Example sentences of "[be] widely see [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This has been widely seen as an area where employment can be created and economic vitality encouraged . |
2 | Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] . |
3 | The reforms were widely seen as a reaction to public controversy over insider trading practices sparked by the emergence in January 1989 of the Pechiney affair [ see pp. 36403 ; 36706 ] . |
4 | Both these stories were widely seen as an attempt to ‘ shoe-in ’ Gordon Brown rather than Smith in the event of a leadership vacancy , although Brown , it must be said , had no part in them . |
5 | Despite these criticisms , the new programme is widely seen as an advance on the Karnataka Social Forestry Project , inaugurated in 1983 with World Bank funding , which led to the expropriation of common land for eucalyptus plantations , and clashes between vilagers and foresters . |
6 | The vote was widely seen as a test of voters ' attitude to greater integration into western Europe . |
7 | Yesterday 's ballot was widely seen as a test of strength for Mr Meciar , whose hand-picked candidate last month outpolled his opposition rival but failed to garner the required three fifths majority in the 150-seat house in two rounds of voting last month . |
8 | This took place amid rumours of a split within the NEC over support for a common age of consent , and was widely seen as a response to tabloid hysteria on such matters . |
9 | However , the move was widely seen as a concession to the President , Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema . |
10 | The vote was widely seen as a referendum on the LDP 's controversial UN Peace Co-operation Bill , which was withdrawn three days later . |
11 | Akayev was widely seen as a democrat and as eager to develop contacts with capitalist countries . |
12 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
13 | The arrest was widely seen as the response of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed to the PBS 's defection from the ruling coalition before the October 1990 elections [ see pp. 37780-81 ] ; the PBS had won a comfortable majority in the Sabah Assembly [ see p. 37612 ] . |
14 | The meeting was widely seen as an opportunity for both sides to stress the importance of the US-Japanese partnership , which had been under strain following the Gulf war . |
15 | The move followed the failure of " Operation Footloose " , an Army offensive launched in January 1990 , and was widely seen as an acceptance by the government that the escalating conflict could not be resolved by military means . |
16 | In fact , the action was widely seen as an attempt by George Bush 's close pal , President Turgut Ozal , to prove himself more militantly anti-Kurd than his chief rival , Suleyman Demirel , in the run-up to the October 20th general election . |
17 | Subsequently , Matiba 's wife and daughter were attacked on June 14 at their home in what was widely seen as an attempt to intimidate |
18 | The reshuffle was widely seen as an attempt to deflect allegations of corruption . |
19 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to give its efforts to improve relations with other countries greater domestic and international credibility , the Albanian government hosted a visit to Tirana by the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , on May 11-13 , when held talks with Alia and other senior officials and also visited other parts of the country . |
20 | The decision was widely seen as an attempt to support the Sri Lankan government in its war against Tamil guerrillas , and was announced as Foreign Minister Shukla completed a three-day visit to Sri Lanka . |
21 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to draw Israel into the conflict , Iraq had launched a number of missile attacks on Tel Aviv and Haifa [ see pp. 37936-37 ; 37984 ] . |
22 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to exact vengeance on Clinton , Nichols had issued a federal lawsuit which claimed that the Governor had had extra-marital affairs with at least five women , and that he had misused official funds in entertaining them . |
23 | The leadership change was widely seen as an attempt to rejuvenate the party , whose fortunes had been at their lowest since it first came to power in 1981 . |
24 | The Sejm had passed a resolution on May 28 calling for the exposure by June 20 of former security service agents in positions of authority , but its early implementation was widely seen as an attempt by the government to retain power . |
25 | His announcement was widely seen as an attempt to boost his flagging popularity , to demonstrate French commitment to European integration in the wake of the Danish referendum setback for the Maastricht Treaty , and to expose divisions over Europe within the opposition Gaullist Rassemblement pour la République ( RPR ) and the centrist Union pour la démocratie française ( UDF ) . |
26 | Public outcry over what was widely seen as an attempt to intervene in the judicial process , however , caused the party to withdraw this threat almost immediately . |