Example sentences of "were [verb] as an " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN I first encountered South German wheat beers , in the early to mid 1960s , they were regarded as an old-fashioned , rustic style , favoured by old ladies with large hats . |
| 2 | If the ‘ Hooligans ’ were regarded as an un-English phenomenon , they were also understood as an entirely unprecedented development and respectable England felt itself to have been suddenly engulfed in a new rush of crime . |
| 3 | For them , nuclear weapons were regarded as an extension of artillery , which had been so crucial in the second world war . |
| 4 | The results — 66 per cent for the PLO , 33 per cent for Hamas and 1 per cent for Islamic Jihad — were regarded as an important signal of the depth of support for the PLO mainstream and its policy of negotiation with Israel . |
| 5 | Apart from the pension gain , more than half of which was taken in the form of lower interest charges , spinning rationalisation costs of almost £10million were treated as an extraordinary levy . |
| 6 | Apart from the pension gain , more than half of which was taken in the form of lower interest charges , spinning rationalisation costs of almost £10million were treated as an extraordinary levy . |
| 7 | We were treated as an accepted channel of communication with the mass of independent objectors and were often the only other organization apart from the local councils ' consortium whom Michael Barnes asked to comment when dramatic announcements were made . |
| 8 | Instead the courts were treated as an amoral source of power which could be used by those skilful enough to manipulate them . |
| 9 | The painted texts , which emphasized the importance of the Word , were intended as an aid to devotion , and were more readily seen than the Bibles , which were also on display in every church . |
| 10 | These were intended as an aid to discussion , a means of stimulating debate . |
| 11 | The problematic four Duetti ( two prelude and fugue pairs ) were added as an afterthought at the last moment . |
| 12 | Nine patients ( 12.5% ) underwent a second endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for duct clearance which was successful in five , seven were done as an elective procedure and two as an emergency , at a median of two months ( range 0.25–7 ) . |
| 13 | The rules that the British and the maharajas had created to protect their sport were seen as an evil of colonialism . |
| 14 | They were seen as an opiate , a worthless retreat from the real world . |
| 15 | In the latter years the Falcons owned by the Department of National Defence were seen as an un-necessary and additional expense to the Ministry of Transport JetStars , and at this point in time their future is uncertain . |
| 16 | Local politics were considered to be an extension of philanthropic work , and were seen as an extension of women 's domestic sphere . |
| 17 | The killings were seen as an attempt by Sikh extremists to disrupt the ongoing general election campaign . |
| 18 | The agreements , particularly that on the reunion of dispersed families , had not been expected by political commentators , but were seen as an important contribution towards providing some fresh momentum for the Premiers ' talks which , after the dramatic progress of December 1991 , had failed to make much progress in succeeding months . |
| 19 | Elections for the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 25 were seen as an indicator of the likely outcome of the general election planned for the following October [ see p. 38789 ] . |
| 20 | Thus , for eurobond firms London has offered a pool of suitably trained labour ; in recent years , low levels of personal and corporate taxation ; a reasonable tax regime for financial instruments ( e.g. ability to issue bearer eurobonds that effectively pay interest gross and absence of turnover taxes — a particular handicap for the Swiss ) ; a supply of suitable premises ; the absence , since 1979 , of exchange controls ( although initially exchange controls were seen as an advantage , since eurobonds did not interfere with onshore sterling markets ) ; prudential and monetary regulations that have not historically tended significantly to raise the cost of funds , distort or prevent competition among domestic or international intermediaries ; English law ( widely accepted as a basis for international financial business ) ; the English language ; and political stability . |
| 21 | Core skills were incorporated as an integral part of many modules in a wide range of subject areas . |
| 22 | Consequently it seemed likely in early May that Japan would avoid the mandatory trade sanctions which would follow if it were named as an unfair trader under the so-called " Super 301 " clause of the 1988 Trade Act [ see pp. 36925-26 ] . |
| 23 | These colleges were built as an educational resource , meeting the needs of children during the school day and providing space ( and sometimes staff ) at other times for adult clubs and classes . |
| 24 | The reforms were interpreted as an attempt to transform the PRI from an authoritarian party into one with increased domestic and international credibility , one objective being a legitimate electoral victory over the conservative National Action Party ( PAN ) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) which now posed a serious electoral threat . |
| 25 | They were interpreted as an attempt to create a wider market in cultivated land . |
| 26 | Bolinger gives the following set of examples , which do genuinely appear to show qualification of the sense alone , that is , of the property which identifies the entity , rather than of the entity itself : ( 1 ) total stranger lawful heir distant cousin mere kid To these , we might add the cases in ( 2 ) ; notice that the last example would be self-contradictory if the adjective were interpreted as an ordinary attributive : ( 2 ) Brent is a strong Republican the document was a complete blank ( If faced with a claim that we can explain the peculiarity of these adjectives by simply stating that they are adverbial impostors , we may respond that , even supposing that , deep down , there may be something adverbial about them , nonetheless speakers have chosen to use an adjective rather than an adverb , and this adjectival use needs to be described and if possible explained . |
| 27 | There was no evidence of this , but it is clear that old rivalries were used as an excuse for fights . |
| 28 | The integrated counts accumulated were used as an index of rCBF . |
| 29 | Sir John Soane 's was the collection of a working architect , and the wonderful variety of objects and works of art in the museum were used as an anthology of antique architecture and decoration as well as a teaching collection . |
| 30 | Changes in the VHAI were used as an end point in this study . |