Example sentences of "[is] often [verb] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fourth is that of definitions of legitimate knowledge : what is often taught as neutral and objective is in fact androcentric and sexist . |
| 2 | Elsewhere , as in Australia , ‘ the half-trained pianist is often accepted as sufficient for the task ’ . |
| 3 | Although he has lived in the UK since 1969 , Zarei was born in Iran and is often listed as Iranian , but he is officially a British athlete , and won an England vest when competing in the Milton Keynes 24-hour Championships in 1989 . |
| 4 | Although he is often characterized as retiring and eccentric , he entertained distinguished visitors in style , and studio staff were frequently welcomed to Old Place and treated with considerable generosity . |
| 5 | Cultural evolution is often characterized as Lamarckian in quality , in other words , dependent on the transmission of acquired characters , and relatively fast ; while genetic evolution is Darwinian , that is , dependent on changes in gene frequencies across generations , and slow . |
| 6 | Although that curriculum is often represented as diminishing teachers ' choices and initiatives , it is important for heads and their colleagues to note how matters of culture which have many facets can be handled alongside a national concern that schools should be more readily comparable with each other and should be readily accountable , not least in their pupils ' attainment levels . |
| 7 | Although theft is illegal it is often regarded as normal and acceptable practice when an individual ‘ borrows ’ materials from his or her place of work for personal use — such as stationery , or makes 'phone calls on an office telephone . |
| 8 | Both nationalized industries and local authorities publish a good deal of information on their various and diverse activities ( see chapters 8 and 10 ) In Type A nonprofit organizations the level of revenue raised is often regarded as indicative of the value that recipients place on an organization 's services . |
| 9 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 10 | However , it is often regarded as problematic whether or not animals have mental representations , or use symbolic systems or languages . |
| 11 | Such pressure is often regarded as improper and undermining editorial sovereignty and responsibility ; undermining , in other words , ‘ press freedom ’ . |
| 12 | It is often viewed as attractive because the base is that which individuals consume ( or their revenue from the economic system ) rather than a reflection of what they contribute , i.e. income . |
| 13 | What is to be understood as female is something vague ; indeed the Spirit is often designated as neuter . |
| 14 | However , the moral status of the victim is often portrayed as ambivalent in murder trials . |
| 15 | The role of pension funds in this outflow is often taken as indicative for , since the mid-1960s , pension funds have become the main channel for employees ' long-term savings and their overseas investment is sometimes seen as a ‘ diversion ’ of savings that could otherwise have been used to finance productive investment in British industry . |
| 16 | Thus aggression is often taken as synonymous with violence ; violent behaviour being taken as proof of the existence of an inner state called aggression . |
| 17 | SACRISTON entertainer Brenda Collins is often billed as Little Miss Dynamite for her role as singer-comediennne , a description which could also apply to her everyday life . |
| 18 | is often sold as dried seeds but is really more useful in powder form , when it is a vital ingredient in many curries . |