Example sentences of "[was/were] seen [conj] [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main feature of this discourse was that George 's needs were conceptualised within the framework of the teachers ' perceptions of their own needs : in particular the threat George was seen as presenting to order and discipline within the school . |
| 2 | The result was seen as having strengthened the somewhat precarious position of Prime Minster Toshiki Kaifu within the party . |
| 3 | A whole series of arguments against correctionalism can be discerned , originating from various sources , but all gaining impetus in the 1960s and early 1970s : the corrective stance was seen as being inappropriate to an academic discipline in that its partiality had the effect of distorting the nature and appearance of the phenomena it was studying ; it was seen as neglecting the possibility that crime may have positive qualities and consequences ; correctionalism was seen as having led to the violation of fundamental human rights and principles of justice in its single-minded quest for efficient crime control . |
| 4 | The cabinet moved into a position of greater power and control unchecked by the legislature , and the Commons was seen as having lost most of its powers because of the informal reality of party in government . |
| 5 | The continuing fighting between the two groups was seen as having wrecked a five-point plan to end the violence , agreed at a meeting between Buthelezi and Mandela on March 30 [ see p. 38087 ] . |
| 6 | By the end of the conflict , Franco was seen as having triumphed , single- handed , but for occasional instances of divine intervention , over evil . |
| 7 | Recommendation 18 , meanwhile , with its suggestion of a committee to advise on grant priorities , was seen as threatening to introduce a dangerous element of state supervision over what students ought to study . |
| 8 | According to the former , English studies was seen as failing to hold true to its proper identity as an educational principle and cultured force . |