Example sentences of "be see [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I did not tell him that his imitation of the French was far more like what I had been seeing for the past year .
2 Gill Hill , who has been seeing to the social side of things , organised an outing to the Crystal Palace Reunion for members from Hatfield , Hemel Hempstead , St. Albans and Harpenden , and another to Sadlers Wells Theatre for the ballet enthusiasts .
3 The large time-of-flight of the ions disperses them according to their energy : highest-energy ions arrive first in the atmosphere and are seen at the lowest latitudes .
4 Parents regard residential workers as professionals working on behalf of an institution ; foster-parents are seen as no different from themselves ( Morgan Klein , 1985 ) .
5 Again , new divisions within the labour process are seen as a crucial explanatory starting point .
6 Jews are seen as a powerful threat to the nation : ‘ The presence of a large and powerful Jewish community in any country , such as we have in Britain today , is , and inherently must always be , a threat to the aspirations and best national interests of the host population . ’
7 The first example is the government 's emphasis on private investment in its inner city programmes in which private funds are seen as a preferred alternative to public finance .
8 They are seen as a revolutionary force and as such , should act accordingly .
9 Linguists may be found working in a range of national and international organizations where foreign language skills and knowledge of other cultures are seen as a good foundation for a career .
10 Whereas people once felt that there must be a certain desperation in answering magazine ‘ lonely heart ’ advertisements or in going along to a dating bureau , nowadays these channels are seen as a practical way of finding a new friend or suitable lover .
11 ( 1984 ) observe that , at least in the United States , older people are seen as a separate social class defined in terms of a qualifying age and their formal withdrawal from the labour market .
12 This model establishes a significant , albeit still circumscribed , role for state welfare , since social services are seen as a functional necessity in promoting social integration .
13 Instead they are seen as a complementary qualification which can stand alone or be combined with a certificate and diploma or other building qualification to provide all round evidence of competence .
14 These deals are often sought by the European companies , as they are seen as a reciprocal entry ticket to the Japanese market .
15 So that when you introduce yourself , you are seen as a haulier , was the phrase you used , er , and we , we 'd all need to spend an awful lot of time and an awful lot of effort into raising ourselves above that image , I mean there 's nothing wrong with being a haulier , all I 'm saying is that we have to raise ourselves above that image .
16 People are seen as the key organisation resource and employees are aware that their best efforts are essential and they will share in their companies ' success .
17 Perhaps surprisingly , wide area Asynchronous Transfer network services are seen as the final phase , since SynOptics feels that carriers will be slower off the mark to respond to demand ( despite the fact that AT&T Co said that it will introduce Asynchronous Transfer Mode services towards the end of the year ) .
18 For methodological reasons , it is important to distinguish between this and the socially based interpretation of the results , because if the social factors involved are seen as the motivating principle for the selection and analysis of linguistic variables , the investigators may be accused of biased selectivity and circularity .
19 Expressed in their paintings and sculpture and stories , these elements are seen as the successive thresholds , or levels of initiation , which the warrior of consciousness must broach on his path to enlightenment .
20 Regional councils are seen as the nearest equivalent .
21 The " drug barons " , importing from Thailand , Pakistan , or Colombia , are seen as the real cause of increasing " hard " drug addiction in the UK , rather than the fact that they would have no market if there were no demand .
22 Free elections , which could result in the Communist Party being reduced to playing a junior role , are seen as the only realistic way forward to end East Germany 's political and economic crisis .
23 Generally , university libraries are seen as the primary repositories for such material , and in many cases , the regulations on access are drawn up by the library authorities , and ratified by the university governing body .
24 Productivity through people : people are seen as the sole basis for success which is developed through respect for the individual expressed through trust .
25 They are seen as the last defence of standards .
26 They are seen as the last surviving areas of untouched wildlife .
27 Although the Conservatives are seen as the natural allies of nuclear power , the ordering of every commercial reactor in Britain up to the 1980s was carried out by a Labour administration .
28 The British Academy of Film and Television Awards are seen as an early pointer to the Oscars which are to be announced in Hollywood on 29 March .
29 Increasingly , plants are seen as an integral part of any office complex and are not something to be considered only during a refurbishment or initial build .
30 It is a composite concept , an agglomeration of feelings which are not pleasant and are seen as an emotional state which can not continue indefinitely but from which one eventually requires temporary or permanent respite in order to restore health and calm .
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