Example sentences of "is see to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Research shows that a high profile group which is seen to be effective in its campaigning at both national and local levels , draws people to itself .
2 The collation of this information and its subsequent analysis is seen to be central to the procedures within the unit .
3 The difference caused by the placement of the tone-unit boundary is seen to be equivalent to giving two different paraphrases of the sentences , as in : a ) A profit was made by those who sold quickly .
4 Something which is seen to be efficient at the moment may not be efficient if the future is taken into consideration — and the other way round .
5 In between are the ‘ fair ’ judges , whose judgement is seen to be unaffected by mood or the time of the day , and whose punishment fits the crime .
6 This can be done only if the whole body is seen to be involved in some way or other .
7 A joint scholarship funded by the artist 's widow Pilar and by Sotheby 's worth Pta10 million will be awarded to artists and students whose work is seen to be close to that of Miró .
8 Clearly a more concerted approach is seen to be necessary in order to secure property from potential consigners .
9 Throughout the early reports there is a constant emphasis on the level and content of the work , in an obvious attempt to stress that adults in ‘ deprived ’ areas are capable of undertaking sustained , demanding education if it is seen to be relevant to their needs .
10 In consequence no particular facet of the policy is seen to be peculiar to any one Division ; what is so for the profession generally is also true for the building surveyor ; we are all in the same boat .
11 So notions and functions are generally seen as replacing linguistic structures as units of content , and a notional/functional ( and therefore communicative ) orientation is seen to be incompatible with a concern for grammatical structure and meanings intrinsic in form .
12 Because the Council is seen to be independent of government and political parties , it is a trusted source of objective comment on how policy can affect business conditions in Scotland .
13 I have outlined a handful of sexual difference theories wherein homosexuality is associated with , or is seen to be expressive of : ( 1 ) the true , negative , nature of patriarchy , ( 2 ) a negation of what is truly vital and creative in ( heterosexual ) desire , ( 3 ) anti-Semitism , totalitarianism , and fascism , ( 4 ) an obliteration of the autonomy of the other , ( 5 ) anal negativity , solipsism , and sterility and de-creation , ( 6 ) the undifferentiation of a dying culture , ( 7 ) a cowardly refusal of homosocial rivalry , ( 8 ) the definitive expression of homosocial rivalry .
14 The difference , however , between The Philosophy of Money and most of the later works is that in the early book the rupture created through the rise of money is seen to be inseparable as a historical moment from its positive aspects ; that is , it is seen as representing freedom and potential equality .
15 It is not the case that we can or do simply distinguish , in a completely neutral way , some major historical types of political system , even in the non-evolutionist manner that I have suggested ; for on one side , what is seen to be significant in the past is influenced by current concerns , and on the other side these concerns have , in any case , a very great practical importance and are bound to engage much of the attention of political thinkers .
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