Example sentences of "what might [be] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , he surrounds the politics of his imaginary country with darkness , distinguishes between its politics and what might be seen as the antics of bystanders , and concentrates on these bystanders . |
| 2 | Teachers might find their loyalties divided : a wedge driven between what might be seen as opposing interests — for example supply cover for staff or more capitation for pupils . |
| 3 | The offences of organisation and participation are made subject to what might be seen as a kind of impossibility defence . |
| 4 | Desiderius of Cahors was extremely active in what might be seen as secular aspects of city administration . |
| 5 | This did not immediately lead to what might be defined as specific growth policies . |
| 6 | providing a pathway through the new thinking on cultural representation and gender developed by feminist artists , critics and writers over the last decade , the book is wideranging ; a useful introduction to what might be defined as the field of feminist cultural studies . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's gone through what might be regarded as a quiet spell this season , ’ said Clough . |
| 8 | This line of reasoning then raises the question of what might be regarded as an accurate description of the language of ordinary children at different ages . |
| 9 | What might be regarded as the ‘ problem ’ of pollution resides not simply in the physical environment but in social behaviour . |
| 10 | Local authorities were obliged to carry out overcrowding surveys ; to prosecute to enforce the standard ; and to define what might be regarded as ‘ suitable alternative accommodation ’ . |
| 11 | Rated least important in Yorke 's survey were what might be regarded as literary qualities , concerned with acquiring literary and critical values and gaining knowledge about books and authors . |
| 12 | On the other hand , when she behaves in what might be regarded as ‘ non-traditional ’ ways her failure is dismal ; such behaviour adds nothing to her character 's appeal . |
| 13 | Many databases include terms from controlled indexing languages and also support searching on the text of the record , thus offering what might be regarded as the best of both worlds . |
| 14 | The five-year-old writes below what might be transliterated as : |
| 15 | The new development gains tax , introduced by the Finance Act , 1974 , represents the latest attempt to impose what might be considered as an adequate tax on gains which result from the to development or potential development value of land situated in the United in the Kingdom . |
| 16 | Equally , the customers of the odour bar might be adopting a glassy-eyed demeanour so as to avoid seeming to scrutinize Meh'Lindi in what might be construed as an impertinent fashion . |
| 17 | Now however she was standing , part of what might be described as a lively merry family scene , upon the landing , watching the descent of the divan bed from the second floor . |
| 18 | In practice , the new narrative is based in large part on what might be described as a broader concept of realism , one which takes account of the complex , multifaceted nature of reality . |
| 19 | Clean , the front pickup is warm but clear , something perhaps between a Strat and a Gretsch , while the treble unit puts out what might be described as a more cultured version of a PAF . |
| 20 | There are no nation states , or if there are , then Iceland might be the exception that proves the rule : where territorial state boundaries are coterminous with what might be described as a ‘ nation ’ . |
| 21 | The second is what might be described as a pathology of the positions ( solipsism , and so on ) adopted by those philosophers who accept the experiential explanation . |
| 22 | In many more cases , once a plaintiff discovers that there are assets in a State he will wish ( and sometimes be enabled by the very presence of the assets ) to commence proceedings in the courts of that State ; there is what might be described as a ‘ jurisdiction-fishing expedition ’ . |
| 23 | At this point , then , the Chinese were the indispensable sponsors of Vietnamese independence and Ho himself is supposed to have assured them that he would work under their auspices and as a member of what might be described as the Vietnamese patriotic front . |
| 24 | It is , of course , possible to use the expressions here and now in what might be described as ‘ displaced contexts ’ . |
| 25 | My standing with Harold Wilson began to go downhill in the 1970s , not on personal grounds but because of what might be described as political differences . |
| 26 | It then becomes possible to formulate generalizations on what might be described as the sociolinguistic typology of low-status versus relatively standardized , higher-status phonological systems . |
| 27 | Most visitors to vadinamia are aware that , as they approach the planets territorial space , they will have to pass through what might be described as a sort of gauntlet . |
| 28 | And the character of those towns is also erm subject to pressure from development on what might be described as brown field sites and could adversely affect the character of those settlements themselves . |
| 29 | The extension of policy since the passing of the initial Monopolies and Restrictive Practices ( Inquiry and Control ) Act of 1948 can be seen as part of a gradual and continuous process , which has led , in what might be described as an eclectic or ad hoc manner , to the complex pattern of current legislation , culminating in the Competition Act of 1980 . |