Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] as the first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In view of its clear advantages over the other lasers , whose rate of energy delivery does not match the predicted physical behaviour of the blood vessels , we suggest that the pulsed dye laser should be offered as the first line treatment for portwine stains whenever possible . |
| 2 | In the Soviet view foreign bases in the Indian Ocean should be dismantled as the first step towards the establishment of a zone of peace in the region . |
| 3 | Separated bridles linked to two lines enabled this American invention to be positioned within reasonable accuracy over any likely shipwreck victim.The kite was star shaped and would thus lack the refinement of current designs ; but nevertheless , it must be credited as the first of the steerables . |
| 4 | While recent developments in Zambia must be welcomed as the first occasion on which an African Commonwealth head of state has left office because of the ballot box , are there not all too many countries in Africa which are not moving towards democracy ? |
| 5 | The name and classification must be entered as the first and second parameters ; thereafter parameters may be entered in any order . |
| 6 | Only speculation is possible in offering a reason for the initial action , which could be described as the first rite . |
| 7 | By the time the 1958 World Cup was held in Sweden , the international game had reached what could be described as the first flowering of maturity . |
| 8 | This contribution to the accumulating ‘ goodness ’ may be regarded as the first which is not due to the ruthless survival laws which belong to the second period of this book . |
| 9 | It was not the first African paper , although nowadays some Tanzanians think that it was ; nevertheless it is the only one whose direct descendants are still in existence , and may be regarded as the first successful , viable paper ( that term has to be used in a relative sense ) edited and produced by Africans . |
| 10 | In so far as it explained his personal ideology to the French people , it may be regarded as the first speech of de Gaulle the politician , as opposed to de Gaulle the symbol . |
| 11 | This immediate post-war shortage ushered in what may be identified as the first phase of the emergence of headhunting . |
| 12 | £10,000 would be released as the first of a three year commitment . |
| 13 | The media often presented Jones ' results as supporting those of the two chemists whereas in due course , if not already , his work will be seen as the first refutation of the some of their claims ; his neutrons were orders of magnitude below theirs and he never made any direct measurements of heat . |
| 14 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |
| 15 | With hindsight , this can be seen as the first step in the transformation of Gloucester into the lord of the north , but this is to read too much into a single grant . |
| 16 | Habituation and sensitization — often grouped together as non-associative learning — can be seen as the first steps towards full-fledged memory , and are universal properties of all organisms with nervous systems . |
| 17 | With hindsight , this can be seen as the first step in the transformation of Gloucester into the lord of the north , but this is to read too much into a single grant . |
| 18 | The problem with this approach is that everything in the current political scene can be redescribed as the first phase of class struggle . |