Example sentences of "are see as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ESAs are seen as a flagship in MAFF and the government 's environmental profile , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 2 | Local authorities face strong pressure from their ratepayers ‘ to preserve local amenities and property values ’ , to which caravans are seen as a threat . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The West Indian pupils , especially the boys , are seen as a problem in this school because they are so ‘ aggressive ’ . |
| 6 | Saris are seen as a sign of the wearer being progressive . |
| 7 | They are seen as a drain on the profit because they do n't function in the labour market to produce profit . |
| 8 | are seen as a whole , and the unity should not be destroyed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Low rents are seen as a form of bribery of the electorate . |
| 12 | ( Sometimes occupational unions , which are not confined to apprentice-served workers , are seen as a form of craft union . ) |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the forms of racism revealed here are seen as a form of false consciousness hosed on the |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students ' groups . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | They are seen as a consequence of the demands for instinctual renunciation of sexuality that the father demands of his sons . |
| 18 | In conventional data processing , on the other hand , files are seen as a department or single application resource . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | These are seen as a barrier to many Asians . |
| 24 | For a country that almost defines itself in terms of its distinctive education system , such changes are seen as an attack on the Scottish way of life . |
| 25 | Although highly inventive and productive , this questionnaire can provide only explicit responses , rather than insight into actual practices , and , through processing , has created a normative characterization of the diverse social fractions involved , which are seen as an exemplars of a larger , statistically-based model of class . |
| 26 | The killings are seen as an attempt by Sikh extremists to provoke Hindu-Sikh riots which could disrupt parliamentary polls in the state scheduled within a fortnight . |
| 27 | The ‘ agencies ’ proposed in the Ibbs Next Steps Report ( see Chapter 2 ) , for example , are seen as an alternative to government departments for the delivery of a wide range of executive functions in line with the Thatcher government 's emphasis on ‘ value for money ’ . |