Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] as [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But it 's gotten to the point where if a song is not real predictable radio fare then it 's regarded as left-field .
2 It 's marketed as easy rebellion , like you pay your money and you join that clan .
3 The prison includes most young long term prisoners and it it 's described as problematic and volatile .
4 It is listed as one of the world 's most endangered animals by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature .
5 In doing so , it is seen as pre-empting a likely decision by the Bank itself , which had suspended the granting of the final $170 million of its $450 million funding package pending further examination of the Dam 's environmental and human impact , following a critical report last year [ ibid ] .
6 They would also claim that such forgiveness is important in their lives for , without the forgiveness of God and each other , it is seen as impossible to be reconciled with God .
7 They have to do this because it is seen as impossible to have both low inflation and a high level of employment since the former requires a low level of demand whereas the latter requires a high level of demand to keep people in jobs making things for sale .
8 It is seen as crucial that all parties interested in broadcasting on the public channel should work together and seize the opportunity to make public television in Australia a reality .
9 Technology even enters into our gender identity , it is seen as manly ( not feminine ) to be technically-oriented .
10 As with the rest of Whitbread it is seen as natural for people to want top develop their careers within TGI Friday 's and they are encouraged to do so .
11 We need to build an atmosphere which reverses the dominant value systems of those staffrooms in which it is seen as silly to be open , to want to have real conversations about education , and mature to be flip and dismissive .
12 It is seen as significant , however , that there is not a greater correlation between the two measurements .
13 It is seen as vital that a climate of tolerance is fostered in the School .
14 This will be the reason for the oddity of ( 54 ) where one such basic property is related to its noun through assignment , by contrast with the normality of ( 55 ) where it is given as one of the initial identifying properties of the subject entity ( there is obviously no difference of truth-value between the two ) : ( 54 ) ? a ladle which was heavy came down on his skull ( 55 ) a heavy ladle came down on his skull Thus , other things being equal we expect properties of such basic sorts to be used predominantly for identification by ordinary qualification .
15 The institutional church , preoccupied with orthodoxy and fundamentally opposed to Marxism because it is viewed as materialistic and atheistic , is made up of bishops , priests , laity and religious movements who , though not very numerous , are powerful , partly because the laity of the group belong to the wealthier classes .
16 For example , a breaking wave has a form which is not random , because it is repeated as each successive wave breaks , but the shape is in no sense deducible from the shape of a water molecule : if the sea was made of alcohol , the waves would be much the same shape .
17 When this care of old people is short-lived , the inevitable prelude to death , it is accepted as natural .
18 What happens if the income is paid to a person resident in the United Kingdom and it is paid so that it is received as taxable income in the hands of that beneficiary ?
19 Under section 250 it is treated as dormant ‘ during a period in which … there is no transaction which is required by section 221 to be entered in the company 's accounting records ; and a company ceases to be dormant on the occurrence of such a transaction . ’
20 During this time it is treated as prone , and ignores all attacks .
21 Each national economy is not only seen as part of that world economic ( and social ) system , it is treated as subordinate to its global forces .
22 This means that it is regarded as criminal for a man of 21 to commit this offence with a consenting male under 21 .
23 The Interludium therefore occurs in a later copy than the extant copy of Dame Sirith , and since Dame Sirith contains details that are also found in the other European versions of the tale , such as the object of the clerk 's desires being a married woman , not a " girl " , it is regarded as impossible for Dame Sirith to be derived from the Interludium .
24 A case is defined when it is reported as one alleged offender involved in one event or series of events ; also it is regarded as one case where members of the same group are involved in one event or series of events .
25 If the task he is performing is regarded by him as most important , then performance will tend to improve ; if on the other hand it is regarded as peripheral to some other activity , such as avoiding danger , then performance will deteriorate ’ ( p.545 ) .
26 Amongst the Sioux Indians of South Dakota , it is regarded as incorrect to answer a question in the presence of others who do not know the answer .
27 Insurance considerations will not be very relevant in deciding whether to exclude liability ( for loss or damage other than death or personal injury ) to a consumer to the extent that it is regarded as reasonable under s 4 and permitted under s 2(2) .
28 If these approaches are common to courses of study which advanced degree students follow regardless of the content ( for some will be specializing , for instance , in the field of special educational needs , others in the arts and humanities , others in mathematics and science ) it is because it is regarded as essential that the same grasp of knowledge and the same development of intellectual-cum-practical skill should typify all holders of a second degree in the field of education .
29 It is regarded as essential that the client is expressly reminded of his freedom of choice of solicitor .
30 For example , as I indicated in discussing personal care , it is regarded as legitimate for children to think about their own interests when deciding whether to support a parent , but this is balanced rather delicately with the morality of obligation and duty , so that children can quite easily get into the position where they are regarded as too self-interested .
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