Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a giant cuts off somebody 's head , the spectacle is only realised as a striking and funny denouement … |
| 2 | The UN Environmental Programme , UNEP , has , since 1972 , developed as a small and well-respected research and information organization with headquarters in Nairobi , Kenya . |
| 3 | Among a wide circle of friends and correspondents , Cayley seems to have been recognized as a generous and modest man of great personal charm . |
| 4 | It is believed that this is the first such interchange to be arranged between a British or a European social research group and one in the People 's Republic of China . |
| 5 | The consequence of what Nicholls may have intended as a politic and eirenical statement was suspension , degradation , and imprisonment . |
| 6 | Intended as a rough and ready hang-out , where Rourke and other tinseltown bikers could wear their leather and bandannas , it was actually situated in an upscale Beverly Hills mall , and was forced to close when locals complained about the noise made by those big Harleys and equally outsized Hollywood egos . |
| 7 | The present study is intended as a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the many ways in which the criminal justice system of England and Wales has changed since 1945 . |
| 8 | But it adds : ‘ Recourse to formal dispute arrangements should be regarded as a rare and serious event ’ . |
| 9 | IT HAS always been regarded as a guilty but harmless secret shared by thousands of women . |
| 10 | In his softly spoken New Zealand accent he says ‘ It 's the biggest and the most influential monastery in the area and is very much regarded as a religious and cultural centre for the local people . |
| 11 | The exception to this approach was reflected in the willingness to cap institutional claims — an issue which on the whole was regarded as a strategic and tactical consideration in the relationship between the profession and the lending institutions , rather than as a matter of high principle . |
| 12 | This demonstrates that criticism can no longer be regarded as a straightforward and unproblematic response to a given work of art . |
| 13 | Interactionist approaches to explaining crime imply that for the purpose of studying such behaviour there is a correlation between being regarded as a criminal and in fact becoming one . |
| 14 | For people deprived of hearing , the law is regarded as a forbidden or impossible profession . |
| 15 | Surveys indicate that Mrs Thatcher is not regarded as a warm or compassionate person . |
| 16 | As the plains became higher and colder , so another memorable Andean beast appeared — the guanaco , country cousin to the llama , brother to the vicuña and the alpaca , and properly regarded as a small and humpless camel . |
| 17 | Chuan , who had experience as a Cabinet minister in the mid-1970s , was widely regarded as a moderate and a " clean " politician . |
| 18 | This meant that pensions were not regarded as a right but were dependent on the establishment of eligibility through contributions or ‘ work-testing ’ . |
| 19 | Prior consultation and participative decision-making has not always been regarded as a right but teachers ' involvement should be regarded as a professional entitlement . |
| 20 | Charles … allowed himself for the sake of a few thousand pounds to be regarded as a greedy and litigious landlord rather than as a just ruler or as a national king . |
| 21 | In this case , domination is regarded as a universal and ineradicable feature of human societies , explained either by innate differences among human beings ( Pareto , 1915–19 ) or by the superior power which an organized minority always possesses in relation to the unorganized majority ( Mosca , 1896 ) , although in Mosca 's work some concession is made to the view that the progress of democracy reduces the gap between rulers and ruled . |
| 22 | It seems or it seemed to us till lately — a natural thing that love ( under certain conditions ) should be regarded as a noble and ennobling passion : it is only if we imagine ourselves trying to explain this doctrine to Aristotle , Virgil , St Paul , or the author of Beomuy , that we become aware how far from natural it is . |
| 23 | He said that it should not be regarded as a luxury but used for education , rural development and economic reform : the time had come , he said , ‘ for television to change its outlook in this country in order to suit the requirements of a developing country like Zambia ’ . |
| 24 | In this context , the material before the board indicated — ( 1 ) that investors were persuaded by company representatives employed by the Winchester Group to cancel their existing policies and to ‘ switch ’ to Norwich Union without their best interests and any disadvantages attendant upon so doing necessarily being considered ; ( 2 ) that other undesirable selling practices — for instance ‘ overselling ’ whereby investors are persuaded to take out a range of policies which they may not be able to afford in the long term — have been employed by company representatives selling on behalf of the Winchester Group ; ( 3 ) that the fact find forms completed by the Winchester Group for forwarding to Norwich Union were inadequate for the purposes of ensuring that products were only sold to investors on a ‘ best advice ’ basis ; ( 4 ) that the connections between Mr. Tee and Mr. Kissane ( a former director of the Winchester Group now awaiting trial on charges of theft of client moneys ) and also between the Winchester Group and Mr. Randhir Singh were such as to call into question the extent to which the controllers , directors and senior managers of the Winchester Group could be regarded as being of good character and competent or otherwise suitable to manage the marketing of investment contracts on behalf of Norwich Union and also whether the Winchester Group could be safely regarded as a fit and proper person for the purposes of enjoying appointed representative status ; ( 5 ) that policies had been sold by eight persons engaged by the Winchester Group who had not been appointed as company representatives of Norwich Union or in any other way authorised to sell investment contracts on behalf of Norwich Union and that other individuals who had been appointed as company representatives had not been registered as such with Lautro ; ( 6 ) that certain company representatives engaged by the Winchester Group appeared to be channelling client moneys through their own personal bank accounts . |
| 25 | Should a man 's life succeed in influencing and converting others then that might be regarded as a true and valid form of evangelism . |
| 26 | Further , if the same persons are entitled as trustees ‘ to different deposits ’ under different trusts , they are treated as a separate and distinct body with respect to each trust . |
| 27 | Alternatively , it pursues liberal psychological and feminist interests in lesbian identity , relationships , and community , where lesbianism is treated as a self-explanatory and homogeneous category . |
| 28 | ‘ His biggest problem was always behavioural and emotional , resulting from his frustration at being treated as a difficult or educationally backward child . ’ |
| 29 | A ley , by definition , is a temporary sward of chosen species of grasses , clovers , and herbs which may be designed for a short or long term . |
| 30 | The information contained on Form BD8 was previously the main criterion for deciding whether a pupil required education in a special school or an ordinary school , and whether the pupil should be referred to and educated as a blind or a partially sighted child . |