Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [is] [verb] as " in BNC.

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1 When the name of a group of fishes is mentioned as going out for a swim all the members walk around the monsters in a circle .
2 For this reason , the thorough training of trainers is regarded as very important .
3 Although information about the roles of heads is argued as being incomplete , particularly if new bases are needed for management training , there seems little doubt that their willingness to help the performance of their colleagues by taking on more of the low-level chores of school life can be misdirected .
4 The use of plants is recommended as they help settle the catfish down and provide spawning sites .
5 Furthermore , this pattern of decisions is recognized as of very special interest because it makes up the state of equilibrium .
6 Beyond this the practical stress of sanctions is seen as unhelpful in the development and maintenance of law , since the person who is threatened is not only psychologically less open to accepting the ethical demands of law but may indeed by virtue of the threat be under a reduced ethical obligation to conform to the sanctioned law .
7 The sight of union leaders holding up cards carrying hundreds of thousands of votes is seen as ridiculous , outdated and undemocratic ’ — Gavin Laird , general secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union .
8 The supply of jobs is considered as is the notion of a two-tier labour market including core and transient jobs .
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