Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be regarded as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scope of this provision , which is examined later in this book , is unclear , but it would seem that both categories of standard terms identified in Schroeder may fall into the definition of " written standard terms " ; however , those in the first category are more likely to be regarded as reasonable than those in the second . |
| 2 | Indeed , wherever assistance is defined as a gift ( rather than , for example , part of a broader pattern of exchange ) , it is likely to be regarded as inappropriate that the potential beneficiary should behave in an instrumental way towards the potential donor . |
| 3 | A person is permitted under the section to argue that he was unaware that his conduct was likely to be regarded as disorderly by those who witness what he is doing . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the insertion of a trivial amount to restrict liability for a serious breach ( for wilful or inadvertent default ) is unlikely to be regarded as reasonable . |
| 5 | I am not ashamed to be regarded as sympathetic to the anxieties of those whom life appears to be treating harshly . |