Example sentences of "being [vb pp] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All functions scored reasonable marking between 3 and 4 , but book selection and acquisition obtained the lowest average marking at 3.14 — the main reasons for dissatisfaction being given as lack of currency , inaccuracy of cataloguing-in-publication data , and lack of comprehensiveness . |
| 2 | They saved the scheme from being dismissed as nonsense . |
| 3 | Their authority is contained in the letter of 14 January 1992 which is expressly the consent of the ‘ interim government ’ to being joined as plaintiff . |
| 4 | The cases of five men convicted in Nottinghamshire of crimes they claim they did n't commit are being highlighted as part of a campaign organized by human rights group . |
| 5 | VAT on equality monies paid when properties are exchanged is also capable of being treated as consideration on which stamp duty is payable . |
| 6 | The city council which is bringing the action says the prosecutions are being treated as test cases . |
| 7 | I am sick of always being treated as part of the President 's baggage . |
| 8 | Police said the death is being treated as suicide and a report is being prepared for the coroner . |
| 9 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the shooting was being treated as murder . |
| 10 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the killing of L/ Cpl Edwards was being treated as murder . |
| 11 | The approach which Dixon J. suggested does not depend upon the debtor husband being treated as agent of the creditor . |
| 12 | It should be noted that the profits of the blenders have been excluded from the welfare function since the policies were aimed exclusively at protecting the dominant firms and also the blenders are being treated as import agents . |
| 13 | Those ‘ in ’ the balloon — the infamous , the famous and the worthy — had to make the case for not being treated as ballast . |
| 14 | It also emphasizes the importance of readings in which fictional texts are recognized for what they are rather than being treated as truth claims or pronouncements about the world . |
| 15 | Clacton on Friday evening is being treated as arson . |
| 16 | A school fire in Buckinghamshire which has caused fifty thousand pounds damage is being treated as arson . |
| 17 | The fire is being treated as arson . |
| 18 | Arson feared at ex-snooker centre A FIRE at a disused Teesside snooker centre is being treated as arson . |
| 19 | A BLAZE at a former bus depot is being treated as arson . |
| 20 | In the published version of your parliamentary intervention you admit that ‘ there is an association between health and all the factors that he [ David Blunkett ] has mentioned ’ but go on to claim that health variations are being examined as part of The Health of the Nation strategy . |
| 21 | Ascending and descending colonic biopsy specimens were taken from 12 patients with longstanding quiescent ulcerative colitis who were being examined as part of a programme to screen for dysplasia/malignancy , and from 12 patients who acted as controls , who did not have ulcerative colitis . |
| 22 | Appeal was made to the past for evidence of divine providence , current misfortune being explained as punishment for unfaithfulness to Yahweh , or God . |
| 23 | Certainly , the notion that limited liability is of itself a denial of the very skills and integrity being held out by a professional to the rest of the world may be outdated in the light of the size and type of projects now being undertaken as part of surveying practice . |
| 24 | There has always been a sharing of hymnody across the denominations , and anthems and songs are increasingly being regarded as part of our common musical currency . |
| 25 | We have a great deal of sympathy er but whereas I do n't think some of the ideas that have been floated tonight for a Cornwall and Gibraltar West seat er or erm any kind of link up between Cornwall and any tail end of a Welsh seat we do n't think is practical and I think he 's got ta solve this problem er within the confines of Cornwall being regarded as part of England if not Anglo Saxon . |
| 26 | The researchers say they can find no evidence of occupational exposure among medical staff or farmers , with the one known case of a farmer whose cattle had BSE developing CJD being regarded as chance , rather than direct transmission . |
| 27 | She feels that a period in research should be an asset to a nurse 's cv , rather than being regarded as time off from ‘ real ’ nursing . |
| 28 | Some people , though , use humour constantly to avoid issues — see Chapter Five — and someone who does this will end up being regarded as class buffoon . ) |
| 29 | Old people are often a source of fascinating information and opinion about the past that young people are being taught as history ! |
| 30 | During the second phase of the UGIX project a new interface ‘ shell ’ is being developed as part of a generic GIS-independent approach to GIS user interfaces ( Raper and Bundock 1991 ) . |