Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [be] regarded " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet they must not be regarded merely as ‘ difficulties ’ in the text . |
| 2 | It is true that Morris contains no disapproval or qualification of Lawrence , but , in my view , the main statements of principle in these cases can not possibly be reconciled and the later case therefore must not be regarded as providing any support for the earlier . |
| 3 | The argument , then , is that the causing of death by bad driving should not be regarded as a significant aggravating factor , but nor should the non-causing of death or injury be regarded as a significant mitigating factor . |
| 4 | Even boiling , however , should not be regarded as sterilisation . |
| 5 | These tips are intended to help , but should not be regarded as foolproof . |
| 6 | There are , of course , considerable variations in shape , size , and appearance of genitalia and any such differences should not be regarded as abnormal . |
| 7 | It is important to emphasise that older people should not be regarded en masse as ill , frail or in terminal decline . |
| 8 | For a senior job it should not be regarded as a burden to see 12 people and then draw up a short list of three or four . |
| 9 | The movement of the mind into the transcendent should not be regarded as extraordinary or amazing . |
| 10 | It should not be regarded simply as a means of preventing change ’ . |
| 11 | These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell . |
| 12 | The modifications introduced should not be regarded as fundamental . |
| 13 | This group of teaching aids is by far the most important , and should not be regarded as second rate . |
| 14 | This passage forcibly expressed Bukharin 's concern that , given the conditions then prevailing , the ‘ plan ’ should not be regarded as being actually able to control all the elements that had to be taken into account . |
| 15 | So , while the ‘ angle of dangle ’ can give one a start in setting up a bridle , it should not be regarded as a universal solution . |
| 16 | Where the cost of finance under a facility is determined by reference to a base rate ( such as LIBOR ) a change in the base rate should not be regarded as an increase in the level of finance costs for this purpose . |
| 17 | Tempting though they are , books should not be regarded as natural repositories or presses , especially for botanical specimens . |
| 18 | Standard English should not be regarded as fixed . |
| 19 | As for polyunsaturated fats , these are a preferable substitute in our diet , but even they should not be regarded as totally beneficial . |
| 20 | He said that it should not be regarded as a luxury but used for education , rural development and economic reform : the time had come , he said , ‘ for television to change its outlook in this country in order to suit the requirements of a developing country like Zambia ’ . |
| 21 | Conflict should not be regarded as a purely negative issue . |
| 22 | These groups should not be regarded as representative of the Cardiff population : the 1991 census data records a Bangladeshi population of 1663 , some 0.6% of the total . |
| 23 | prisons , it was being insisted , should not be regarded in isolation from the wider picture . |
| 24 | Eating and Drinking in Edinburgh is a selective guide but omission from its pages should not be regarded as implying criticism . |
| 25 | Whitehead ( 1978 ) and Williams ( 1977 ) have both offered perceptive critiques which suggest that , at the very least , Britton 's notion of writing modes the expressive , poetic and transactional — and his categories of audience should not be regarded as unproblematic . |
| 26 | Although the chance to split votes is from the British standpoint a novelty which a commentator can not ignore , it should not be regarded as more than a minor feature of the WGMS . |
| 27 | The role of the clergy in all this should not be regarded too cynically . |
| 28 | Whichever terms are used , their contents should not be regarded as absolute . |
| 29 | Moreover , section 29(1) directs that an offence should not be regarded as more serious because of an offender 's previous record or failure to respond to previous sentences . |
| 30 | Although mental illness should not be regarded as any different from physical illness , it is not always so viewed by the uninformed and the fact that in later life it might become known that a minor had been treated under the Acts might redound to his or her disadvantage . |