Example sentences of "[be] [verb] as [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 2 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 3 | Like a young Kenny Dalglish , Jess was involved in every aspect of Scotland 's play and must now be regarded as a first choice . |
| 4 | Perhaps smacking should be regarded as a last resort and even then as something of a failure in communication between parent and child . |
| 5 | Tyrothricin can reasonably be regarded as the first antibiotic to be established as a therapeutic substance . |
| 6 | This contribution to the accumulating ‘ goodness ’ may be regarded as the first which is not due to the ruthless survival laws which belong to the second period of this book . |
| 7 | It was not the first African paper , although nowadays some Tanzanians think that it was ; nevertheless it is the only one whose direct descendants are still in existence , and may be regarded as the first successful , viable paper ( that term has to be used in a relative sense ) edited and produced by Africans . |
| 8 | He may with good reason be regarded as the first of that long line of professional civil servants who did more than any others to make and destroy the medieval Church : they were professional administrators , equipped to forward the interests of government not by main force but by negotiation amidst the intricate issues of law and theology ; men of international standing , retaining the respect of their opponents , and not too hatefully or too personally involved in the cause which they were required to maintain . |
| 9 | In so far as it explained his personal ideology to the French people , it may be regarded as the first speech of de Gaulle the politician , as opposed to de Gaulle the symbol . |
| 10 | You may be able to claim constructive dismissal even if the incident which directly leads to your departure is minor , if it can be regarded as the last straw . |
| 11 | Nor can the stability argument be regarded as the last word , as we do not know whether general relativity itself will be valid right up to the space-time singularity . |
| 12 | This may be regarded as the last fling of this relationship . |
| 13 | The facilitated interview may be appropriate in certain circumstances but should be treated as a second stage . |
| 14 | In particular , this means that the placement with a parent , relative , friend or person connected with the child should be considered as a first option unless this would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with the child 's welfare ( s23(6) ) . |
| 15 | This software enabled the first of a number of useful commercial applications of AI to be constructed ; many of these can be considered as the second generation of expert systems . |
| 16 | The new information on the inefficiency of bleach , alongside the trends indicated by our London data , suggests that household bleach should only be recommended as a last resort in the absence of sterile syringes and only then at full strength ( 5.25% sodium hypochlorite ) . |
| 17 | Chevenement enjoyed 18 months ' political success , during which time he did well enough to be tipped as the next prime minister . |
| 18 | Usually , plaquettes are approximately the same area as thin sections : they may often be prepared as a first step in section-making . |
| 19 | Nonetheless , they have to be embraced as a first step in understanding the limits to where Africa may be in another twenty-five or even fifty years . |
| 20 | Underpinning should only be accepted as a last resort when all other reasonable options have been considered . |
| 21 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 22 | Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it . |
| 23 | Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it . |
| 24 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |
| 25 | The media often presented Jones ' results as supporting those of the two chemists whereas in due course , if not already , his work will be seen as the first refutation of the some of their claims ; his neutrons were orders of magnitude below theirs and he never made any direct measurements of heat . |
| 26 | The inclusion of penguins among the animals depicted can now be seen as the first indication that prehistorians have had that these birds were present in the Mediterranean during the palaeolithic era , and not proof , as was recently suggested , that the paintings are modern forgeries . |
| 27 | With hindsight , this can be seen as the first step in the transformation of Gloucester into the lord of the north , but this is to read too much into a single grant . |
| 28 | Habituation and sensitization — often grouped together as non-associative learning — can be seen as the first steps towards full-fledged memory , and are universal properties of all organisms with nervous systems . |
| 29 | With hindsight , this can be seen as the first step in the transformation of Gloucester into the lord of the north , but this is to read too much into a single grant . |
| 30 | But I must say I do n't expect to be seen as the next Mansell , but as the first Damon Hill . ’ |