Example sentences of "not considered a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sigmoidoscopy was not considered a necessary part of the investigation in the absence of a recent change in bowel habit , observed rectal bleeding , or an abnormality on digital rectal examination . |
| 2 | Although a clash with the USSR was not considered a serious possibility until the late 1950s at the earliest , the British defence chiefs were arguing from April 1946 that the West 's ultimate aim should be to make a successful stand against a Soviet offensive as far to the east in Europe as practicable . |
| 3 | They were all offices which indicated that he was held in good regard , but not considered a serious candidate for major political advancement . |
| 4 | Marriage is not considered a sufficient commitment . |
| 5 | Efforts are initially made to persuade the parents to bring up the child at home , but where this does not prove successful or is not considered a wise step , some form of full-time residential care is required . |
| 6 | In that community it is not considered a grave fault to ‘ invent ’ , whenever ‘ a lie is necessary ’ . |
| 7 | In 1990 Baron Thyssen bought an outstanding work , ‘ The Lock ’ at Sotheby 's for £10,780,000 a world record for a British painting but he is not considered a likely purchaser of further works by the artist . |
| 8 | Thomas Biggs , in his address to the Social Science Association in 1870 , complained that such a ‘ painful … topic is not considered a proper theme for discussion … by the great majority of the House of Commons ’ . |
| 9 | When Mr Stroud met the family , on Monday , he said the bear was not considered a Christian symbol . |