Example sentences of "are often [verb] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Scotland , the ordinary degree has an honourable history and a recognized status , but it is still not honours ; and in the rest of the country , ordinary degrees are often perceived as second-rate qualifications . |
| 2 | Disabled people have the capacity and the right to be productive contributors to society but are often perceived as passive recipients of services . |
| 3 | The subjectivities of working-class heterosexual white subjects , white gay subjects , and all black subjects , are often seen as genetically-determined deviations from those of white heterosexuals . |
| 4 | Corporate funded artworks are often advertised as public service . |
| 5 | A group of pavements which shows this kind of affinity has many traits which are often understood as essential characteristics of a school of mosaic/mosaicists : the sharing of a common mode of representation , the predominance of this mode in a restricted geographical area , and the presence of craftsmen , ( perhaps of different abilities ) who were working " together " . |
| 6 | In what are often regarded as backward areas . |
| 7 | It is a mark of the success of the policy that although they are often regarded as real people , they are rarely treated as such . |
| 8 | Theory and practice are often treated as exclusive categories . |
| 9 | He pointed out that , when new products come on the market , they are often treated as great blessings , and it is only after a great deal of experience and use that we learn of their dangers and downsides . |
| 10 | They are used on hot surfaces and are often marketed as hot oven cleaners . |
| 11 | Also , as in-patient beds are much more plentiful than supported housing and hostels , they are often used as substitute accommodation because people have nowhere to live after hospital treatment has ended . |
| 12 | There is no pictorial tradition in Anatolia , Afghanistan or the Caucasus ( although human and animal figures are often used as subsidiary decorative motifs in Caucasian rugs ) , but some nomadic and tribal groups , especially the Belouch , occasionally produce items with pictorial themes ( pl. 4 ) . |
| 13 | Database programs are often described as empty shell , content-free and cross-curricular software . |
| 14 | There is a tendency for this weighty movement to overbalance its relatively terse bedfellows — ( ii ) and ( iii ) are often experienced as mere appendages . |
| 15 | At club level these divisions are often relaxed as all boards sail together and only a maximum sail size rule is imposed . |