Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [adv] be [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parson 's words can surely be read as an indictment of women 's education which , though it improved through the period , generally failed to realize the intellectual potential of women . |
| 2 | From this point of view , societal characteristics can not be explained as the product of actors ' choices , since these choices are themselves the product of socialisation . |
| 3 | Such units can either be used as measures , relative to some fixed point of interest ( including , crucially , the deictic centre ) , or they can be used calendrically to locate events in " absolute " time relative to some absolute origo , or at least to some part of each natural cycle designated as the beginning of that cycle ( Fillmore , 1975 ) . |
| 4 | Binary signals can only be transmitted as the equivalent to ‘ on-off ’ , ‘ yes-no ’ and ‘ 0–1 ’ , for example . |
| 5 | The pictures can then be made as a set right from the beginning , rather than just hanging together three or four pictures that you have already made , in the hope that they will be complementary . |
| 6 | Here , the main issue arising is that , following Bott ( 1971 ) , strong network ties can also be seen as norm-enforcement mechanisms . |
| 7 | Even Adomnán 's reference to ‘ strangers ’ holding sway among the Dalriadic Scots can not be construed as a reference to the agents of King Oswiu ( or Ecgfrith ) because these strangers are represented as oppressing Dál Riata from c . |
| 8 | On the contrary , evidence indicates that disease specific survival rates quoted in uncontrolled trials can not be interpreted as evidence of therapeutic benefit . |
| 9 | The space-time co-ordinates can not be regarded as simple unstructured cues to interpretation in context . |
| 10 | CPRW is firmly of the view that consent for the Meadow House application will send a clear signal to caravan site owners and developers everywhere that existing caravan sites can now be seen as the acceptable location for entirely new villages , however inappropriate their location , design or scale . |
| 11 | Furthermore , although ‘ planned ’ convergence arising out of favourable political conditions in individual countries can not be excluded as a possibility , the economic costs inherent in any such operation are likely to be increased considerably in Latin America because of the formidable physical barriers to communications and trade with the Soviet Union . |
| 12 | Warnings of eco-wars and the flight of hundreds of millions of refugees can not be dismissed as fantasies : they are probabilities in situations which become more and more apparent as the century nears its end . |
| 13 | ABOVE Tombstones and other carved monuments such as these remains of early Christian crosses can also be treated as finds even if they are still in their original positions . |
| 14 | The commercial 360 , 370 , 570 , 970B and 980B models can also be configured as technical systems . |
| 15 | If , for example , a man threatens to kill a third party who is a complete stranger to the complainant , her submission to sexual intercourse in these circumstances can hardly be regarded as true consent . |
| 16 | Despite the crises of the period 1945–50 , these years can also be seen as ones of great opportunity . |
| 17 | All statements can also be used as direct commands . |
| 18 | It has been rightly said that these remarkable statements can only be seen as Hitler 's wish to make manifest his work in the eyes of history . |
| 19 | Despite her declaration of a state of emergency yesterday and the government 's announcement early today that the rebels had agreed to return to their barracks , the events of the last six days can only be seen as a colossal confession of weakness on Mrs Aquino 's part . |
| 20 | Besides , swimming-trunks can always be used as reserve underpants . |
| 21 | Her ideas can fairly be described as the intersection of personal and group fantasies . |
| 22 | However , the continuation of a tradition of appointed local boards can not be taken as a vote of confidence in their predecessors . |
| 23 | In any event the abolition of the GLC and MCCs and the distribution of their major services to special purpose authorities and joint boards can only be interpreted as a weakening of the role of local government . |
| 24 | Construction questions can not be used as material for challenge to the determination after it has been made unless the expert has addressed the " wrong question " : see Nikko Hotels ( UK ) Ltd v MEPC plc [ 1991 ] 28 EG 86 , discussed at 13.6.8 . |
| 25 | Each of these has changed substantially in the post-war period , but the central argument of this chapter is that such changes can not be seen as the result only of changes within the UK . |
| 26 | This means that the relation of ideas and practical problems can only be understood as part of the process of history . |
| 27 | He argues that dreams can not be regarded as a neurotic symptom if everyone dreams — unless everyone is neurotic . |
| 28 | I have come to the conclusion that the important points here are that ( i ) since there was no danger at this time in registering a protest , ( ii ) the final payments were made without any qualification , and ( iii ) were followed by a delay until July 31 , 1975 , before the owners put forward their claim , the correct inference to draw , taking an objective view of the facts , is that the action and inaction of the owners can only be regarded as an affirmation of the variation in June , 1973 , of the terms of the original contract by the agreement to pay the additional 10 per cent . |
| 29 | Although in a world under divine guidance their actions can be said to actualize the Lord 's will , these actions can also be seen as the expression of women 's resentment and rebellion . |
| 30 | Hence the normality of 42 when the dogs referred to are of opposite sexes can not be used as evidence against the existence of two senses of dog , since it can be fully accounted for by claiming that only the general sense is operative . |