Example sentences of "[verb] upon as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The examination he looks upon as completely separate ; he will attend to it at the last possible moment . |
| 2 | These two sets of rules , though distinct , must not be looked upon as two co-ordinate and independent systems . |
| 3 | The job was looked upon as glamorous and attracted some deb-types . |
| 4 | Cuckoo adaptations to manipulate the behaviour of foster-parents can be looked upon as extended phenotypic action at a distance by cuckoo genes . |
| 5 | At worst it was looked upon as evil and at best no more than a utilitarian pest-destroyer . |
| 6 | Punch regularly indicated the ‘ mildness of magistrates ’ and the ‘ luxurious ’ convenience of a ‘ snug cell in prison ’ which ‘ unless the Government interfere to make the living less luxurious … will be popularly looked upon as one of the most comfortable ways of spending life ’ . |
| 7 | The English education system is a narrowing down , rather than a broadening out : disciplines outside one 's own are not looked upon as worthwhile or potentially interesting , but as completely outside one 's own sphere of practice ; subject specialization reveals ‘ difference from ’ rather than ‘ communality with ’ . |
| 8 | The outdoor adventures are looked upon as fun and relaxation , although I must say they pay their way . ’ |
| 9 | In most of the provinces … the natives used to copy one another so effectively that they could be looked upon as all identical … |
| 10 | Such a system could incorporate images to be construed ; hold relevant information to be drawn upon as required ; include a capacity to enlarge or select from the image under consideration ; provide cues aimed at stimulating a search for undiscovered features or ideas and be partially interactive in a non-verbal mode by means of direct pointing with a light pen . |
| 11 | Philosophy was frowned upon as almost certainly heretical , while the Catholic Church generally strove to outlaw even classical learning in favour of theological treatises . |
| 12 | He was a contented , if not an ambitious man ; he took pride in his shop , which he looked upon as more of a gentlemen 's club . |
| 13 | It was a commonly held view in colonial days that contrary opinions expressed in the press would mislead Africans , whom many European administrators looked upon as foolish and excitable . |
| 14 | Levitt smiled polite agreement , no more ; he was privately jealous of Lovitch whom he looked upon as little more than a huckster — though it was a well-stocked music shop that Lovitch owned . |
| 15 | If this is correct , it may be asked why it is necessary to deal with the established , nominate torts at all , to which one can only respond that until the limits of the general tort are clearly established plaintiffs are likely to rely upon as many causes of action as they can , even though from our point of view it is untidy to have two or more torts rather than one . |