Example sentences of "regard [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 Martinho , too , sensing what the rules of disengagement from the deathbed were going to be , allowed them to have their fun , or the priestly hypocrite he 'd been in the jungle — got his kicks out of the spectacle , what he might regard as my just deserts for my equivocal behaviour toward him in those nightmare days .
2 First of all I 'm surprised at the outburst that was given to us by Mr I would regard as my er yahabeebee and sadiki if you wish er , but he mentioned in fact the er , what used to be barbaric ac , barbaric er practice in er Pakistan .
3 Being a sentence linguist , this was something he did not regard as his concern .
4 What do you regard as your particular strengths ?
5 What do you regard as your particular weaknesses ?
6 Lang 's film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece especially with regard to its frighteningly real depiction of the prejudices and hysteria that lay waiting to be released in a typical Midwestern town .
7 As a rule , and with regard to its proximity to the free atmosphere , air content and organic content derived from leaf and debris fall — and perhaps your cultivations , such as mulching — the top spit level is always more fertile than the spit under it .
8 Other facts about the disease can be established with regard to its point of onset , duration , symptoms , impact on other parts of the body and ultimate outcomes , ranging from minor discomforts to death .
9 Sun Microsystems Inc has been sending out some rather confusing messages of late with regard to its position over the Open Software Foundation 's Distributed Computing Environment — DCE — initiative , which is more or less completely opposite to its own Open Network Computing , ONC environment .
10 This section briefly describes the IPF Problem Control Facility with regard to its use in the New OED Computer Project Problem Management Procedures .
11 Jameson seems to object to the fall of modernism and the decline of a critical aesthetic , and fails to learn from the quite genuine failure of modernism itself with regard to its popular acceptability .
12 Black too extends its necessary semantic field to the unit of the sentence , claiming that the semantic force of a metaphor can only be measured with regard to its context .
13 Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses .
14 Because you know money-wise because we were not content to sit back and see er schemes being introduced that , which were going to act as a deterrent to er our members er being able to earn wages er on incentives and so therefore erm what happened was that we agreed that the consultants er head personnel manager would come down and talk to each group of people who were being put on to the incentive scheme , one , in order that he go over everything with them in regard to its application , and two , then answer any practical questions er where our members may find that there could be difficulties .
15 Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses .
16 Therefore , if the firm is efficient with regard to its investment policy , the investor must accept the same level of risk as the firm in order to achieve the same expected return .
17 This suggests a possible failure in communication on the part of the LEA with regard to its second intention .
18 The significant difference in the number of cells per crypt column needs further investigation with regard to its cause and its possible confusing effects on the analysis of labelled cell distribution .
19 The court was obviously not without compassion , for its judgement was : ‘ to erect some small cottage or Cabin for her in regard to her lothesomenes ’ .
20 Her Majesty , although in most respects quite alive to the progressive spirit of the age , was in some things inclined to be curiously conservative , and particularly so with regard to her personal surroundings .
21 On 31 July 1992 , the Commission declared : ‘ Specific and binding assurances from Sweden should be sought with regard to her political commitments and legal capacity to fulfil the obligations … ( on ) the eventual framing of a common defence policy . ’
22 True , she was going to leave herself with one very big headache with regard to her mortgage , but even that was not unsurmountable .
23 One can legitimately ask Dr Runcie what are the temptations facing those who are unsuccessful , in regard to their own failings and failures — indulgence in self-pity ; trying to pass the buck ; bitterness , even resentment .
24 With regard to their own work , three of the four women said they had been criticised by White feminists for ‘ too much sex ’ or for ‘ collusion in the exploitation of women for the male gaze ’ , a criticism which they all felt was inappropriate and indicative not just of Western ignorance vis-à-vis questions of representation and cultural difference , but also of institutional and political constraints .
25 Ever since the RSPCA established a Working Party to look at the implications of fishing , we have been concerned about one of its conclusions , which is that fish should be given the benefit of the doubt with regard to their ability to experience pain .
26 Thirdly , some proposals do warrant a more detailed examination with regard to their desirability and practicability .
27 The vicar , the Rev J H B Douglas , believes the feast originated as a pagan midsummer festival which was later christianised — a suggestion , if you remember , made by the Vicar of Hepworth with regard to their feast .
28 A spokesman for the local council 's education committee said : ‘ We have issued guidelines to schools on equal opportunities with regard to their legal obligations .
29 In one , techniques are devised with regard to their practical effectiveness in the promotion of learning .
30 It has been held that transactions in shares , not necessarily at arm 's length or for cash , and previous agreements with the Inland Revenue with regard to their valuation , were admissible evidence in relation to the valuation of the shares ( p 108 ) .
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