stability . |
| 26 | The Tokyo gubernatorial contest was seen as a threat to the position of Ichiro Ozawa , the LDP 's general secretary who was frequently tipped as a future Prime Minister . |
| 27 | Hobsbawm emphasised an important distinction between machine breaking where the machine itself was seen as a threat to employment , and those cases where machinery was destroyed simply as a means of putting pressure on employers in disputes unconnected with its use . |
| 28 | The Christian emperor and king was seen as a man born or elected to duties and obligations towards God and his subjects , as well as a man with rights and privileges . |
| 29 | Chris said one of the biggest failings was that parents did not take part in the education of the children , this is where it fell down , that , once the education was seen as a government thing that |
| 30 | Kreitman and Chowdhury ( 1973b ) found that the most common reason given for not getting in touch with a helping agency was that the overdose was seen as a way of relieving strain or going to sleep . |