Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] thought [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These cover all lifting tasks , and should n't be thought of as just applying in an industrial environment . |
| 2 | For ease of reference , the various steps are numbered , but the divisions between the steps should never be thought of as hard and fast . |
| 3 | This should not be taken at face value ; our ‘ individuals ’ might better be thought of as neuter , reproducing themselves unaided . |
| 4 | There is no sharp dividing-line between academic or professional courses on the one hand and general ones on the other ; indeed some of the broader courses involving several disciplines which have been mentioned already may well be thought of as general — it is all a matter of degree . |
| 5 | An education may therefore be thought of as ‘ general ’ either in terms of types of knowledge or the culture to which it belongs . |
| 6 | A rational player in a game can not be thought of as simply taking his rivals ' actions as given by some ad hoc assumption . |
| 7 | Circumstances and what may amount to encouragement by the victim may sometimes mitigate the offence and , particularly under such conditions , impulsive or specifically planned rape is no more than an offence — it can hardly be thought of as deviant in the true sense of the word . |
| 8 | The process of development between Eqs ( 5.1 ) and ( 5.8 ) have transformed the Markowitz Tobin model , and the expected return of a security can now be thought of solely in terms of its relationship with the expected market rate of return . |
| 9 | The classic oligopoly models can then be thought of as one-shot , non-co-operative games to which the NE concept can be applied to find a solution . |