Example sentences of "used to be regarded " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking a summer holiday used to be regarded as a luxury that everyone owed to themselves . |
| 2 | Consequently , whereas computer networks used to be regarded primarily as a way of sharing expensive equipment — for instance , by hooking several sites up to a single mainframe — now the emphasis is increasingly on the sharing of information . |
| 3 | At one time the line of the defences used to be regarded as a significant rural-urban divide , but the repeated recognition of extensive extra-mural suburbs has necessarily shifted the emphasis of enquiry . |
| 4 | It used to be regarded as a premium fuel for domestic and commercial use , now we just send it up the chimneys of power stations . |
| 5 | Mr John Bates for the prosecution [ when six football supporters were charged ] said : ‘ While a football match years ago used to be regarded as one of the perks of the job by the police , it is now the reverse . |