Example sentences of "[conj] it be [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will be the reason for the oddity of ( 54 ) where one such basic property is related to its noun through assignment , by contrast with the normality of ( 55 ) where it is given as one of the initial identifying properties of the subject entity ( there is obviously no difference of truth-value between the two ) : ( 54 ) ? a ladle which was heavy came down on his skull ( 55 ) a heavy ladle came down on his skull Thus , other things being equal we expect properties of such basic sorts to be used predominantly for identification by ordinary qualification . |
| 2 | These groups represent a minority opinion , she suggests , and it is up to the NVALA and groups like it to defend and reassert ‘ traditional ’ values before humanism takes a grip of society generally , rather than just at the BBC where it is viewed as already having a stranglehold . |
| 3 | But it would be regarded as less serious than 20 to 30 years ago , and less so in the theatrical and film worlds where it 's regarded as almost normal . ’ |
| 4 | The Serbian representative on the Collective State Presidency , Borisav Jovic , said that the army should pull back to those areas where it was acknowledged as " defending its own " . |
| 5 | where it was described as written by ‘ Mrs. Drake , probably a sister of Dr. James Drake , who attended to the publication of the pamphlet ’ . |
| 6 | In response , China had passed copyright and computer software protection legislation , although it was criticized as " inadequate " by the USA in trade talks in Beijing on June 11-15 . |
| 7 | Rather , it treats them as ‘ given ’ , in the sense that it is seen as neither plausible nor fruitful to attempt a causal explanation of them . |
| 8 | Although this is designed for individual use , its flexibility and generality are such that it is seen as worth describing here . |
| 9 | What happens if the income is paid to a person resident in the United Kingdom and it is paid so that it is received as taxable income in the hands of that beneficiary ? |
| 10 | This means that it is regarded as criminal for a man of 21 to commit this offence with a consenting male under 21 . |
| 11 | Just because it is so common that it is regarded as ‘ normal ’ to expect chronic ill health with advancing years does that mean that it is the way things have to be or , indeed , should be ? |
| 12 | To ensure that this is so it must be agreed that it is regarded as being beyond the capacity of the individual to alter , that is , it has to become ‘ sacred ’ , or enshrined in a ‘ god ’ . |
| 13 | One positive approach to the acceptance of other special equipment is to explain its use to fully sighted pupils , let them see it and use it so that it is regarded as something of interest to everyone . |
| 14 | Most people feel an obligation to keep in contact with their siblings , but beyond that it is regarded as quite proper for relationships to vary in the level of intimacy and the type of support offered ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 ; Allan , 1979 ) . |
| 15 | Insurance considerations will not be very relevant in deciding whether to exclude liability ( for loss or damage other than death or personal injury ) to a consumer to the extent that it is regarded as reasonable under s 4 and permitted under s 2(2) . |
| 16 | If doubt can be turned destructively against truth so that it is dismissed as error , doubt can also be used constructively to prosecute error disguised as . |
| 17 | The conspiracy theory of racism makes sense of a particular social reality : it is because the police force , which is supposed to uphold justice and protect ethnic minorities from racist attacks , is itself responsible for so much of the violence and injustice suffered by black communities that it is experienced as being part of the same oppressive system as the gang of white unemployed youth who are beating up people on the street . |
| 18 | I am aware of one educated patient , with known duodenal ulcer , who had started taking this medicine for headache , believing it to be Ayurvedic and despite the facts that it is labelled as containing 530 mg aspirin and 100 mg paracetamol and that he had been instructed by his doctor to refrain from all pain-relieving medications like aspirin . |
| 19 | The degree and meaning of prostitution was an important issue in itself ( one estimate would have made prostitution the fourth largest female occupation ) but more important , given the double standard , was the reservoir of venereal disease especially syphilis , that it was perceived as constituting , a threat particularly to the efficiency of the armed services , and it was concern over this that led to the passing of the Contagious Diseases Acts ( in 1864 , 1866 , 1869 ) . |
| 20 | The disadvantages of the Article were that it was perceived as dealing with ‘ representational ’ issues that were out of place in the Convention , that it undercut the position of non-liability of member States for treaties concluded by organisations , and that it placed excessive emphasis on the exceptional situation of the European Communities . |
| 21 | YTS training is satisfactory provided it is offered as employed status . |
| 22 | YTS is satisfactory provided it is offered as employed status . |
| 23 | Well right er okay but erm supposing it was retained as it is , I 'd certainly like to see criterion one retained in the list . |
| 24 | The trouble is that the promoter can then bowdlerise or doctor the final version that appears before the House , and it is presented as though it is objective , but is it really objective ? |
| 25 | Unfortunately , within the party , there is widespread distrust of the approved list of candidates and it is regarded as anything but fair . |
| 26 | The domestically-oriented , nurturing talk of the miner 's wife , by contrast , is more likely to be taken as a product of her nature or her role than as a culturally-determined genre , and it is seen as something she shares with all other women . |
| 27 | On this theory , then , when I use the word ‘ I ‘ , I know what ‘ I ’ means by description , and it is described as meaning that bundle of mental states of which my use of the word is one member . |
| 28 | We arrive now at the crux of the matter , and it is described as follows : ’ The actual decisions are made by the Directors of each agency separately . ’ |
| 29 | The reported comments among Leipzig workers also hinted at a possible prolongation of the war through the entry of America into the conflict , and it was seen as vital that the Führer bring about ‘ a lightning quick destruction of England — with gas if necessary ’ . |
| 30 | Although the new law would require Berlusconi to dispose of his controlling interest in the daily newspaper Il Giornale , its provisions were significantly less stringent than originally proposed , and it was criticized as allowing Berlusconi 's dominant position in the Italian media to remain largely unchecked . |