Example sentences of "can be mistaken for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own opinion is that all cold-blooded animals are endowed with responsive behaviour that can be mistaken for higher intelligence , when what we are really dealing with are reflex actions to given stimuli — as in Pavlov 's dogs , which salivated when a bell they associated with food was rung . |
| 2 | Again , such disorders can be mistaken for normal ageing , but can be readily rectified by eating liver , eggs and ‘ fatty ’ fish , although perhaps the best source is exposure to normal sunlight . |
| 3 | Heavy drinking can be mistaken for a symptom of depression , rather than its cause . |
| 4 | One hole can often look much like the next , and a newly dug or outlying sett can be mistaken for a fox 's earth . |
| 5 | Just so she can be mistaken for someone else . ’ |
| 6 | This greyish film can be mistaken for fungal infection . |
| 7 | Incorrect diagnosis , not the virus itself , can be the killer , since Fish Pox can be mistaken for bacterial , fungal or protozoan problems . |
| 8 | The latter , although a mainly psychic state ( albeit drug induced ) , can be mistaken for non-responsiveness because of the patient 's agitation and apparent suffering ; it responds rapidly to reduction in opioid dosage . |
| 9 | Sometimes the lines of alternative paths further down the hillside can be mistaken for terracing . |
| 10 | Make the most of the unusual low fluty sound ( which can be mistaken for the sound of muted trumpets ) , as well as the capacity for flowing arabesques in the higher registers . |
| 11 | Mechanically strained or damaged crystals tend to become strong CL emitters , and their luminescent patterns can be mistaken for geologically significant features . |
| 12 | It is also important to remove all traces of abrasive powders used in sample preparation , because they usually have a bright luminescence themselves and can be mistaken for heavy mineral grains in the sample . |
| 13 | It is only by overlooking details of the presentation of the monk within the verse and taking a very generalized and abstract view of the plot , as the Host does , that the monk can be mistaken for any sort of comic rogue . |