Example sentences of "by [det] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 48½inch long weapon , described by some as a monstrosity and others as an affront to decency and the Royal and Ancient game , has , according to Sam , done no less than salvage his entire career . |
| 2 | Since both bodies are appointed by , or on the advice of , government they have come to be seen by some as a buffer between the state and the broadcasters but by others as an indirect mechanism by which the state can exert control over broadcasting . |
| 3 | This needs repeating several times because with his notorious drip paintings he came to be thought of by some as a dripster , a drooler , a mere pourer . |
| 4 | Alternatively it was seen by some as a warning to the opposition that the process of democratization would have its limits . |
| 5 | Developing nations argued that the motion on protection of rainforests abused their right to self-determination [ see ED 49-50 ] and the convention on biodiversity was seen by some as a ruse to gain control of their resources . |
| 6 | The Tropical Forestry Action Plan ( TFAP ) , which is seen by some as a loggers ' charter , is to be reformed . |
| 7 | Spanish race sharpei has grey cheeks with narrower black moustaches ; North African race levaillanti , treated by some as a species , similar , but male lacks red moustache and female has red only on nape or back of crown ( fortunately Grey-headed Woodpecker does not extend S of the Loire ) . |
| 8 | What might have been anticipated by some as a passage of tedious monotony was welcomed by Gould as an opportunity lull of excitement and discovery . |
| 9 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 10 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 11 | The Second World War has been seen by some as a kind of watershed , with the post-war period being morally inferior to the ‘ full rich back street life and culture of pre-war England ’ . |
| 12 | Developments included the realistic estimation of 11 million years as the likely time required for the production of an erosion surface and Linton ( 1957 ) had shown that the time scale used by some as a frame of reference for landscape evolution was too long . |
| 13 | It is my one great regret about this whole sorry business that at this crucial time in the Government 's fortunes , when I should so much have liked to be seen as a tower of strength , I am perceived by some as a point of weakness . |
| 14 | Furthermore , a course in Britain may be regarded by some as a reward for senior staff , whilst a course in the south would attract only those appropriate for it . |
| 15 | In the absence of reliable evidence about their attitudes and behaviour , the trade union officials have been viewed by some as a force for moderation and conservatism , by others as faithfully reflecting the views of their members , and by others as industrially and politically more militant than the members . |
| 16 | The appointment of John Moore in 1987 as Secretary of State at the DHSS was seen by some as a signal that the welfare programme would receive a dose of Thatcherism . |
| 17 | The answer : the Mexican mini-cow , heralded by some as a pioneer ‘ in a potential agricultural revolution ’ . |
| 18 | This sector has also been referred to by some as a lumpenproletariat . |
| 19 | I am not impressed by this as a reason for setting aside this demand served last August . |
| 20 | How is it possible for an external symbol , as well as one in the internal representational medium of the creature 's mind , to be employed by one animal and perceived by another as a request for a specific tool ? |
| 21 | The triumph of Solidarity was seen by many as a triumph for the church , which had preached against communism , harboured Solidarity activists , and paid for underground presses throughout the dismal 1980s . |
| 22 | Furthermore , Macbeth did not murder Duncan in his palace of Cawdor in Nairn , since the castle there was not built until the fourteenth century ; and Duncan was not the pitiable old greybeard portrayed in the play but a ruthless and ambitious man regarded by many as a usurper . |
| 23 | In the 1980s Britain 's public spending fell by more as a percentage of GDP than that of any other big industrial economy : from 47% in 1982 to around 40% last year . |