Example sentences of "[is] [adv] considered a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The extent and variety of these activities are astonishing , but while almost everyone is aware of them , and although the majority of us fiddle in one way or another , fiddling is generally considered a trivial activity without serious implications . |
2 | In 1990 Baron Thyssen bought an outstanding work , ‘ The Lock ’ at Sotheby 's for £10,780,000 a world record for a British painting but he is not considered a likely purchaser of further works by the artist . |
3 | Marriage is not considered a sufficient commitment . |
4 | Efforts are initially made to persuade the parents to bring up the child at home , but where this does not prove successful or is not considered a wise step , some form of full-time residential care is required . |
5 | Thomas Biggs , in his address to the Social Science Association in 1870 , complained that such a ‘ painful … topic is not considered a proper theme for discussion … by the great majority of the House of Commons ’ . |
6 | In that community it is not considered a grave fault to ‘ invent ’ , whenever ‘ a lie is necessary ’ . |
7 | Because work is still considered a male role , leisure , similarly , is thought to be a male preserve . |
8 | An important paper was read for her in 1900 to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by her cousin , Gerard Baldwin Brown [ q.v. ] , and thereafter controversial articles in learned journals culminated in 1912 in the publication by John Murray of The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles , which is still considered a seminal work on the subject . |
9 | Therapy is still considered a marginal thing but I really do n't see why . |
10 | Mr Chan is also considered a probable future member of the Executive Council , the Governor 's ‘ cabinet ’ . |
11 | One part per billion is now considered a safe level . |
12 | There too she is never considered a significant contributor to the economic needs of the family ( because labour power is not equated with real economic value ) and there too , among the farming castes , her most important economic roles are the production and servicing of labour . |