Example sentences of "be see against a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Just as degrees of handicap must be seen against a continuum of need , so must the learning of individual children .
2 In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators .
3 The Public Order Act 1986 does not codify the law and must be seen against a background of common law .
4 The authors claim the increase must be seen against a background of changes in the labour market , making equality of pay , opportunity and status more difficult .
5 Mr Guest told the court that the case had to be seen against a background of 400,000 people in the United Kingdom who did not own a set but who were routinely hounded and subjected to abuse by the licensing authority .
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