Example sentences of "see to [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The process was seen to be too cumbersome and costly to provide much useful guidance to purchasers , who , in any case , preferred to back their own judgement . |
| 32 | Steve Strydom , of the Orange Free State , has probably been seen to be too ambitious and Dr. Nick Labuschagne , until recently mentioned as the most likely successor to Craven , was ousted as his Union 's president in March . |
| 33 | Different attitudes confront older people ; they are seen to be too slow , too set in their work practices , or possessing skills which have become or will become redundant . |
| 34 | And if a boy is seen to be too concerned with his appearance , he gets called , amongst other things , a ‘ poofter ’ . |
| 35 | I always was attacked on the grounds that the world I wrote about did n't exist and it 's only in the last five to ten years here in Ireland , that my work is seen to be actually true . |
| 36 | Darwin 's finches , for example , could be seen to be extremely interesting only when their affinities were pointed out to him by a taxonomist . |
| 37 | Viewed in this way some part , at least , of the supposed connection between creativity and madness will then be seen to be entirely comprehensible . |
| 38 | In Germany this proximity was seen to be entirely natural . |
| 39 | The idea that old age dependency in twentieth-century Britain has increased , as propounded in the writing on ‘ structured dependency ’ , can therefore be seen to be highly contestable . |
| 40 | Public services have become more marketing orientated and have to be seen to be more accountable to their ‘ publics ’ ( e.g. the police service which is now more public relations conscious than in the past ) . |
| 41 | There was the application of quotas , and additional opportunities for training and development that may involve , by employers to be seen to be more encouraging and therefore more attractive to female hopefuls — wrenching the market , even , into a more equitable and efficient way of operating . |
| 42 | This might be seen to be more relevant to users but the trade-off would have to be made against the possible effects on the date of publication . |
| 43 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
| 44 | By examining decentralization in this way , the restructuring school argued , the role of regional policy was seen to be more complex . |
| 45 | Attitudes are generally seen to be more stable , opinions more variable , but this is an entirely imposed language rather than a reflection of some inherent stability . |
| 46 | Yet because the old are seen to be more ill , more often than other age groups , illness and old age have become closely associated in our minds , leading to the belief that the old have to suffer and bear an unavoidable amount of pain and discomfort . |
| 47 | The industry is trying to be seen to be more responsible , take a longer-term view and structure transactions more prudently . |
| 48 | Too frightened to speak , the man nodded vigorously , as did his men , and they walked off stiffly , none wanting to be seen to be more afraid than the others . |
| 49 | Certainly it does nothing to enhance the reputation of democracy when its application is seen to be so restricted and its outcome so ineffectual . |
| 50 | This is , of course , why industrialization is seen to be so important in most theories of development . |
| 51 | Theliver was seen to be severely congested . |
| 52 | A special feature is the series of transparent overlays supplied , some to generate the moire patterns , others to provide a novel representation of the geometrical illusions , whereby one part of the configuration is separated from the remainder , and the distorted circles are seen to be truly circular , the apparently diverging lines to be truly parallel . |
| 53 | Compared to other graphics fairs , the London event was seen to be somewhat old fashioned in its approach and emphasis . |
| 54 | The Guardian commented that these sorts of deals ‘ would simply prompt further government investigations into the industry , unless the pub owning company was seen to be genuinely independent of the brewer ’ . |
| 55 | The two structures are seen to be essentially distinct from each other . |
| 56 | The consequence of this is that women are feared because they are seen to be sexually aggressive , and relations with men are spoiled because a close tie to them , which might otherwise constitute a conflict-free alternative nevertheless connotes a parallel threat of passive dependency . |
| 57 | Not only will the service need to reach the highly professional standards achieved by British television , it will also have to be seen to be editorially independent . |
| 58 | Opinions are seen to be less stable than values and relate to less important or transient issues . |
| 59 | Purchase of market share is seen to be less costly than establishing brands — and is quicker too . |
| 60 | This we shall see to be as true of man as of any of his relatives in the animal kingdom . |