Example sentences of "of [noun] as be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are hesitant about calling their sense of vocation as being in any way visionary . |
| 2 | Considering the discussion of religion in The Future of an Illusion and elsewhere , especially in Civilization and Its Discontents , it is clear that Freud thought of religion as being in need of explanation because it was irrational and did not further the happiness of mankind . |
| 3 | Buddhism started with being morality without worship ; and it is as a system of morality , but of morality as being of inherent obligation , that Buddhism claims to be reckoned among the religions of the world . |
| 4 | Holman speaks emotively of parents ‘ losing ’ their children , which suggests that he identifies the wishes and feelings of parents as being of not insignificant importance alongside the needs of children . |
| 5 | Robbie began , then remembered that it might be wiser if Fen thought of Hugh as being in the present tense rather than the past . |
| 6 | Some people think of Christians as being like the Pharisees . |
| 7 | In contrast , the concept of education has normative overtones and we think of the processes of education as being of value apart from its instrumental use , that is education is seen as being concerned with the development of autonomous individuals who are able to adapt and influence their circumstances rather than be constrained by specific roles ( Stephens 1988 ) . |
| 8 | Mary Joe , who was critical of the way Monica played the now infamous Mahwah exhibition for ‘ a big guarantee ’ , described the former level of fines as being like $5 parking tickets . |
| 9 | These are buildings held on a list now compiled by the Heritage Sponsorship Division of the Department of the Environment for the Secretary of State as being of ‘ special , historic or architectural interest ’ . |
| 10 | In all my years at the club I can not remember such a sensational line up of prizes as are on offer here . |
| 11 | Both sides in the dispute see the issue of criteria as being of key importance . |
| 12 | Undoubtedly , however , some papers are written and subsequently rejected by the editors of journals as being of an insufficiently high standard . |
| 13 | Undoubtedly , however , some papers are written and subsequently rejected by the editors of journals as being of an insufficiently high standard . |