Example sentences of "[was/were] not regarded [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This meant that pensions were not regarded as a right but were dependent on the establishment of eligibility through contributions or ‘ work-testing ’ . |
2 | What I think was true was that the Falklands was not regarded as a front-line issue for some period of time , and indeed the forecast was that it would n't really boil up again until August or thereabouts in 1982 . |
3 | was not regarded as a political issue in the sense that it had an important place on the agenda of party politics . |
4 | It is clear , however , that it was not regarded as a useful adjunct to the civil rights agitation . |
5 | As Professor Elton has argued , it was not regarded as a constitutional force which deserved notice only when it was opposing or restricting the Crown . |