Example sentences of "be generally regard [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they are generally regarded as being tender , many gardeners in cold northern areas have reported these plants to have survived several recent winters without harm . |
| 2 | Fish caught in gill-nets are generally regarded as being of poorer quality , because they are often dead for many hours before coming aboard the fishing vessel . |
| 3 | We will not go into great detail on the dangers of using statistics here but merely point to some precautions which must still be taken even when using statistics which are generally regarded as reliable . |
| 4 | It may take drastic discontinuities , of the kind described above , to highlight the fact that the environment over a period must be taken into account before one can attempt to predict the course of personality development , yet children reared under normal home circumstances are generally regarded as remaining under such constant environmental conditions that this consideration does not hold . |
| 5 | Late morulae are generally regarded as 16- to 32-cell embryos which have not cavitated and it is at this stage ( -84 h post-hCG ) that they pass through the uterotubal junction from the oviduct into the uterus . |
| 6 | Cars which are generally regarded as highly desirable , such as convertibles , will enjoy the most dramatic change in their fortunes . |
| 7 | Such transgressions range from the socially acceptable parking on the ubiquitous yellow lines to the stigmatising drunken driving and eventually to offences which are generally regarded as morally reprehensible . |
| 8 | The theme stressed by Johnson Mattheys voluntary presenter , Peter Skinner , from the Chemicals and Process Development group at Royston , was that although precious metals are generally regarded as rare and costly their unique properties ensure that they are of surprising benefit to Society in many areas of everyday life . |
| 9 | For example , documentation standards in the market have been criticised , and are generally regarded as falling well behind standards in the US CP and ECP markets . |
| 10 | But it is certainly er a body which is er recognised as responsible and indeed in er tax law and in various other ways er its promulgations and the standards that it sets are are generally regarded as acceptable but these matters of course are kept under review . |
| 11 | Professor Colin Bell , of Edinburgh University 's sociology department , said : ‘ The conference represents a unique opportunity for the doctors and nurses who care for people who are generally regarded as being ‘ hopelessly ill ’ to get together with lawyers , philosophers and sociologists to discuss the very real dilemmas — social , legal and medical — posed by such people . |
| 12 | If you have gained the impression that you are dealing with a balding manic-depressive axe-wielding lunatic , then I must hasten to add that I am generally regarded as a bit eccentric but quite harmless by my neighbours ! |
| 13 | A report on a pupil from within his own school will never be generally regarded as adequate , however conscientiously compiled . |
| 14 | One reason is that the commercial transaction test seems to go too far ; many transactions which will be generally regarded as perfectly legitimate forms of investment , are entered into solely , or at least predominantly , for tax reasons , and I think it would be wrong to suggest that they might be taxable for that reason alone . |
| 15 | At that time women were generally regarded as economically dependent on their husbands and less in need of an independent source of income in retirement . |
| 16 | Although they were expensive , public clocks were generally regarded as being very useful . |
| 17 | ‘ Users ’ were generally regarded as ‘ passive ’ but open to persuasion by rational and empirically supported argument ( an ‘ empirical-rational ’ strategy in terms of Bennis , Benne and Chin 's categories ) . |
| 18 | Courts were generally regarded as fair , and in some cases as attempting to compensate for racial disadvantage . |
| 19 | A mid-1980s ' survey of 650 firms in 130 US industries found that for new processes , lead time and learning curve advantages were rated as being the most important methods of protecting new innovations , while secrecy and marketing-related advantages were generally regarded as being more important than patents . |
| 20 | Scott 's years as commissioner ( 1945–53 ) were generally regarded as successful . |
| 21 | However , following the successful first round in July , the three-day talks were generally regarded as disappointing . |
| 22 | Olivier 's performance in this role is generally regarded as somewhat flattering . |
| 23 | Any additive given an ‘ E ’ number is generally regarded as safe to use . |
| 24 | It has won greater favour in the US than in Britain where it is generally regarded as conceding too much to a particular , and somewhat incoherent , philosophical system . |
| 25 | The carriage of goods for a subsidiary or for a holding company and for other companies which are subsidiaries of the same holding company is generally regarded as own account for these purposes . |
| 26 | While some behaviour , such as violence against the defenceless or excessive exploitation of the weak is generally regarded as unacceptable , there are many grey areas . |
| 27 | The importance which Ellis laid upon the drafting and promulgation of such rules is generally regarded as one of his major contributions to the civilizing of Texas prisons . |
| 28 | It goes without saying that his accomplishments did not match his campaign rhetoric — taxes were increased , the state budget more than doubled while he was in office and there were no significant reductions in the size of the state workforce yet his ‘ record in Sacramento is generally regarded as favorable ’ . |
| 29 | Language understanding is generally regarded as being of greater importance than generation , since understanding requires the recognition of many paraphrases for the same command or information , whereas generation may be satisfied with the production of just one . |
| 30 | Whilst the student grant contains a fixed amount for housing , it is generally regarded as well below market rates that , of course , vary according to area . |