Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] interpreted as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okun ( 1975 ) notes that high taxation of the rich may be interpreted as an adverse ethical judgement on economic success , altering attitudes ( preferences ) to it and its attractiveness as a goal . |
| 2 | This might be interpreted as an indication that it is not his purpose or intention to present a systematic , coherent and consistent Advaitin account of the concept of Truth or God after the fashion of Śankara , the principal exponent of non-dualism , and that what could be said concerning the metaphysical basis of his thought is that although it purports to be Advaitin it does not preclude the possibility of Dvaita , or Dualist , and Viśi ādvaita , or qualified non-Dualist interpretations of the nature of reality . |
| 3 | In the context of the earlier discussion on meaning , this might be interpreted as those relationships which help to establish and sustain a person 's self-esteem in areas to which he is highly committed . |
| 4 | This could be interpreted as the card with most appeal to young women lacking good taste . |
| 5 | The coral does n't seem to gain anything from the relationship ; the gobies can sometimes be seen pulling mucus off the coral , but this could be interpreted as parasitism rather than symbiosis . |
| 6 | This could be interpreted as a conversion of a modest farmhouse to the hostelry of the healing spa , c . |
| 7 | If we found that responses in later surveys were more favourable towards breaking the law among respondents of all ages , this would be interpreted as a pure period effect . |
| 8 | It has been noted that the grounds on which the miller 's wife strikes her husband over the head with a staff as he fights with John are somewhat absurdly contrived : This can be interpreted as the contrived excuse for the wife to help her welcome lover to escape , as appears in some continental analogues of the tale . |
| 9 | For , instead of being tantamount to the mysterious suggestion that actions are uncaused , the claim that they are autonomous can be interpreted as a summing up of the individualist view that they must be explained , at least in part , by appealing to the intentional properties of individuals . |
| 10 | From these categories the authors designated 42 as acts of communication by the mother and 32 that could be interpreted as communication by the infant ( burps and smiles for example ) . |
| 11 | These could be interpreted as semi-abstract representations of figures in landscape with trees , or as miners with pit props . |
| 12 | The outcomes 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 could be interpreted as north , south , east and west with outcomes 5 and 6 being ignored . |
| 13 | The English had removed the head of a king as early as 1649 , and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 could be interpreted as an example of Rousseau 's ‘ general will ’ of the people triumphing over the Divine Right of Kings . |
| 14 | Is it your intention that Policy E two should be interpreted as saying anything different from what is in section two of P P G seven which covers |
| 15 | If this is so , lines 5226–31 must be interpreted as a recognition of the new situation through a traditional formula : Rome by now rules land and sea . |
| 16 | Because this phrase has been understood to mean , as far as Margaret Thatcher is concerned , ‘ over my dead body ’ , an announcement that the time is now ripe would be interpreted as a climbdown . |