Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] considered to be " in BNC.

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1 A a lad that wore pyjamas was considered to be a bit of a a sissy type of a lad you see .
2 About 15 years ago , three months was considered to be sufficient time for a sales director with two years ' service to convince his company of his competence .
3 Its civil jurisdiction was encroached upon , as contracts made and wrongs done abroad or at sea were brought within the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts by fictions , such as the pretence that such towns as Bordeaux were within the area of , say , Cheapside , so that many international commercial transactions were considered to be purely municipal .
4 It appears that changes in the card catalogues were considered to be too difficult and costly to implement .
5 In that case the supply of dentures was considered to be a sale , and it was clear that the court paid scant regard to the dentist 's skill , providing some indication of the dentist 's standing in the 19th century .
6 As the waters were considered to be particularly efficacious in spring , the first Sunday in May became known around the Calder Valley as Spaw Sunday .
7 But no doubt such observations were considered to be ‘ old wives ’ tales ' .
8 Previously , extractor fans and smoke detectors were considered to be items not ordinarily installed but , since 1 October 1992 , extractor fans and hard-wired smoke detectors installed in new housing to comply with Building Regulations are eligible for zero-rating .
9 In the " Pac-Man " computer games the maze and dots were deemed to be idea , being necessarily dictated by the program function , but the " Pac-Man " and " ghost monsters " characters were considered to be expression as different graphical representations could have been used .
10 After further assessment six patients were considered to be inappropriate referrals and were returned for surgery ( two total obstruction , one tumour invading anus , three fit for surgery and resectable by anterior resection ) .
11 On the grounds of epidemiologic studies , based on specific serum antibodies , H pylori was considered to be uncommon in childhood and to increase progressively with age .
12 Furthermore , we have noted that in the UK during most of the 1950s and 1960s employment and the balance of payments were considered to be the most important macroeconomic objectives by both Labour and Conservative governments .
13 However , since representations of satyrs are often given negroid features , there is a suggestion that negroes were considered to be in some sense monstrous .
14 In the days when Lewis Carroll wrote these stories , people who made hats were considered to be mad , because of the fibrous fumes they inhaled .
15 Senior pupils were considered to be less well served than any other group and almost one half of all secondary schools were not satisfied that the needs of these pupils were being met .
16 They were interested , but their fees were considered to be too high .
17 All three men were considered to be representatives of the party 's younger generation .
18 Two points were considered to be crucial .
19 All children were considered to be constipated because they had either <3 bowel movements per week or painful bowel movements , or a rectal impaction , or an abdominal faecal mass on physical examination , or all four .
20 His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published .
21 His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published .
22 Factors were considered to be clinically relevant if , alone or in combination with another risk factor , they were associated with an increased odds ratio ( lower 95% confidence limit greater than 1.00 ) at more than two time points .
23 In the present study , five risk factors were considered to be clinically relevant because they were associated , at a minimum of two assessment points , with a decreased healing rate .
24 Thus , smoking , an ulcer diameter greater than 15 mm , prior slow healing , multiple ulcers , and prior complications were considered to be clinically relevant risk factors for slow healing since , alone or in combination with another risk factor , they were associated with decreased healing rates at two or more of the two , four , and eight week assessment points .
25 And erm fire-fighting but her manicure is perfect Home front hands can still be charming , tangee lipstick for beauty on duty Now foundation garments were considered to be an essential part of the trim active image which it was every woman 's duty to project .
26 The majority of interviewees were not well informed about the services provided by the CSSU , and , partly as a consequence , the services were considered to be inadequate .
27 It appears that many bus services were considered to be relatively marginal in cost terms even during years of peak usage in the 1930s and early 1950s .
28 These environmental objections were considered to be serious enough to outweigh the economic benefits of allowing the proposal .
29 The outcomes for each patient in the study sample were also measured : negative outcomes were considered to be readmission to the ICU or death during the same hospital admission .
30 Its housing , shopping , school and medical facilities were considered to be excellent and so very attractive to the London-based staff .
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