Example sentences of "[adv] [be] considered [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Change could only be considered viable in the massage routines and the in-house APF macros which determine the appearance of the dictionary material on the page .
2 For a considerable amount of inconsequential information owned by the institution is classed as confidential , even though its release could only be considered prejudicial to the safety and interests of the state by the most bigoted autocrat .
3 However , where , as was the case with Akzo 's pricing policy , the prices charged were below average total cost ( that is , including fixed costs ) but above average variable cost , they could only be considered predatory if they were established as part of a plan to eliminate competitors .
4 It said that where a dominant enterprise charged prices below the average variable cost , those prices must necessarily be considered predatory , because the enterprise could have no other interest in charging loss-making prices besides the elimination of its competitors .
5 It must be emphasised , however , that an experienced endoscopist is necessary , as Dieulafoy 's disease can easily be overlooked or concomitant lesions , such as ulcers or varices , may wrongly be considered responsible for the bleeding episode .
6 In so doing Railfreight chalked up an achievement which would scarcely be considered feasible by any other European railway administration : only in Britain is the freight-carrying railway required to function without government subsidy .
7 He 'd scarcely be considered presentable . ’
8 Film-production funds , for example , could no longer be considered compatible with EC law , nor could support funds for the visual arts and for authors and translators of literary works ( the latter being particularly important in the smaller language areas of Europe ) .
9 The theory of ‘ proletarianization ’ suggests that routine white-collar workers have become part of the proletariat and so can no longer be considered middle class .
10 In conclusion , brief reference must be made to Douglas Trumbull 's directorial debut , Silent Running ( 1971 ) , an ecological flop d ‘ éstime that can no longer be considered underrated , though not quite a cult film .
11 Butterflyfish can normally be considered good members of an aquarium community , as they are not usually attacked by other fish .
12 In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory .
13 Having said that , it is possible to plant some in groups , and it is true to say that some thrive in soil which would normally be considered unsatisfactory .
14 They argue that even if male clerical workers can not be considered proletarian because of their upward mobility , this is not true of female clerks .
15 This , says Lewontin , is an example of negative allometry , and need not be considered adaptive .
16 It expressed the view that opportunities should be provided for suitably qualified students to obtain a degree , although it was acknowledged that many would not be prepared to take the longer course this entailed and some would not be considered suitable for admission to degree studies .
17 However , a large sample of O. smitti shows so much variation in these characters that the type material of O. segesta can not be considered other than conspecific with O. densa .
18 Other implications of validity generalisation research are firstly , that ability tests have higher validity than earlier research has shown , secondly that ability tests are transportable rather than situation specific so there is no longer a need for local validation studies and finally , that job analysis need not be considered essential .
19 She shuddered — for if there were she really must find them out and write of them , or her articles could not be considered authentic .
20 So , in sum , Castells 's argument leads to the suggestion that people 's moral careers , their use of back and front regions , and so on , can not be considered separate from the workings of a capitalist economy or the exercising of political authority .
21 But at Meehan 's trial this same argument — that evidence against Griffiths in the matter of the planted bits of paper should not be considered competent as evidence against Meehan — was rejected by Lord Grant ( Lord Grant being as keen to see Meehan convicted as Robertson was to see Waddell acquitted ) .
22 Women are forgetful , and their testimony can not be considered reliable .
23 We have virtually reached the position where a defendant will not be considered liable when he would not be liable according to the ordinary principles of negligence .
24 Since the first of these measures runs counter to the purposes of binding , it can not be considered acceptable ; it is suggested , therefore , that , wherever possible , current procedures for channelling material to and through the bindery be investigated , with a view to reducing to a minimum the time which such items spend off the shelf .
25 From the vantage point of an external galaxy , such as M31 , the nucleus of the Galaxy would not be considered active ; the radio luminosity of Sgr A , 10 35 ergs -1 , is small enough to be provided by a star .
26 They establish safety without endangering the subjects , and thus should not be considered unethical .
27 With reference to the networks under study , the samples can not be considered random as such , because it is not true that all users in the township during the prevalence period had an equal chance of being selected .
28 Cuban officials had made clear that these spoiled or blank ballots would not be considered valid and so did not affect the election .
29 Gassendi does not develop the thought that ‘ the labours of the most outstanding philosophers … need not be considered useless just because they have not produced an Aristotelian knowledge for us so far ; for they have produced another sort which is more true and useful , namely knowledge from experience and the appearance of things . ’
30 If this is all she thinks , she surely can not be considered Christian .
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