Example sentences of "seen [subord] [verb] an " in BNC.

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1 Curiously , however , marriage was not seen as requiring an ecclesiastical ceremony before the twelfth century .
2 The notion of acquired distinctiveness was originally devised by theorists wedded to an associationist interpretation of all forms of learning ( Miller and Dollard ( 1941 ) , drawing heavily on the S-R theory of Hull ( e.g. 1939 ) ) , who were thus seen as offering an associative account of perceptual learning .
3 President Joaquim Chissano , making his first official visit to the United States , met President George Bush on March 13 for two hours of talks , in what was seen as marking an improvement in relations between the two countries .
4 Young black people were seen as engendering an anti-British culture that , because of its criminal overtones , inevitably lead to conflict with the forces of law and order .
5 Yet , in Hungary anti-Semitism itself is not seen as posing an impediment to democracy .
6 This is seen as representing an opportunity for the club to achieve its objectives and must be seriously considered .
7 The fact that most of us , most of the time , do not translate these capabilities into action is precisely what is seen as needing an explanation .
8 Parliamentary and media responses to the Report varied greatly , although it was widely seen as making an important contribution to the debate about how to respond to the riots and prevent the outbreak of violence in the future .
9 Where the services can not be seen as making an economic contribution , they are clearly improving the quality of life for members of the community , which is presumably the ultimate goal of raising productivity and standards of living anyway .
10 What we as farmers say to the contrary is often ignored because we are seen as having an interest to represent .
11 Indeed , the Stewart monarchy can be seen as having an unusually easy time , in comparison with the difficulties faced by others in imposing royal rule elsewhere in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries .
12 In a real sense , then , sociology can be seen as having an important ‘ critical ’ role to play in monitoring and assessing the impact of social policy , and in questioning accepted assumptions in these areas .
13 An extensive Cabinet reshuffle on Feb. 19 involved some 20 changes and numerous new appointments , and included the transfer of the Foreign Affairs Minister Habib Boulares , regarded as the most pro-Iraqi member of the government , to Defence ; the departure from the Cabinet of Hamouda Ben Slama , who as Minister of Youth and Sports had been seen as having an " affinity " with Islamists ; and the appointment of Habib Ben Yahia , a US-educated career diplomat and former ambassador to the UN , to take over Foreign Affairs .
14 Such integration may be seen as reinforcing an allegiant rather than a neutral or alienated orientation to the political system .
15 The graphic EQ offers another range of tone control over the Carvin and , being switchable , could be seen as adding an extra channel .
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