Example sentences of "was consider to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bid failed because the estate 's value was considered to be less than the ‘ knockdown price ’ of £10 million at which the Prince had persuaded Mr Kluge to offer it to the nation , with some assessments valuing the estate at between £2 and £7 million . |
| 2 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 3 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 4 | This story did the rounds some years ago , when Romanians already had the measure of their leader , but while the West was still honouring President Ceausescu for what was considered to be his independent stand on foreign policy issues . |
| 5 | Until the 1980s the killing of 2000 or so pilot whales each year in the Faroe Islands was considered to be of far less significance than the slaughter of tens of thousands of the much rarer great whale species . |
| 6 | Bevin and Dalton felt that Franco 's invasion of Spain with his fascist forces justified rearmament , while Cripps and the Socialist League continued to support the ‘ united front ’ campaign since the National government was considered to be untrustworthy . |
| 7 | Only one rider , a slightly built girl called ‘ Evelyn ’ , was considered to be sufficiently capable to ride this powerful and frightening horse , which she did to the admiration and applause of everyone watching . |
| 8 | The first type — active familial disruption — involved a woman in her thirties who was considered to be suffering from schizophrenia . |
| 9 | This was a woman in her twenties who was considered to be schizophrenic . |
| 10 | The concept of primary problem was used by the ASW to identify , from the whole range of psychiatric and social problems noted in each case , which was considered to be the main or primary problem . |
| 11 | Edward VI had n't reached sixteen years of age before he died , in July 1553 , and for just nine days Lady Jane Grey was considered to be Queen Jane , but the country was not prepared to accept her as Queen . |
| 12 | By 1702 , the house and grounds were held by Richard Boyle , the third Earl of Burlington , also the fourth Earl of Cork , who travelled extensively and had many influential friends , including Alexander Pope , who was considered to be head of the literary world and who moved with his parents , in 1716 , to the end house of Dr. Matthias Mawson 's new buildings ( Mawson Row ) , that end house being on the corner of Chiswick Lane and a lane that later became known as Mawson Lane ( now obliterated by the dual carriageway of the Great West Road Extension A.4. ) ; that end house , in due course , becoming a Public House named Fox and Hounds , following Alexander Pope 's removal to Strawberry Hill at Twickenham . |
| 13 | White or pink stonecrop ( Sedum anglicum ) was considered to be a delicacy and was given the name , the prince 's or lord 's food , also known as the English stonecrop . |
| 14 | Early legislation on the subject of mental handicap failed to distinguish between mental handicap , mental illness , and what was considered to be moral incompetence . |
| 15 | Existentialist fiction was considered to be insufficiently experimental . |
| 16 | Martha , however , was ready to question her grandmother 's notions of colour since , whatever colour she was considered to be , it only seemed to bring her trouble . |
| 17 | A survey of more than 300 marriage counsellors showed that ‘ confirmation ’ — treating the marriage partner 's words and self as worthwhile — was considered to be the most important factor in a healthy relationship . |
| 18 | Contrary to our knowledge today , this last was considered to be less civilized than the bronze age that preceded it . |
| 19 | Later this choice was considered to be pagan by the Church because of the festivities traditionally associated with it . |
| 20 | Victorian doctors often recommended a cruise as a cure for prolonged ailments because the sea air was considered to be an excellent aid to recovery . |
| 21 | About 15 years ago , three months was considered to be sufficient time for a sales director with two years ' service to convince his company of his competence . |
| 22 | The Alderney of the period was considered to be the best of all milch cows . |
| 23 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 24 | In 1975 there were about 15,000 Breton cows and by 1980 , in spite of an intense conservation programme , it was considered to be an endangered breed numbering perhaps 2,500 cows . |
| 25 | The cost of using a library was considered to be significant by all . |
| 26 | Hammond , who had been in the Foreign Office since 1824 after a distinguished academic career at Oxford , was considered to be ‘ sharp and a glutton at work ’ , and emerges as a powerful figure who over nearly twenty years as the permanent head of the Office brought nearly every aspect of its work under his personal control . |
| 27 | At the time of the competition , he was considered to be the foremost authority on Spanish paintings . |
| 28 | As Clark ( 1986 ) points out , the project was considered to be a failure in both technical and economic terms within 10 years of its inception , not least because of resulting poor drainage , increasing soil salinity and excessive silting . |
| 29 | One house was the most magnificent on the island and its garden was considered to be the best of its kind in the whole of the nation . |
| 30 | The final phase in the procedure involved giving parents advice about prospective job opportunities for their children , and this was considered to be the most difficult part of the work as it meant balancing all the different factors in an attempt to situate the best applicant in the best position . |