Example sentences of "[noun sg] be considered to [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is through the power of his ‘ thoughts ’ that the Piaroa ruwang is their great warrior and hunter , while the physical prowess of the practical hunter is considered to be a minor capability , not one to place much value upon . |
| 2 | As a result of a case heard by the Convention in 1976 , in which the outlawing of homosexuality was considered to be a breach of privacy , homosexual acts between consenting adults over 21 were decriminalised in Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | Where the purchase price is particularly low , the purchaser may be at risk if the acquisition from the vendor is considered to be a transaction at an under value within the meaning of the Insolvency Act ( IA ) 1986 , s238 . |
| 4 | Benin reportedly agreed to the extradition , also described as an abduction , following the decision of the CAR to provide a grant of 1,000 million francs CFA ( US$3 million ) to Benin and with the assurance of the acquiescence of France , which , according to Africa Confidential of Oct. 6 , was " anxious to reduce its costly military presence " in the CAR without destabilizing the government , to which Bozize 's group was considered to be a threat . |
| 5 | Lack of ablebodiedness is considered to be a personal tragedy , the overriding feature of Disabled people 's lives and one which we would gladly escape given the opportunity . |
| 6 | Learning is considered to be a consequence of either primary or secondary reinforcement , but the strength of a response depends on the level of drive ( or drives ) which is operating at that particular moment . |
| 7 | Once a million word corpus was considered to be a very large corpus , requiring a large amount of work to input the text to the computer followed by tagging and ( possibly ) annotation . |
| 8 | Although requiring formal approval from the House when it reconvened in January 1993 , the size of the Democratic majority in the new House meant that its adoption was considered to be a foregone conclusion . |
| 9 | The list of hand movements and positions in kung fu is endless , since every part of the hand is considered to be a defensive weapon . |
| 10 | All too often the preparation and enjoyment of food is considered to be a mysterious art ; but when has understanding not enriched an event ? |
| 11 | As Clark ( 1986 ) points out , the project was considered to be a failure in both technical and economic terms within 10 years of its inception , not least because of resulting poor drainage , increasing soil salinity and excessive silting . |
| 12 | Unless otherwise laid down in the constitution , the Chairman is considered to be a full member of the meeting and , therefore , has a vote that he can exercise as the other members do . |
| 13 | However the failure of someone to go to mass is considered to be a serious crime . |
| 14 | Consequently , setting up detailed financial controls based only upon whether an SBU is considered to be a ‘ star ’ , ‘ cash cow ’ or ‘ dog ’ is also simplistic . |
| 15 | It is worth noting the language in the Federation rebuttal of the PSI report , for it illustrates how the culture is programmed to sneer at the ‘ graphic literary phrase ’ and dismiss the use of ‘ anecdotal material ’ as unscientific : while participant observation is considered to be a world away from ‘ research based on safe academic principles ’ ( my emphasis ) . |