Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be taken as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the sample size is large , say 100 , the standard error of the mean can be taken as the standard error of the estimate . |
| 2 | When the sample size is large , say 100 , the standard error of the mean can be taken as the standard error of the estimate . |
| 3 | Taylor and Cameron 's critique of CA methodology can be taken as a warning that purely ethnomethodological methods may not be enough to give a satisfying account of code switching . |
| 4 | A certain proportion can be taken as a tax-free lump sum , but the balance must invariably be used to buy an income stream in the shape of an annuity . |
| 5 | For practical purposes the easily observable amenorrhoeic period can be taken as a proxy for the anovulatory period , though ovulation can precede the first menstruation after birth , so that women may become pregnant during the amenorrhoeic period . |
| 6 | In classrooms where such a pattern exists personal pace and achievement can be taken as the yardstick against which learning is measured . |
| 7 | Scientific development can be taken as an overwhelming criterion for reclassification , with a consequent rethinking of legal rules and concepts . |
| 8 | Joint honours in Agriculture , Forestry and Rural Economy can be taken as a degree in Agriculture or as a degree in Ecological Science . |
| 9 | The single honours degree in Computer Science can be taken as a BSc or a BEng , depending on the student 's wishes . |
| 10 | Part of the pension can be taken as a cash sum when you retire and that too is tax free . |
| 11 | Of course , this kind of ‘ Yuk , horror ! ’ response can be taken as a perfectly legitimate and very welcome literary expression of the ubiquitous emergence of sexuality in young adolescents , a stage they ‘ go through ’ . |
| 12 | The second level can be taken as an alternative to a Higher course for some students . |
| 13 | Another way of formulating this criterion is to say that only a semantic deviance can be taken as a ‘ figure of speech ’ . |
| 14 | In other words , Bentham 's Panopticon can be taken as an example of the use of architectural design as a means of social control , as an example of a building dedicated to perfecting the exercise of power . |