Example sentences of "are see [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 From mainland Europe , the events are seen with a mixture of puzzlement and suspicion .
2 ‘ ESAs are seen as a flagship in MAFF and the government 's environmental profile , ’ said a spokesman .
3 Local authorities face strong pressure from their ratepayers ‘ to preserve local amenities and property values ’ , to which caravans are seen as a threat .
4 If they have stopped working , they are likely to be seen as dependents — to be looked after more or less generously by the provision of pensions and health services , but with little relevance to educational policy ; simply , they are seen as a cost .
5 Not only does this mean that science is handled by a senior member of the Canadian cabinet — a tax lawyer who once said that the last thing that Canada needs is more tax lawyers — but also it means that science and technology are seen as a part of the process of economic development .
6 The West Indian pupils , especially the boys , are seen as a problem in this school because they are so ‘ aggressive ’ .
7 Saris are seen as a sign of the wearer being progressive .
8 They are seen as a drain on the profit because they do n't function in the labour market to produce profit .
9 are seen as a whole , and the unity should not be destroyed .
10 The Leicester MP led a delegation representing BCCI victims in more than an hour of talks which are seen as a prelude to a meeting between MPs and Chancellor Norman Lamont on March 23 .
11 Such practices are understandable : fringe benefits are seen as a reward for long-term commitment to the organization , occupational pensions are of little value to workers who frequently change employer and costs of administering the scheme are thereby reduced .
12 Low rents are seen as a form of bribery of the electorate .
13 ( Sometimes occupational unions , which are not confined to apprentice-served workers , are seen as a form of craft union . )
14 Nevertheless , the forms of racism revealed here are seen as a form of false consciousness hosed on the
15 The devil and his spirits are seen as a distortion of the original good creation of God , and though they are allowed to tempt and hurt men because of men 's wickedness ( see , e.g. Jubilees 10:7–11 ) in the last-time they will be bound and punished .
16 The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students ' groups .
17 As a result , DIP systems , when combined with workflow software , are seen as a technology which will allow office processes to be simplified and automated — or ‘ re-engineered ’ .
18 They are seen as a consequence of the demands for instinctual renunciation of sexuality that the father demands of his sons .
19 In conventional data processing , on the other hand , files are seen as a department or single application resource .
20 The danger is that many businesses are waiting until there is a problem , or even a crisis , to be sorted out before they ask for advice from a solicitor — as said : ‘ Regrettably , lawyers are seen as a cure , not a preventative ’ — and it is the smaller , more vulnerable business that falls into it most .
21 The result is that tasks such as redistribution , which in the fiscal federalism literature are seen as a prerogative of central government , may ( given the imperfections of the Tiebout mechanism and the informational requirements of administration ) be shown to be better pursued at a lower level of government when broader considerations are taken into account .
22 Cyclones are seen as a force that prevents the ecological succession of coral reefs from terminating in less species-rich assemblages ( in those reefs , the earlier stages are more species-rich ) .
23 Well we put pressure on , but I mean I 'm so I still governments tend to feel that the normal family is is the nuclear family and as , as Susan said earlier one parent families are seen as a burden on the state rather than a valid new family in society .
24 These are seen as a barrier to many Asians .
25 All new inmates are seen by a hospital officer .
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