Example sentences of "seen to be [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The person was older than me and he 's a bit higher up the rank than me and it 's all about it probably comes with experience he 's to stand for yourself really but it 's when you 're our age and a bit younger you do n't want to be seen to be rocking the boat if there 's something that 's going on that you do n't agree with but you 're asked to do something that you do n't want to do valid reasons you have n't got the time or it 's not really up to you to do it |
| 2 | The lead adviser must be seen to be controlling the progress of the transaction and therefore it is useful to appoint a chairman for each progress meeting which should be attended by the principals and the senior member of each professional team . |
| 3 | As we move on with God and seek his will for us as His church , we must be seen to be addressing the issues which face us today . |
| 4 | Before turning to the competing interests and engaging in the balancing exercise , it is necessary to consider who is the public authority who may be seen to be exercising the interference referred to in article 10(1) . |
| 5 | Further , from the time of an announcement of an auction until 28 days after it has been held , the Bank observes a fallow period during which it does not sell stock of a similar type to that being auctioned so as not to be seen to be depressing the price . |
| 6 | Television is therefore seen to be taking the moral high ground , the side of the punter against the forces of evil . |
| 7 | The end came when Edward 's royal standard was seen to be leaving the field . |
| 8 | These , then , were some of Orkney 's councillors who were n't afraid to speak out , who were glad to be seen to be supporting the stricken families . |
| 9 | When policy was seen to be hurting the colonies , some protested ; but even the many who accepted that Britain 's relations with its colonies were unsatisfactory saw this as a relatively minor blemish on an otherwise desirable system . |
| 10 | He was seen to be attacking the moral , manly roots of English public life with the aid of effeminate , aristocratic tastes . |
| 11 | Another reason was that people had to be seen to be playing the management game . |