Example sentences of "not see as a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , R/3 is not seen as a competitor to R/2 : ‘ It ( R/2 ) will exist as long as IBM is still investing in mainframes , ’ commented Plattner .
2 Numbers of Americans and Britons have doubled in the past decade but , at 40,000 and 11,000 respectively , they are not seen as a threat to the social fabric in the same way as the Iranians and other Asians .
3 They arouse protectiveness in women and are not seen as a threat by other men .
4 From this point of view the state is not seen as a threat to freedom , but is rather regarded as a vehicle for securing broad community and individual rights against the power .
5 Quantity , essentially , is not seen as a compensation for weakness in technology .
6 Lung cancer was not seen as a sequel to smoking until the middle of the twentieth .
7 The large numbers who are unable to find regular work are not seen as a phenomenon characteristic of underdevelopment , but part of the capitalist division of labour and , therefore , a similar feature to the industrialisation process of European countries , differing in terms of quantity rather than quality .
8 The much-rumoured move was not seen as a surprise at Westminster where Mrs Currie , who entered the Commons vowing never to just ‘ sit around adorning the backbenches ’ , had slim prospects of ministerial rehabilitation .
9 In contrast , it is noteworthy that pupils skipping a lesson here and there , having registered as present , was not seen as a problem by headteachers .
10 Truancy within the school day ( by pupils skipping individual lessons ) was not seen as a problem by headteachers ; 14 schools reported that they did not keep period attendance records .
11 Whereas in Victorian England the provision of libraries was not seen as a matter of political contention , in modern England the political factor has operated directly in the closure and cutbacks of libraries .
12 If the alternatives are to work , we must take care that they are not seen as a reward for those who become involved in such activities .
13 It should be noted that videos were not seen as a substitute for training but rather as a useful tool for the instructor .
14 Great emphasis is put on writing and drawing skills and typewriters are not seen as a substitute for writing .
15 It would appear we have too many priorities in education and although health education is included in the curriculum it is not seen as a priority unless something goes wrong !
16 The crisis is seen as being located very specifically within the prison system — it is not seen as a crisis of the whole penal system , or of the criminal justice system , let alone as a crisis of society as a whole .
17 But their kids were n't expected to work for their love , it was n't seen as a return for services rendered .
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