Example sentences of "[adj] may be [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okun ( 1975 ) notes that high taxation of the rich may be interpreted as an adverse ethical judgement on economic success , altering attitudes ( preferences ) to it and its attractiveness as a goal . |
| 2 | This may be defined as care provided by family , friends and neighbours which is not organized via a statutory or voluntary agency and is not undertaken for financial reward . |
| 3 | This may be defined as the study and description of the rules underlying the form of language in general . |
| 4 | This may be seen as an application of the principle of fair labelling . |
| 5 | At first sight this may be seen as careless farming with so much seed being wasted . |
| 6 | This may be seen as a move to make international law into proper law , or at least international law with one of its essential purposes , the control of force , and , of course , there have long been laws to restrict the type and degree of force used even in legitimate war , and some restrictions on the very legality of wars , for instance when they are in contravention of treaties . |
| 7 | Alternatively , if the employee receives promotion after refusing a transfer , this may be seen as a precedent by other staff when their turn comes to be asked to move . |
| 8 | This may be seen as a special case of the ‘ free-rider ’ problem , discussed later in conjunction with public goods . |
| 9 | This may be seen as a measure of the extent to which opportunities for successful study are being provided for students who would traditionally not have been considered to be capable of achieving this success . |
| 10 | This may be viewed as an empiricist attitude but , according to William James , pragmatism represents empiricism ‘ both in a more radical and in a less objectionable form than it has ever yet assumed ’ . |
| 11 | This may be viewed as a transition matrix mapping pre-tax income positions into post-tax positions ( Atkinson , 1979 ) , and it is unlikely that this matrix is diagonal . |
| 12 | The roles of some key staff are likely to be affected by RMI and this may be perceived as a threat . |
| 13 | If a relative has to travel abroad to accompany a sick or injured Insured Person home and the additional expenses claim includes the Travel Insurance premium of that relative , this may be accepted as part of the Travel and Accommodation Expenses . |
| 14 | However , this may be regarded as a longer-term aim . |
| 15 | It is most unlikely for an odour per se to cause actual physical damage , but where it causes a diminution in the selling value of the property or injures the plaintiff 's business by , for example , causing potential customers to be lost , this may be regarded as sufficient invasion of the plaintiff 's interest to be tortious . |
| 16 | While this may be regarded as a sign of real independence it is probably more accurate to describe it as ‘ pseudoindependence ’ ( Kets de Vries , 1978 ) . |
| 17 | BRAC 's efforts have brought attention to the concept of oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , and this may be regarded as a success . |
| 18 | This may be regarded as the last fling of this relationship . |
| 19 | This may be regarded as the chairman exercising his prerogative to amuse himself ; yet it is also governed by a simple and earnest desire to amuse others . |
| 20 | This may be regarded as the ‘ rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , ’ but what follows is equally important : |
| 21 | If the new test is found to correlate highly with an old , established test , this may be used as evidence in favour of validity . |
| 22 | This may be described as a concern with ‘ impact ’ rather than with ‘ implementation ’ . |
| 23 | This may be considered as a node or tooling point which can be used to position and align the object within the machine space ( shown in the following examples as a triangled three-axis cross with a directional arrow through it ) . |
| 24 | This may be rewritten as . |
| 25 | The following may be regarded as the main factors for determining where the general administration of a trust is carried on : 1 . |
| 26 | The emergence of the so-called ‘ new narrative ’ presupposes the existence of an ‘ old narrative ’ which it superseded and , in effect , the early 1940s may be regarded as a watershed . |
| 27 | The practical effect of this provision is that if an MNP is formed by , say , a merger of a foreign legal firm and an English firm , the firm name used by either may be adopted as the name of the MNP if it is made up of the names of present or former principals who are or were lawyers ; a new name may be used derived from the names of one or more present or former principals of either firm ; a name previously approved by the Council may be used ; or application may be made for approval in writing by the Council of a name which does not otherwise comply with the requirements of rule 11(1) ( A ) . |
| 28 | Roman monuments and inscriptions may be found , but the majuscule writing employed on these may be regarded as a subject separate from the general theme now being explored . |
| 29 | These may be regarded as two-dimensional macromolecules . |
| 30 | these may be registered as a local land charge to ensure payment . |