Example sentences of "is often [verb] as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tend , however , towards what Sahlins has castigated as a ‘ sociability fetishism ’ ( 1976a : 120 ) , in which social structure is often treated as both prior to , and ontologically superior to , its appearance in goods . |
| 2 | Hence it is often seen as primarily normative , in contrast to a more scientific Realism . |
| 3 | In terms of institutions of art , London is often seen as relatively insular compared with major capitals in Europe or the United States . |
| 4 | At the other end of the scale , the USA is often seen as relatively free of corporatist decision making . |
| 5 | Black women 's sexuality , in particular , is often viewed as so excessive that it breaks the sublimated bonds of the healthy nuclear family and excludes black women from the category of true women . |
| 6 | In contrast European nations have allowed contracting companies to keep their R&D findings secret from other companies ; with this kind of practice occurring across a dozen nations , European defence R&D is often wasted as well as fragmented . |