Example sentences of "are often [verb] as a " in BNC.

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1 Davy 's experiments are often cited as a classic example of the methods used in 19th century physics and chemistry research .
2 The basic components of Maslow 's theory are often presented as a pyramid , but this seems to imply that those needs situated at the top of the pyramid are more important than those at the bottom .
3 Incomes policies are often presented as a preferable alternative to deflation since inflation can be reduced without higher unemployment .
4 Exhibitions are often regarded as a luxury item in a company 's marketing budget , and exhibition stand personnel often look upon manning an exhibition stand as an easy option to their normal duties .
5 This data is apposite because , like women , children are often treated as a particularly vulnerable audience , at risk from the material they consume : whilst , like the romance , television is often seen as a particularly potent source of ideological contamination .
6 Human rights concerns are regarded as an internal matter by the Government of the People 's Republic of China ; and information about violations are often treated as a ‘ state secret ’ .
7 " Facilities to train in this country are often represented as a programme of aid to developing countries .
8 Heavy teaching loads are another fact of life for the modern German academics and are often quoted as a bad influence on research .
9 In areas of impermeable rocks , such as the Lower Palaeozoic rocks of Wales , the terraces are often preserved as a series of broad swells reaching approximately the same elevation , but the break of slope between two adjacent terraces is not always observable .
10 If exchange and completion is to be simultaneous , conditions precedent are often included as a checklist for all parties .
11 Biographies and political memoirs — to which a lot of space is granted — are often used as a device for the reviewer to express his own prejudices .
12 Exploring and experimenting with emotions ( one 's own and other people 's ) in real situations can be hazardous , and so play situations are often used as a sort of laboratory .
13 Archaeological sites are often described as a ‘ diminishing non-renewable resource ’ .
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