Example sentences of "see [pers pn] as an " in BNC.
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| 1 | One sort of explanation sees such practices as permanent employment and seniority wage systems as being related to Japan 's unique cultural traditions and the carry-over to modern industry of patterns of social relationships and obligations which characterised feudal Japan.7 Other , perhaps more convincing , approaches ( as these practices are not characteristic of smaller-sized firms ) see them as an employer response to the exigencies of the labour market and as a control device to elicit and reward loyal workforce behaviour ( Jacoby , 1979 ) , since lifetime employment is not a practice of very long standing in Japan . |
| 2 | undermined by those who see them as an alternative channel for immigration , the many spoiling it for the few yet again . |
| 3 | Asylum procedures exist to ensure the protection of those genuinely at risk , but they are in danger of being undermined by those who see them as an alternative channel for immigration . |
| 4 | You know , I had to say something clever — to win her , to set me apart , to make her see me as an individual — but wit is normally aggressive . |
| 5 | You see him as an insignificant twit . |
| 6 | On being asked by someone else whether she saw God as male or female , she replied ‘ Neither : I see him as an absolute supreme Being ! ’ . |
| 7 | Pears prefers to play fly-half but both England and Harlequins see him as an attacking full-back . |
| 8 | I have a feeling its not too different from how Leeds play now , that s why I see him as an excellent ( joint ? ) |
| 9 | ‘ I see it as an opportunity rather than a pressure , ’ Roxburgh said . |
| 10 | This autonomy is jealously defended by neighbourhood policemen in Easton , who see it as an essential part of their job , as one was ruefully reminded after being transferred to the Traffic Branch . |
| 11 | Rather than see this as a problem , the particle physicists see it as an opportunity . |
| 12 | Four months later the Tories see it as an unqualified success , propelling the man who presided over it , Mr Michael Howard , into the political big league . |
| 13 | ‘ I see it as an expression of style , ’ he says . |
| 14 | It is as a stranger that I greet my own self , and see it as an unknown fellow traveller through time . |
| 15 | They no doubt see it as an incentive to do well for their client , and here in the free market lawyers solicit not only in court but in the newspapers , offering $95 divorces and other cut price rates . |
| 16 | They see it as an indication that workers are moving out of jobs where they are no longer very efficient to areas where they are more productive . |
| 17 | You might find yourself procrastinating , because you see it as an enormous task which will take up all your time and energy for weeks ! |
| 18 | ‘ But they obviously see it as an important matter of principle , so I ought not to stand in their way . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We 're looking for people with enthusiasm that see it as an exciting career and really want to do the job , ’ enthuses Mr Queen . |
| 20 | Many consumers are against it : about three out of ten say it 's never a good thing , and most others see it as an occasional necessity rather than as having positive advantages ( see Appendix I , Main survey ) . |
| 21 | Whereas most theories of the state view it as providing certain services which promote the welfare of the society , they see it as an instrument of repression which is used by the ruling class to maintain the status quo . |
| 22 | Whilst some welcome the opportunity of early retirement , others see it as an unwanted imposition on their lives . |
| 23 | There seems at this point to be disagreement among the regulationists , with some hypothesizing that the decentralization within Britain was the beginning of a new phase of ( neo-Fordist ) accumulation ( Aglietta , 1979 ; Dunford , Geddes and Perrons , 1981 ) , while others ( Martin , 1988 ; Marshall , 1987 ) clearly see it as an attempt to use geographical restructuring to prolong the life of Fordism . |
| 24 | Marxists argue that it derives from the needs of the capitalist mode of production , while elite theorists see it as an institutional-bureaucratic coincidence of interest . |
| 25 | On the one hand , the force is immensely distrusted by large sections of the Catholic community who still see it as an ‘ armed wing of unionism ’ , propping up an illegitimate regime . |
| 26 | I see it as an investment in them and the company reaps the reward . |
| 27 | Some organizations see it as an extension of their production process , others as the means by which their product or service is brought to the attention of the marketplace . |
| 28 | Communities in the coalfields will continue to fight opencast development against enormous odds as they see it as an environmentally destructive process which threatens their lives , homes and environment culture . |
| 29 | WordPerfect have found the multi-tasking capabilities of OS/2 valuable and see it as an important platform for future development . |
| 30 | Speaking immediately after his election , John Young said : ‘ I am honoured and delighted to be elected Deputy Vice President and I see it as an opportunity to contribute to some of the serious issues facing the profession , and to represent a body with which I have been involved for much of my life . |