Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] be accept as " in BNC.

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1 The general absence of kilns has normally been accepted as negative evidence for the use of bonfires for firing pottery during the period .
2 And borrowing for house purchase has always been accepted as very respectable .
3 A clear and detailed historical account of this event is given by Ammianus Marcellinus , who has always been accepted as one of the more reliable of the ancient historians , although it has been recently pointed out by Professor Malcolm Todd that Theodosius I was the patron of Marcellinus , who can hardly be blamed for enlarging on the achievements of the father of the Emperor .
4 When trainees are allowed to begin interviewing on their own under supervision they have already been accepted as CAB trainee advice workers , but in the GLCABS structure where candidates begin by observing the interviewing process they may not yet have formally passed the selection procedure .
5 The crucial question of ‘ standards ’ , of teachers ' commitment to what have traditionally been accepted as cultivated or educated taste and speech , recurs in connection with both these activities with disturbing persistence .
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