Example sentences of "[adv] see [prep] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attitudes are generally seen to be more stable , opinions more variable , but this is an entirely imposed language rather than a reflection of some inherent stability . |
| 2 | Each model is thus seen to be independently inserted into the reference space and then attached to each other . |
| 3 | The last situation is the system of alternating tripods of support , which is thus seen to be only one of a larger number of possible gaits . |
| 4 | What the , President and colleagues as well as presenting himself as a great European leader , a demand which is not seen as be particularly , although at the moment , John Major and his government have sought to present themselves as green . |
| 5 | We have not taken this decision lightly and are making efforts to ensure that all staff are aware of the issues so that it is not seen to be just the ‘ childish ’ agitation of a minority group . |
| 6 | Lyons , in fact , concedes ( b ) : ‘ I am only too prepared to accept that in other traditions scribal records either are not or are not seen to be intrinsically more reliable than memory and oral transmission . ’ |
| 7 | Marxism is not seen to be particularly antagonistic to the rights of women , and several women attribute their general political consciousness to the education they received through the Party . |
| 8 | Since " murder " is a strong term and some killings are not seen to be as heinous as the archetypal murder case , the retention of a second form of criminal killing is probably a good idea . |
| 9 | Moreover , political authorities are often unwilling to define or take public responsibility for objectives that are not seen to be politically ‘ legitimate ’ . |
| 10 | Despite some changing patterns in this respect , woman 's role is still seen to be primarily in the home . |
| 11 | But that millennial day was still seen to be far off . |
| 12 | When other changes are taken into account couples with children are also seen to be considerably worse off . |
| 13 | We must ensure that the security forces are the real defenders of human rights and freedom from fear and violence , and that they are clearly seen to be so . |
| 14 | This anomaly is now seen to be largely explained by the intervention of the patron — the broker land agent — who set the objective for both lawyer and client in two of the three cases . |
| 15 | Although the details of their theory are now seen to be clearly wrong , their insight , that different parts of the brain are responsible for different processes , has stood the test of time and research and informs much of our current understanding of the brain . |
| 16 | Cancer , most feared of illnesses , is now seen to be intimately related to our emotional life . |
| 17 | The figures are Dataquest estimates of what a buyer actually pays after standard retail discounts , as opposed to list prices.Prices are now seen to be about 10% higher in Europe than in the US , against 25% a year ago . |
| 18 | Hopkins appealed to working women in the name of ‘ the common dignity … of our womanhood ’ , but moral responsibility was often seen to be precisely what these women lacked and what middle-class women could give . |
| 19 | Officers took unkindly to being reformed by a self-educated and self-appointed expert in civil-military relations ; many , retired and active alike , began to conspire against a Republic which was increasingly seen to be not only anti-military but also ‘ soft ’ on the two issues that most obsessed military minds : regionalism and public order . |