Example sentences of "was see as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move was seen as preparation for ECOMOG to take on an offensive rather than merely a peacekeeping role . |
| 2 | At this time there was evidence of increasing irritation locally over what was seen as interference by central government . |
| 3 | This was seen as victimisation of intellectuals , already suffering in the changed economic circumstances of modern China . |
| 4 | Mugabe 's statement on March 4 , 1990 , that " all progressive forces " should prepare for negotiations with the apartheid regime in spite of the continuation of the armed struggle was seen as criticism of the Pan Africanist Congress ( PAC ) with which , rather than the ANC , ZANU had traditionally been aligned . |
| 5 | And for reformers from above — based in Whitehall rather than Northern Ireland — the past operation of local democracy was seen as part of the problem . |
| 6 | Other debates and ideologies , originating both from state apparatuses and from capital , talked of affluence and a consumer spending boom , and more education was seen as part of the route to yet greater affluence . |
| 7 | The package was seen as part of the transition from a labour-intensive to a capital-intensive economy in Mauritius . |
| 8 | This was seen as part of an attempt by the government to widen economic reform to include democratization as well as liberalization . |
| 9 | The move was seen as part of the continuing attempts to end Albania 's international isolation . |
| 10 | The measure was seen as part of an ongoing process designed to increase the reliability of both police and Army units . |
| 11 | Issued 46 years after the war 's end , the apology was seen as part of an on-going process whereby Japan was attempting to improve its relationship with its neighbours in order to enable it to play a diplomatic and political role within the region which was commensurate with its economic power . |
| 12 | The publicity surrounding the Gates visit was seen as part of US moves to put increased pressure on the Iraqi government , as were other " covert " US-backed activities — a propaganda campaign inside Iraq and support for the creation of a single leadership of Iraqi opponents to the regime . |
| 13 | In the early days of Minoan studies , this widespread network of trading links was seen as evidence of a powerful Minoan navy , a wholesale conquest by sea and political subjugation of the tributary lands . |
| 14 | Teaching English , being a metaphor for a policy of enforced cultural assimilation , dovetailed with the view expressed by a large proportion of heads and teachers that ‘ immigrant ’ cultures — the desire to hold on to which was seen as evidence of a ‘ ghetto mentality ’ — were an educational hindrance requiring vigilant exclusion from the culture of the school ( Brittan , 1976 ) . |
| 15 | This was seen as evidence of the government 's continued commitment to economic re-structuring and of its need to have an experienced negotiator to deal with the mounting foreign debt [ see pp. 37216-17 ] . |
| 16 | The projected surplus of AD13,500 million was seen as evidence of an upturn in the economy . |
| 17 | The resignation of Labour Minister Erick Thompson Pineres in October [ see p. 37770 ] was seen as evidence of a rift in the Cabinet over the severity of the austerity programme . |
| 18 | In the Great War , river clearance was seen as employment for prisoners , and in the 1920s as a way of relieving unemployment generally . |
| 19 | Now , it would probably be regarded as good , but then it was seen as indiscipline . ’ |
| 20 | The new appointments amounted to a purge of communist apparatchiks , among them Valentin Simonenko who had taken over as acting Prime Minister following Fokin 's resignation and was seen as Kravchuk 's first choice for premier , in favour of nationalists and industrialists . |
| 21 | There had however been some resistance to what was seen as Russification since at least the 1960s , and in the 1980s the development of nuclear power was a new and very potent source of public disenchantment . |
| 22 | The simplest way of getting the outstanding items on board as cheaply as possible is by means of technology exchange and cross-licensing agreements , and COSE was seen as forum for effecting this . |
| 23 | The simplest way of getting the outstanding items on board as cheaply as possible , is through technology exchange and cross-licensing and COSE was seen as forum for this . |
| 24 | In this case the main stumbling block was seen as staffing for the new venture.as the church was already fully stretched . |