Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] as be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dicey , however , believed that , on a true appreciation of the constitution , the principles should be viewed as being complementary . |
| 2 | Circular 7/87. on the provisions of the 1986 Act , explains what is meant by the general conduct of the school : ‘ It should be seen as being concerned with the whole ethos of the school 's life ’ . |
| 3 | [ In ] such a case , save in exceptional circumstances … it is suggested that the complaint should be regarded as being in effect sub judice and the investigation should ordinarily be deferred until the conclusion of the trial . |
| 4 | As we have stressed , this is the basis of a capitalist industrial economy , hence we can see why in the final analysis the disruption of authority in industry should be regarded as being so critical . |
| 5 | He — um — he appointed you as his special envoy , you see — gave you carte blanche as far as time was concerned ; in fact he insisted that your entire stay here from day one should be regarded as being on company business . ’ |
| 6 | The purpose of an audit should be defined as being ‘ to provide an independent opinion to those with an interest in a company that they have received from those responsible for its direction and management an adequate account of : the proper conduct of the company 's affairs ; the company 's financial performance and position ; future risks attaching to the company . ’ |
| 7 | All post-operative temperature rises should be considered as being due either to chest problems , wound infection , urine infection , deep vein thrombosis , or the introduction of bacteria during transfusion , until proved otherwise . |
| 8 | There is a possibility that War on Want should be considered as being relatively high on our list of people we would be willing to affiliate with . |
| 9 | Each church needs to examine the traditions which inevitably grow up around its worship to see what should be discarded as being a barrier to the one seeking God . |
| 10 | The photocopied forms should be filed as being actioned . |
| 11 | Mr. Ashworth and Mr. McGregor none the less submit either that , so far as the English common law is concerned , Walker 's case is to be preferred to any inconsistent later decision in any other jurisdiction , or that , as an action by a child for damages for pre-natal injuries had not been recognised as valid in the English courts before 1976 — the enactment of the Act of 1976 — such an action could not now be allowed to develop and the English common law should be taken as being what the latest United Kingdom cases available might have indicated before 1976 . |
| 12 | Since in the case of a solicitors ' partnership all parties to such agreements should be taken as being familiar with the legal principles governing covenants in restraint of trade as well as with the particular circumstances of the practice with which they have all been involved , it might be thought that the court would be unwilling to substitute its own ideas as to what might constitute reasonable protection for the business . |
| 13 | The elaboration and detail of the scheme and the variety of techniques available under it to protect investors suggests that it would be wrong to assume that the statute and its rulemaking powers should be interpreted as being in the shadow of the common law . |
| 14 | The 5th generation — Expert Systems — must be seen as being applied to the first four generations of Maintenance but at the same time trying to integrate them as well . |
| 15 | If the review is to command the support of all sides of industry it must be seen as being thorough and in-depth . |
| 16 | Birt added that his plans must be seen as being about ‘ greater freedom to operate , not less , greater initiative and enterprise within mutually agreed strategies . ’ |
| 17 | It must be regarded as being imbued with living quality and possessing special powers . |
| 18 | Chomsky has claimed that the principles underlying the structure of language are so specific and so highly articulated that they must be regarded as being biologically determined ; that is , as constituting part of what we call " human nature " and as being genetically transmitted from parents to children . |
| 19 | Such a development must be welcomed as being in line with the requirements of dynamic competition and capable of increasing the competitiveness of European industry , improving the conditions of growth and raising the standard of living in the Community … |
| 20 | The over-simple assumptions widespread in the early 1980s that controlling the supply of money would in some way affect inflation ( the removal of which would introduce a period of substantial growth ) must be considered as being unsound . |
| 21 | This first period then must be considered as being completely ‘ godless ’ in so far as it would be able to provide any kind of being that could fulfil the human need for a ‘ god ’ . |
| 22 | As independent chain mobility can not be discounted for these longer chains after the onset of entanglement , a modified model is required to account for the ability of long chains to translate and diffuse through the polymer matrix , i.e. the entanglement network must be considered as being transient . |
| 23 | It does not mean , however , that he should not exercise his franchise and vote as he wishes at local government elections , but he should not be a party man otherwise his advice might be regarded as being tainted and the council as a whole , in the end , would cease to have confidence in his advice . |
| 24 | Before the Act , there was some doubt as to whether or not a person had to be aware that his conduct or language was or might be regarded as being threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 25 | With its comparatively meagre resources , adult education might be seen as being at a disadvantage when catering for adults with special educational needs but , in reality , it has some features which enhance its capacity to respond . |
| 26 | Now it might be argued as was done by Kant , for example — that the idea of a non-arbitrary , objective , order is built into the very concept of an external object ; that one can not significantly refer to external objects qua external without acknowledging by implication the existence of such an order ; and in a sense this is of course true . |
| 27 | Speakers also justify themselves to those who might be perceived as being similar to the self . |
| 28 | This is plausible enough but falls down , I submit , when the work by its very nature is of such a character that failure to adapt might be construed as being more reality orientated . |
| 29 | At Barbier-Baltz , Enrico Baj and Regis Deparis are exhibiting paintings that might be described as being created by four hands , were it not for the chronological and geographical distance between the execution of the two parts of the picture . |
| 30 | Again , these subordinate bodies might be described as being concerned with implementation and not with policy making . |