Example sentences of "what was [verb] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says it 's turning what was presented as a local bypass into a major through-way — motor-way style — 6 lanes — elevated to 35 feet , lit up all night — slap through Oxford 's green-belt . |
| 2 | After the revolution , in 1923 , Moscow River Yacht Club challenged the Workers Fitness Club for what was recorded as the first rugby encounter in the history of Soviet sport . |
| 3 | On June 29 , in what was viewed as a further serious setback comparable to that of the Challenger shuttle disaster of 1986 [ see pp. 34266-68 ] , NASA grounded its entire space shuttle fleet . |
| 4 | In what was seen as a serious challenge to President Daniel arap Moi 's government , four days of rioting in which more than 20 people were killed followed a rally held on July 7 by advocates of political reform . |
| 5 | There was particular concern in China over what was seen as a developing relationship between Taiwan and the Philippines , despite the latter 's formal recognition of China . |
| 6 | Gen. Emile Lahud , C.-in-C. of the Lebanese Army , announced on March 30 the opening of the port road between West and East Beirut , in what was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards the Maronite Christians supporting President Hrawi . |
| 7 | In what was seen as a crucial breakthrough for efforts to avert massive famine in the Horn of Africa [ see p. 37845 ] the World Food Programme announced on Dec. 18 that it had secured the definite agreement of the Ethiopian government and leaders of the Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) guerillas to open the Red Sea port of Massawa , closed to shipping since its capture by the EPLF in February . |
| 8 | Calling itself La Rete ( the Network ) , the movement focused on what was seen as a crucial nationwide fight against the Mafia and organized crime . |
| 9 | Bad weather dashed hopes of attempts to halt the flow during what was seen as a natural lull in the lava 's momentum . |
| 10 | In what was seen as a pragmatic change of policy , Nujoma now declared that his government was committed to a mixed economy and actively sought foreign investment . |
| 11 | They interpreted their role as being one of heightening the consciousness and awareness of the workforce , seeking to mould perceptions and mobilise workers ideologically towards a far-reaching structural transformation of what was seen as an exploitative and alienating society . |
| 12 | The bill to reform what was seen as an unjust system has made a speedy passage on to the statute book after cross-party agreement to support the move . |
| 13 | In what was seen as an important concession to China and condemned by more militant Tibetans as a sell-out , the Dalai Lama effectively acknowledged China 's overall sovereignty and suggested that Tibet become a self-governing region in association with China , a relationship that would leave Peking in control of both foreign policy and defence . |
| 14 | In what was seen as an important statement of Soviet foreign policy in the face of growing demands for German reunification , Mr Shevardnadze posed seven questions which would have to be answered before it was ‘ possible realistically to raise the issue … of re-establishing German unity ’ . |
| 15 | His ageing government showed insufficient energy in pursuing the effort of World War II and its prestige and confidence were undermined by the German air raids in April–May 1941 , indecision over conscription , the corruption of Belfast Corporation , what was seen as the weak and complacent handling of industrial relations , and confused planning for the post-war world . |
| 16 | The Commander of the Air Force since 1979 , Gen. Juan Rafael Bustillo , was appointed military attaché to Israel at the beginning of January 1990 in what was seen as the first step in reducing the power of senior right-wing officers . |
| 17 | Even so , the machine factor remained an important consideration , in particular what was seen as the growing practice of instructing boys in a single process . |
| 18 | In the early years of the Thatcher government , it was fashionable to decry what was characterised as the overweening power of the trades unions . |
| 19 | Torrijos seized power four years later , vowing to put an end to what was perceived as a long era of national humiliation . |
| 20 | In the early stages there was anxiety and anger within the Tory machine that the campaign was too flat and unfocused in its response to what was perceived as a dangerous Labour push . |
| 21 | The defensive measures taken by the Catholic church against what was perceived as a Protestant cancer altered the criteria of truth , allowing authority on scientific issues to be wrested from scholars and vested in a Roman bureaucracy . |
| 22 | Funding has been withdrawn from Bristol and other similar therapeutic centres , and immense harm has been done to what was perceived as a growing trust and co-operation between alternative and orthodox medicine . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , some baulked at the idea of having to take on what was perceived as a statutory audit role . |
| 24 | Four phases can be identified in the development of economic relations between the two regions : ( 1 ) In the 1920s tentative links were initiated by the new Soviet government , which was anxious to secure diplomatic recognition and to explore the potential for trade with Latin America as part of its attempt to break out of what was perceived as an economic blockade by the Western nations . |
| 25 | … there was increasing public concern at what was regarded as the growing shamelessness of prostitutes , in the streets of London and some other big cities . |
| 26 | The Association also published a detailed rebuttal of what was regarded as an offensive and misleading book about the island by a writer of popular travelogues . |
| 27 | We all know the story of the two beautiful swans who brought forth what was regarded as an ugly duckling but which later surprised everyone by turning into a swan itself . |
| 28 | In what was regarded as an important shift in foreign policy India agreed , during high-level talks in Washington on March 8-10 , to resume bilateral discussions with the USA on nuclear non-proliferation . |
| 29 | From there they passed to a polishing room , and thence to what was known as No 3 position , where they were fitted to the actual coach . |
| 30 | He could see that refrigeration would bring about a complete change in people 's lifestyles and in 1880 he took over the patents of the Bell–Coleman cold-air machine and developed what was known as the dry air refrigerator . |