Example sentences of "can [be] seen as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , there is an implicit struggle between critic and artist ; an artist 's manifesto can be seen as a deliberate attempt to pre-empt critical comment and evaluation . |
| 2 | Her last film ‘ RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN ’ ( 1964 ) whose commercial and critical failure ended her career , can be seen as a woman 's reply to the eulogies of the working class male celebrated by John Osbourne and his like , and it does so by poking fun at the ideology of the male and his crude sexism . |
| 3 | This thought casts the world in a profoundly different light from common sense in its materialistic moment ; and much of metaphysics can be seen as a response to it . |
| 4 | Given its basic anti-absolutist thought that , whether within or without political society , men have a right to life , liberty , and possessions , it can be seen as a kind of picturesque metaphor which , in explaining the structure of legitimate political authority , reveals it to be based in the consent of the governed . |
| 5 | Having said that , this place has been made ‘ valid through prayer ’ and can be seen as a sacrament of God 's coming to us through the demands of human life . |
| 6 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 7 | They can be seen as a roaring success , a qualified success , or an expensive diversion . |
| 8 | Preactive management can be seen as a positive response to changed circumstances with plans and objectives in mind , that is it is facilitated by the directional planning approach . |
| 9 | In its latter aspect the theory can be seen as a formalization , in associative terms , of the very reasonable suggestion that a stimulus is likely to receive a full measure of processing only when its occurrence is unexpected ( i.e. not predictable on the basis of other , usually contextual , cues ) . |
| 10 | Yet others have argued that the unrest can be seen as a symptom of the breakdown of law and order in British society ( Gaffney , 1987 ; Hall , 1987 ; Keith , 1987 ) . |
| 11 | The evidence would suggest that devolution can be seen as a chore for the head or as an opportunity for the school . |
| 12 | Yet though the African Social Studies Programme suffers from close comparison with its two elder brothers it has nevertheless already influenced practice and served as a forum for international exchange of ideas and can be seen as a contributory factor in the widespread change of emphasis towards study of man in his environment . |
| 13 | The Springbok all-rounder of the 1960s and 1970s has been appointed coach of Transvaal in what can be seen as a determined bid by the lions of the north to regain their position as the top dogs of South African domestic cricket . |
| 14 | But it very soon became clear that any mention of a maximum was unnecessary and , with hindsight , it can be seen as a future source of embarrassment . |
| 15 | At this stage the fry are totally helpless and they can be seen as a solid mass , quivering like a lump of jelly , and difficult to distinguish as fish at all . |
| 16 | Bingeing can be seen as a way of ‘ stuffing away ’ feelings and then getting rid of them by vomiting . |
| 17 | Apart from the movement over the Downs , the Germanic settlers moved inland along the rivers ; the attack on the Weald already had the Romano-British experience to build on and , given the distribution of the rivers , can be seen as a pincer movement rather than a direct push northwards . |
| 18 | A still closer view shows us the detail of the cascade , and the passing traffic can be seen as a shivery reflection in the water of the trough . |
| 19 | From the perspective outlined in the preceding chapter , language teaching can be seen as a principled problem-solving activity : a kind of operational research which works out solutions to its own local problems . |
| 20 | In this way research can be seen as a continuing dialectical process : actuality is formulated as an abstraction which in turn leads to a reformulation of actuality . |
| 21 | Grammar , then , can be seen as a resource for the adaptation of lexis . |
| 22 | The Lady of Light can be seen as a ‘ guiding light ’ . |
| 23 | However , if success can be measured by the number of governments in all parts of the world now privatising their state-owned assets , then privatisation can be seen as a great success . |
| 24 | Such moves , some between private companies and others inspired by governments , can be seen as a further restructuring of the European car industry , faced with the increasing challenge of Japanese and other Far Eastern competition . |
| 25 | In a sense the motor industry can be seen as a test case for the Thatcherite medicine for industry . |
| 26 | Killing people simply in order to satisfy hunger is hardly one of humanity s more endearing habits ( and anyway seems always to have been rare ) , but the consumption of dead heroes can be seen as a mark of respect , in that the eaters may hope to inherit some of the admired qualities of the deceased . |
| 27 | Consequently , it can be seen as a strategy for improving their social position and ‘ market ’ position , i.e. being able to offer more skills in the labour market in the future . |
| 28 | In fact to fail , no matter how legitimate , can be seen as a disaster both to the participant and the organisation he or she represents . ’ |
| 29 | This can be seen as a kind of intermediate position halfway between the child as a tabula rasa with no innate knowledge of the world and the child being able to speak at birth . |
| 30 | Secondary encopresis Children 's bowel control may have relapsed in response to a stressful event like the birth of a baby , a traumatic separation or loss , and this can be seen as a regression to an earlier level of emotional development . |