Example sentences of "could be seen in the " in BNC.
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1 | The contradiction between the two could be seen in the nationalist movements which paved the way for independence , in which there was a constant tension between the attempt to build a genuine nationalist movement and the tendency for support to be delivered on a tribal basis . |
2 | The inadequacies of management in state enterprises have been described in dramatic terms by several Nigerian academic observers , one of whom wrote in 1974 that the reasons for the poor performance of the state-owned sector could be seen in the words of one observer ‘ in the over centralization of authority … inspired by sheer love of power ’ or by another : |
3 | Increasingly Moran could be seen in the fields staring idly at some task he should be completing . |
4 | Much of the same inspiration could be seen in the army uniform , although soldiers will be allowed to choose between the kepi and a beret . |
5 | A simple example of the effect of this fall in coal prices could be seen in the changing views on the conclusions of Sir Frank Layfield , the Sizewell Inquiry Inspector . |
6 | The kingdom of God , he said , could be seen in the hearts of all who love and obey God now . |
7 | But the fact is that there might be persons eager to oppose the operation of the trust , and vested interests in declaring that no legal intention could be seen in the words used by the testator . |
8 | The circle could be seen in the discs of sun and moon and their related haloes and rainbows . |
9 | As could be seen in The Graduate , Dustin had a compact and well-built body . |
10 | Thus , some of the best examples of British painting could be seen in the National Gallery and the Modern Art Museum , while the less important , but , for some , equally interesting , would have ample space of their own . |
11 | An echo of this could be seen in the fascination expressed by many middle-class men with the physical features of working-class women and in the concurrent attempts at sexual colonisation embodied in prostitution of working-class girls . |
12 | It widened but nothing could be seen in the gap , save for the path ahead , winding on down to the valley . |
13 | The ramparts of the moor could be seen in the distance , its peaks blurred against a leaden sky , their lower slopes wrapped in mist . |
14 | Treves wrote : ‘ As a specimen of humanity , Merrick was ignoble and repulsive ; but the spirit of Merrick , if it could be seen in the form of the living , would assume the figure of an upstanding and heroic man , smooth browed and clean of limb , and with eyes that flashed undaunted courage . ’ |
15 | In one shot , Daine could be seen in the background while Rhonda was trying to scratch out the eyes of a competitor for his attentions , Arlene Dahl . |
16 | At that time several scholars , notably William Hoskins and Maurice Beresford , were drawing attention to the large number of deserted medieval settlements which could be seen in the landscape . |
17 | The haircut would have won the approval of an army officer and similar clothes could be seen in the windows of men 's outfitters in any high street , but the body inside them was unmistakably female . |