Example sentences of "seen [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DSC Communications Corp , Dallas has seen off a shareholder suit brought against the company and some of its officers in 1991 over the problems some of the Baby Bells had with the software for the MegaHub Signal Transfer Point : the suit has been dismissed without prejudice and the motion to certify class action status for it has been declared moot . |
| 2 | And they are getting hands-on experience of a giant octopus , molluscs and butterflies with the life-like models made and collected by naturalist Ian Coggin , left , seen during a training session with primary teachers at Whinny Banks junior school , Middlesbrough . |
| 3 | Patients were accepted for endoscopic injection if an active bleeder ( spurter or oozer ) was seen during an emergency endoscopic examination after resuscitation . |
| 4 | The five-year-old is un- beaten in six races over hurdles , including one over the course , and his run today can only be seen as a dress rehearsal for the Champion Hurdle next year . |
| 5 | ‘ The belugas ’ plight must be seen as a warning that marine life in general is threatened . |
| 6 | Environmental health officer Steve Beamson said : ‘ The decision should be seen as a warning that bedsit accommodation should be kept in reasonable condition . |
| 7 | Twice thwarted Ford then turned its attention to the loss making , state-owned , Alfa Romeo company of Italy , in what was seen as a continuation of its battle with Fiat , which was also interested in acquiring Alfa Romeo . |
| 8 | The study can be seen as a continuation of the work of the SSRC North Sea oil panel but with a more urban focus and making use of more recently available information . |
| 9 | However , there is another important perspective from which population growth can be seen as a precondition in some circumstances for economic growth and , possibly , economic transformation . |
| 10 | From their own number they chose Bel Shanaar , Prince of Tiranoc , an Elf who had distinguished himself in the war and yet was seen as a voice of peace and reason . |
| 11 | Chris said one of the biggest failings was that parents did not take part in the education of the children , this is where it fell down , that , once the education was seen as a government thing that |
| 12 | Not only does this mean that science is handled by a senior member of the Canadian cabinet — a tax lawyer who once said that the last thing that Canada needs is more tax lawyers — but also it means that science and technology are seen as a part of the process of economic development . |
| 13 | I did n't deliberately set out to become an insomniac , but such an attitude fits into the general anorexic pattern , and should be seen as a part of it . |
| 14 | The kanban system , which is used to co-ordinate work between different work teams , has been seen as a part of this empowerment . |
| 15 | The chapter/section idea(s) : these will be much more concrete , are usually expressed in the first and/or last paragraphs and should be seen as a part of the wider themes/theses of the book . |
| 16 | And there is a point of view from which Ronald Fraser might be seen as a man of Marxist leanings who paid a professional adviser what may have been a fair whack of a working man 's wages to enquire with him into the deficiencies of his affective life . |
| 17 | He is the first of the so-called Marcos cronies to have stood up to the Presidential Commission on Good Government , and as a result is seen as a man of action . |
| 18 | He had the advantage of being seen as a man of peace , whereas Reagan made many voters nervous . |
| 19 | The Christian emperor and king was seen as a man born or elected to duties and obligations towards God and his subjects , as well as a man with rights and privileges . |
| 20 | Anyway , I 'm older and am seen as a man of the world . ’ |
| 21 | For these reasons , Coffin is perhaps better seen as a case in which the Divisional Court , contrary to the evidence , concluded that the situation was such that a breach of the peace was likely , and that the officers were seeking to prevent that at the time when the assault took place . |
| 22 | Thus , the combination of the anti-Zionist conspiracy theory with pro-Palestinian rhetoric and an absence of crude , anti-black rhetoric may be seen as a tactic designed to qualify for Libyan funds . |
| 23 | Another Italian deal sounding alarm bells is one announced over the weekend under which Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale SpA , IRI , will lend some 42 pct of Banca Commerciale Italiana SpA to telecommunications holding company STET SpA for three years and STET will pay IRI $212m for the dividend flow from 440m BCI ordinary shares — by juggling the dividend flow , tax credits on the payments and amortisation , analysts reckoned STET stood to gain to the tune of $300m and IRI would in return get a much needed cash injection , but the move is seen as a panic measure by IRI . |
| 24 | The whole complex of events in the Persian wars from the fall of Sardis to the retreat of Xerxes was seen as a unity and formed what Robert Drews has called ‘ one Great Event of awesome proportions ’ . |
| 25 | In so far as the ‘ southern enlargement ’ extended the European ideal , created a larger market for goods , and protected democracy it could be seen as a success . |
| 26 | That 's why the new podiatry surgery centre at Burghill near Hereford is seen as a success ; it 'll handle around a thousand patients a year , patients who could otherwise spend years on the waiting list . |
| 27 | But this should not be seen as a criticism ; the role and scope of audit is somewhat narrowly defined in law , and any change is almost bound to have legal ramifications . |
| 28 | Certainly these results should in no way be seen as a criticism of their teaching . |
| 29 | He portrays Madeline and Mrs. Proudie as not very ‘ nice ’ — one too fond of using her femininity and the other hardly seeming to recognise it — which could be seen as a criticism of any woman who dared to question her accepted niche in society . |
| 30 | The same cognitive mechanism responsible for the deleterious effects of psychotic disorder can therefore also be seen as a gateway through which the raw material of creativity , originating below immediate awareness , is passed for elaboration by the conscious mind . |