Example sentences of "may [be] regarded [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRAC 's efforts have brought attention to the concept of oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , and this may be regarded as a success . |
| 2 | Also , cancers found at the screening ( first ) colonoscopy may be regarded as a success when the examination is performed according to the protocol . |
| 3 | An ontogenetic change may be regarded as a change in state , for example the change from the vegetative to the flowering state probably arises from a switch change between sets of genes . |
| 4 | The percentage of effective votes , that is votes which clearly contributed to the election of a candidate and which may be regarded as a measure of voter satisfaction , throughout the Province remained unchanged at nearly 88% . |
| 5 | Roman monuments and inscriptions may be found , but the majuscule writing employed on these may be regarded as a subject separate from the general theme now being explored . |
| 6 | A book may have to be examined for the author 's motives in writing it and for the librarian 's motives in buying it ; and though one copy purchased may be regarded as a reflection of user interest in the title the purchase of five may be regarded as instructional support . |
| 7 | While this may be regarded as a sign of real independence it is probably more accurate to describe it as ‘ pseudoindependence ’ ( Kets de Vries , 1978 ) . |
| 8 | In Latin America a second wave of nationalism , which may be regarded as a continuation of the national independence struggles against the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the early nineteenth century , has developed vigorously in the present century in opposition to American economic dominance , and has been connected more or less closely with socialist and reforming movements directed against the internal domination of these societies by an upper class composed of landowners , and more recently , of elements of a national bourgeoisie . |
| 9 | ONE bomb in the City of London may be regarded as a misfortune , as Lady Bracknell might have put it ; two looks like carelessness . |
| 10 | ‘ To experience one transmat journey may be regarded as a misfortune , ’ she said . |
| 11 | It brings to mind the old dictum that a Tory soliciting the vote of one prominent Labourite may be regarded as a misfortune , but to solicit the vote of two looks like carelessness . |
| 12 | Parsing may be regarded as a search for the syntactic representation of the input . |
| 13 | Infra-red may be regarded as a form of light to which the human eye is insensitive — that is , it can not be seen but otherwise behaves in practically the same way . |
| 14 | In addition to rule-making , thereby reducing the degree of uncertainty confronting workers and management , it can also be a vehicle for resolving disputes , a power relationship and , where it takes place at enterprise or plant level , it may be regarded as a form of participation for workers or their representatives ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 15 | To that extent , therefore , Article 130R(5) may be regarded as a limitation of previous theories as to Community competence . |
| 16 | The learner may be regarded as a resource person by encouraging intercommunication between learners in role playing , and experiential learning , which are then followed by discussion and analysis of the effectiveness of the situation enacted , and the feelings which were generated towards each other . |
| 17 | Broadly the period 1951–87 can be divided into four parts : 1951–64 , a period of comparatively little social policy innovation which may be regarded as a time of consolidation or stagnation , according to one 's political viewpoint ; 1964–74 , a period of fairly intense policy change stimulated by both political parties , in which considerable difficulties were experienced in translating aspirations into practice ; 1974–78 , a period in which rapid inflation and government by the Labour party without a parliamentary majority administered a severe shock to the political and social system , and to all who believed that there was still a need for developments in social policy ; and 1979–87 , when much more explicitly anti-welfare state Conservative administrations reinforced that shock by deliberately treating inflation as more deserving of its attention than unemployment , attacking public services which were seen as inhibiting economic recovery and seeking ways to ‘ privatize ’ public services . |
| 18 | If blood-sugar level rises too high then sugar also appears in the urine and the person may be regarded as a diabetic . |
| 19 | What is given in the following pages may be regarded as a skeleton , to be clothed so as to suit the conditions of a particular report . |
| 20 | Similarly , the notion of social development through increasing differentiation and individuation has had a considerable place in later sociological theories , although its political implications have been judged in diverse ways ; from one aspect social differentiation may be seen as creating a mutual dependence of individuals and groups which is a fundamental element in a stable democratic system , while from another aspect ( as in Durkheim 's theory ) it may be regarded as a danger to the political order if it leads to excessive individualism , and then needs to be checked by a moral consensus embodied in the state . |
| 21 | The emergence of the so-called ‘ new narrative ’ presupposes the existence of an ‘ old narrative ’ which it superseded and , in effect , the early 1940s may be regarded as a watershed . |
| 22 | Donoghue v. Stevenson may be regarded as a milestone , and the well known passage in Lord Atkin 's speech should I think be regarded as a statement of principle . |
| 23 | Preparation for the latter may be regarded as a matter of self-training : it needs a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to all aspects of planning , one which covers curriculum and assessment , teaching , management and organization , finance and resources . |
| 24 | Thus , the 10cmkyr -1 rate for the LDO may be regarded as a minimum . |
| 25 | The Public Health Act of 1875 which may be regarded as a landmark in the advancement of local administration , gave to these Boards a code of powers in relation to public health and other matters , and established urban and rural sanitary authorities . |
| 26 | It may be regarded as a set of techniques , rather than a theoretically predetermined system for the writing of linguistic ‘ rules ’ . |
| 27 | For Germany , one scholar has demonstrated that ‘ both the growth and modernization of the German iron industry and to a lesser extent the engineering sector , may be regarded as a consequence of the railroad ’ . |
| 28 | Eugenic considerations may be regarded as a justification for confining incest to sexual intercourse . |
| 29 | Or life may be regarded as a battlefield fit for conquerors , with rich pickings for the strong . |