Example sentences of "it [be] seen [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reviewing the arguments presented earlier , it would seem that the lack of local politics in the post-war period should not be equated with the turning of local government into mere agents of the centre ; nor should it be seen as the result of non-local structural forces promoting change on a national basis . |
| 2 | The value of the ethological study of apes , monkeys and baboons is what it tells us about apes , monkeys and baboons ; only in very special circumstances , and in a very tentative way , should it be seen as a metaphorical alternative by means of which we can study man himself , as in a mirror . |
| 3 | then you know why should it be seen as a disincentive for them to that and services that had n't been bothered to do that be given money . |
| 4 | Should it be seen as a distinct variety in its own right , or is it no different from the " ordinary " language of long-established communities of white Londoners ? |
| 5 | It is easy to see beauty in a garden but how can it be seen in our fellow-men ? |
| 6 | Even then she might have decided not to answer him , or she could have let it be seen by accident before knowing what it was . |
| 7 | It would be a pity if talk of road pricing were to divert attention from commonsense action needed now , or if it were seen as a substitute for a properly funded roads programme . |
| 8 | I am not referring to the conservative perspective which condemns sexual deviance per se , but to another viewpoint , one which might actually endorse deviance in principle , at least if it were seen as a quest for authentic selfhood of the kind explored in Chapter 3 . |
| 9 | The reason it ends up swallowing and eating everything is that it 's seen as the only choice . |
| 10 | NetWorld is in town October 13 through October 15 and it 's seen as the perfect opportunity to gather together Novell 's new OEMs and distributors , a subset of Novell 's Platinum and Gold resellers , for the hoopla . |
| 11 | Hold it in Stockholm , New York , or Lyon and it 's seen as a freebie for ‘ lucky old you ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's seen as a betrayal . |
| 13 | The partnership depends heavily upon the generosity of the charity , but it 's seen as the way forward in care for the elderly . |
| 14 | Mansion House has only 24 , but it 's seen as the first step to putting the University at the forefront of childcare provision . |
| 15 | Even more insulation is given by looking at all things from the transcendent level , for then each event is looked at as if it is seen through coloured lenses that transfigure it and place it in another dimension and time . |
| 16 | But it is not only the speech , it is also the simplicity of the vocabulary , as it is seen through the eyes of Finn . |
| 17 | Increasingly it is seen as the only option left in the face of the continuing Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 18 | When one considers the symptoms ( going to sleep and waking up very early ) , the treatment ( advancing the patient 's life-style by 3 hour per ‘ day ’ until it is correctly timed ) , or the possible causes ( a clock that runs faster than average ) , it is seen as the opposite of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome . |
| 19 | In some cultures it is seen as a very honourable and courageous way to die and indeed even in Western society in some remarkable circumstances the reaction is the same . |
| 20 | If it is seen as part of control over quality of education , the parent might ask why the child should be given access at all . |
| 21 | It also exonerates the community from taking on some of these tasks — caring for the elderly , the chronically sick and the disabled , and it is this aspects of the emphasis on family responsibility that produces scepticism about the motivation of exponents of active citizenship : it is seen as a substitute for the state 's responsibility for the social element of the citizenship of entitlement . |
| 22 | It is sometimes suggested not only that postmodernism scarcely exists in Britain , but that it would not be a good thing if it did : like structuralism , it is seen as a form of literary rabies , to be confined to the Continent for as long as possible . |
| 23 | It is seen as a white , gooey substance , said to smell vaguely of ozone , and is seen extruding from a medium 's mouth or other natural orifice . |
| 24 | But it is seen as part of a whole , differentiated from the central state only by an increased concern with social reproduction . |
| 25 | It is seen as an esoteric process designed to confuse many of its legitimate users . |
| 26 | The history of company legislation over the past century can only be understood if it is seen as an attempt to rectify the imbalance and injustice resulting from the creation of limited liability in the mid-nineteenth century . |
| 27 | It is seen as a direct intervention by God that breaks all the normal laws of nature . |
| 28 | Interestingly , education is a highly valued commodity in Asian culture : it is seen as the starting line to a career . |
| 29 | On this approach , a shape can be recognized as a whole without the constituent parts being recognized as such ( a part is represented in a radically different way if it is seen as a Gestalt in its own right ) . |
| 30 | But : ‘ Arbitrary as it seems when only its individual terms are considered , the system becomes coherent when it is seen as a whole set ’ ( ibid . ) . |