Example sentences of "[be] often [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davy 's experiments are often cited as a classic example of the methods used in 19th century physics and chemistry research . |
| 2 | Although they are often cited as an instrument of central control , their effectiveness is difficult to determine because individual local authorities- and sometimes even different departments within the same authority — react differently to them . |
| 3 | Disabled people have the capacity and the right to be productive contributors to society but are often perceived as passive recipients of services . |
| 4 | In Scotland , the ordinary degree has an honourable history and a recognized status , but it is still not honours ; and in the rest of the country , ordinary degrees are often perceived as second-rate qualifications . |
| 5 | They are split reasonably evenly between what are often perceived as the ‘ poor ’ North and the ‘ prosperous ’ South , although not all the areas fit such a stereotype . |
| 6 | Many gardeners — and visitors — are getting younger , partly because of the current ecological obsession and also because gardens are often seen as an extension of the living room . |
| 7 | There are , for example , subsidies in the form of grants and , until 1988 , tax advantages available to individuals willing to invest in forestry and which are often seen as the major impetus to afforestation and reforestation with little regard to the environmental consequences . |
| 8 | The subjectivities of working-class heterosexual white subjects , white gay subjects , and all black subjects , are often seen as genetically-determined deviations from those of white heterosexuals . |
| 9 | Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation , a view reinforced by the high gold price during the inflationary years of the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 10 | High-performance systems are often seen as ‘ a problem ’ by other groups around them , who can become annoyed by their apparently un-manageable behaviour . |
| 11 | Obviously larger employers might be considered part of the upper class , but the others are often seen as part of the ‘ old ’ middle class . |
| 12 | They are often seen as ‘ mini ’ doctors or as threats to doctors . |
| 13 | The prisoners themselves are often seen as failures , who ought to be made to support their families , though the system does little to help bring that about . |
| 14 | These two themes of rapid economic growth and workplace harmony are often connected as cause and effect to produce a neat and tidy contrast . |
| 15 | Corporate funded artworks are often advertised as public service . |
| 16 | A group of pavements which shows this kind of affinity has many traits which are often understood as essential characteristics of a school of mosaic/mosaicists : the sharing of a common mode of representation , the predominance of this mode in a restricted geographical area , and the presence of craftsmen , ( perhaps of different abilities ) who were working " together " . |
| 17 | Witchcraft and sorcery accusations , then , are often selected as the most effective and appropriate means of destroying relationships and discrediting rivals in a thoroughly nasty way . |
| 18 | Thus most of the popular WYSIWYG document preparation systems are often condemned as ‘ What You See Is All You Get ’ , but such systems are hugely successful in the market . |
| 19 | The basic components of Maslow 's theory are often presented as a pyramid , but this seems to imply that those needs situated at the top of the pyramid are more important than those at the bottom . |
| 20 | Incomes policies are often presented as a preferable alternative to deflation since inflation can be reduced without higher unemployment . |
| 21 | It is a mark of the success of the policy that although they are often regarded as real people , they are rarely treated as such . |
| 22 | In what are often regarded as backward areas . |
| 23 | Exhibitions are often regarded as a luxury item in a company 's marketing budget , and exhibition stand personnel often look upon manning an exhibition stand as an easy option to their normal duties . |
| 24 | This data is apposite because , like women , children are often treated as a particularly vulnerable audience , at risk from the material they consume : whilst , like the romance , television is often seen as a particularly potent source of ideological contamination . |
| 25 | Moreover , older people are often treated as if they were not adult , and are patronised by journalists who ask questions like : ‘ How do you put your grandmother in a home ? ’ |
| 26 | Human rights concerns are regarded as an internal matter by the Government of the People 's Republic of China ; and information about violations are often treated as a ‘ state secret ’ . |
| 27 | Despite helping to keep the cities ' streets free of litter , and striving to earn their own keep , they are often treated as vermin by police , who harass and bribe them for ‘ protection ’ money . |
| 28 | From all the discussion so far , one would predict that BSL as a language should be no more difficult to learn than a foreign language , except , that is , for the fact that BSL is not a high status language and its users are often treated as failures . |
| 29 | Theory and practice are often treated as exclusive categories . |
| 30 | But we are faced with a cultural problem where descriptive work goes unrewarded , and systematics and taxonomy are often treated as one . |