Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is another way in which Eastern Europe can be seen as the prototype of things to come — the flow of refugees from East Germany and the German minorities in other countries to their rich brother . |
| 32 | Given its basic anti-absolutist thought that , whether within or without political society , men have a right to life , liberty , and possessions , it can be seen as a kind of picturesque metaphor which , in explaining the structure of legitimate political authority , reveals it to be based in the consent of the governed . |
| 33 | Having said that , this place has been made ‘ valid through prayer ’ and can be seen as a sacrament of God 's coming to us through the demands of human life . |
| 34 | Gordon Phillips has stressed the way in which this objective , and the General Strike , can be seen as an ‘ expiation of 1921 ’ . |
| 35 | Sir , Mrs Dinwiddie ( Letters , July 19 ) raises the valid point that the premium for organic food can be seen as an environmental subsidy . |
| 36 | These changing attitudes can be seen as part of the general reaction against the older voluntarism . |
| 37 | ‘ Other Costs ’ can be seen as the cost of developing the plot and their total will remain fairly constant in your budget , regardless of the size of dwelling you build . |
| 38 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 39 | They can be seen as a roaring success , a qualified success , or an expensive diversion . |
| 40 | The creation of formalised ( specialised ) pastoral systems can be seen as one of the most limiting aspects of school organisation . |
| 41 | Preactive management can be seen as a positive response to changed circumstances with plans and objectives in mind , that is it is facilitated by the directional planning approach . |
| 42 | These can be seen as the process of incrementalism , the influence of micro-political forces and the tendency of organisations to satisfice rather than optimise goals . |
| 43 | Without making excessive claims , the emphasis on particular trees , fruits , and plants , can be seen as one of several points at which this slight poem connects with physical and historical reality . |
| 44 | Accordingly , ‘ The Month of August ’ can be seen as an early poetic response to the enclosure movement . |
| 45 | In its latter aspect the theory can be seen as a formalization , in associative terms , of the very reasonable suggestion that a stimulus is likely to receive a full measure of processing only when its occurrence is unexpected ( i.e. not predictable on the basis of other , usually contextual , cues ) . |
| 46 | In a new collection of his photographs — My Lithuania — from publishers Thames and Hudson ( £24.00 ) , he certainly admits to literary pretensions as a young man and his photographs can be seen as an attempt to capture the lives of fellow Lithuanians in the detail which only words can usually portray . |
| 47 | Both can be seen as genuine attempts at making something out of nothing , attempts at getting something even if it 's only a laugh out of a life which , in many cases , by 16 has already run into a collection of brick walls labelled ‘ unemployment ’ , ‘ shit jobs ’ and ‘ routine brushes with the Law ’ . |
| 48 | Indeed the recent evidence on plasmids can be seen as beautiful supporting evidence for the conjectures near bottom of page 182 ( which seemed a bit wild at the time ) . |
| 49 | Yet others have argued that the unrest can be seen as a symptom of the breakdown of law and order in British society ( Gaffney , 1987 ; Hall , 1987 ; Keith , 1987 ) . |
| 50 | The national curriculum can be seen as the answer , albeit belated , to the demands of the Great Debate . |
| 51 | Hooliganism on the terraces can be seen as an organised resistance to such changes . |
| 52 | If we analyse the street-comer activity of doing nothing in groups in the light of always hoping that something will happen , then the creation and the putting into effect of ‘ ideas ’ by the group can be seen as one of the most significant group experiences . |
| 53 | The book can be seen as an attempt by Scott to assert himself as leading expert on Gothic Revival secular buildings , perhaps having felt that during the great church-building period of the 1840s and 1850s his work was overshadowed by that of other architects , particularly Pugin and Street . |
| 54 | In the most common form they can be seen as ‘ enclaves treated as being outside the customs territory of the host state , where goods might be imported , stored , processed and re-exported without becoming subject to customs duties ’ ( Morison , 1987 , p. 103 ) . |
| 55 | The evidence would suggest that devolution can be seen as a chore for the head or as an opportunity for the school . |
| 56 | These changes can be seen as elements of a programme intended to open up more aspects of public sector provision to the market and to undermine the powers of state bureaucracy , particularly as highlighted by exponents of ‘ public choice theory ’ . |
| 57 | Readiness to learn can be seen as the possession of learning at lower levels of the hierarchy , necessary to begin learning the present task . |
| 58 | A large percentage of nursing consists of actions which , when analysed , can be seen as skills . |
| 59 | Yet though the African Social Studies Programme suffers from close comparison with its two elder brothers it has nevertheless already influenced practice and served as a forum for international exchange of ideas and can be seen as a contributory factor in the widespread change of emphasis towards study of man in his environment . |
| 60 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |