Example sentences of "is see as [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the power of the American business executive is seen as legitimate authority because it is used to further productivity , a goal shared by all members of society . |
| 2 | The syndrome is seen as poor speech , e.g. ‘ omission of phonemes ( flower instead of flower ) ’ or avoidance of lip-reading by looking away . |
| 3 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 4 | Emerson wrote that he could find ‘ the primeval world … in myself , but his thinking self is seen as confident master of that world . |
| 5 | The shooting is seen as retaliatory action following the murders of three Roman Catholic civilians by the UFF and UVF last week . |
| 6 | Mr Lawson 's speech to a City banquet at the Mansion House next week is seen as one occasion on which new policies -possibly even a step towards full EMS membership — could be outlined . |
| 7 | As Foucault and others have demonstrated , the interpretation of information in contemporary society follows a set of discursive criteria which determine what is classified as objectively true and what is seen as subjective opinion or fiction . |
| 8 | American brand Rusty , founded by an American guru board shaper , is seen as good clothing , as is the surf/skate label Gordon & Smith . |
| 9 | The Commission 's aim of reskilling workers before they become unemployed , and smoothing their transition into alternative employment is also objected to by the UK Government , as it is seen as industrial policy in disguise . |
| 10 | In either case , the problem with British movies is seen as British inhibition . |
| 11 | Apparently , in Ireland , stopping for hitchhikers is seen as Christian behaviour . |
| 12 | The 0.4–0.5 m band is perceived by our eyes as blue light , whereas the 0.5-O.6 m region appears green and the 0.6–0.7 m band is seen as red light . |
| 13 | The former process is seen as cultural production , the latter as merely instrumental . |
| 14 | But there has also appeared , in the past decade , a strong reaction against collectivism , in the shape of opposition to what is seen as excessive regulation of social life by public bureaucracies , and this has been translated in some countries ( notably in Britain ) into policies of privatization of public enterprises and services , with consequences that have themselves given rise to fierce controversy . |
| 15 | As Davis points out , it is also a way in which wives can be saved from what is seen as dishonourable employment . |
| 16 | The very mobility of incomers is seen as another example of speculation . |
| 17 | It is these ideas that lead to what is seen as juvenile delinquency . |
| 18 | Another and at least equally powerful strand says no , because it wants to emphasise the distinctive value of women 's insights , and also the special bond of sisterhood which is seen as binding women together , rather than letting them be absorbed and assimilated into he wider human group . |