Example sentences of "it is [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is somehow seen as trying to soften the cross-examination of an alleged victim , and is somehow seen as more acceptable . ’ |
| 2 | This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist . |
| 3 | IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows : |
| 4 | Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Community policing continues to be afforded low priority and prestige within the police force , where it is generally characterised as ‘ social work ’ or not ‘ real ’ policing ( Fielding , 1991:170 ) . |
| 8 | It is generally described as lax , that is , not articulated with much energy . |
| 9 | More usually it is loosely defined as any increase in GDP , even when that is within the existing production frontier . |
| 10 | When a complaint is received it is normally handled as follows : |
| 11 | It has taken the rest of industry in this country a remarkably long time to come around to his viewpoint , but it is finally looking as though the penny has dropped . |
| 12 | It is easily dismissed as ‘ just another pigeon ’ but it is smaller than its close relative the wood-pigeon . |
| 13 | The basic two-way branching structure is always there , but it is easily smothered as lines cross and recross one another , making solid masses of colour ( only black and white in the printed pictures ) . |
| 14 | As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important . |
| 15 | The existence of man 's ability to enjoy beauty is not a contentious subject and it is universally accepted as ‘ good ’ . |
| 16 | However , it is increasingly accepted as ‘ the norm ’ , something that older people have to expect , a ‘ natural ’ element in the process of growing old . |
| 17 | Although Reiter 's disease usually follows NGU in this country , in other parts of the world it is well recognized as following certain forms of dysentery . |
| 18 | While conflict is taken as given , it is also regarded as problematic . |
| 19 | It is also seen as significant in the Davies camp that Neil Kinnock , the party leader , is remaining neutral in the contest . |
| 20 | It is also seen as similarly elusive , something in terms of which everything else has objectivity but which can not itself be determined as an object . |
| 21 | Capitalism may be perceived as unfair , and needing reform , but it is also perceived as incapable of fundamental transformation . |
| 22 | It is variously described as ‘ health and right reason ’ , the ‘ wholesome ’ , the ‘ healthy and unvitiated ’ , and characterized by ‘ unalterable standards of right and wrong ’ ( Goodman , The Oscar Wilde File , 78 , 1 33 , 1 34 ) . |
| 23 | But it is certainly cited as one of the examinations that pupils at the new Technology Colleges may take . |
| 24 | Although theft is illegal it is often regarded as normal and acceptable practice when an individual ‘ borrows ’ materials from his or her place of work for personal use — such as stationery , or makes 'phone calls on an office telephone . |
| 25 | However , it is often regarded as problematic whether or not animals have mental representations , or use symbolic systems or languages . |
| 26 | It is often pondered as to who was or is Henley 's ‘ best ’ golfer , assuming it is not the record holder . |
| 27 | Hence it is often seen as primarily normative , in contrast to a more scientific Realism . |
| 28 | It is often seen as having nothing to do with the ‘ real ’ world — that is , as a reflection of one 's experiences and perceptions quite independent of those of the dominant group . |
| 29 | Postulating the presence of a generalized person in the infinitive whose position in time as support of the infinitive 's event is either coincident or subsequent to another position of this same person , at which it is often represented as support of some other event , thus leads to a more profound comprehension of the motives underlying the use of to . |
| 30 | Although it is often treated as a little more than a menu system , the Windows Program Manager is a flexible organising tool for the Windows environment . |