Example sentences of "[is] [adv] accepted as " in BNC.

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1 A baby conceived by in vitro fertilization in this way is as genetically related to its father and mother as a normally conceived baby , and the technique is widely accepted as ethically acceptable , although not , of course , by the Catholic Church , for the reasons that have been mentioned above .
2 ’ The IoT examination is widely accepted as being of a uniquely high standard , and the revised syllabus for 1994 , incorporating a new paper on Tax Ethics and Administration , will ensure that the IoT examination retains its relevance for the future .
3 Is he aware that the chain and cable industry in this country is widely accepted as being the best in the world in terms of both technology and workmanship ?
4 In men the signs and symptoms of gonorrhoea will appear after the incubation period , which is generally accepted as being between two and ten days .
5 Vibration is generally accepted as being another word for energy .
6 Wine produced by this method is generally accepted as superior to sparklers produced by other less expensive means which are usually known as vin Mousseaux .
7 In the absence of any accretion , this is generally accepted as being an upper limit to the age of the pulsar , indicating that the pulsar is young compared with other globular cluster pulsars .
8 That is to say , your study will provide you with the knowledge that is generally accepted as making up the subject .
9 It is often represented in rugs as a cloud with a short tail , and is generally accepted as symbolizing a wish , or the hope that a wish be fulfilled .
10 Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole .
11 It is now accepted as his masterpiece and has spawned a small industry in northern Italy .
12 It is still disputed where exactly the dome based upon pendentives originated , but its adoption for use in Christian churches is now accepted as being from eastern influence not , as was originally thought , from Imperial Rome .
13 Elsewhere , as in Australia , ‘ the half-trained pianist is often accepted as sufficient for the task ’ .
14 However , it is increasingly accepted as ‘ the norm ’ , something that older people have to expect , a ‘ natural ’ element in the process of growing old .
15 The method of comparison which is increasingly accepted as most ‘ rational ’ , at least by large-scale enterprises with sophisticated calculation procedures , involves discounting future revenues ( or costs ) at a rate of discount equal to the ‘ cost of ( money ) capital ’ to the enterprise .
16 The other constraint on the speaker is that the word-meaning chosen must also be one which is conventionally accepted as used for entities rather than for properties .
17 War is popularly perceived as part and parcel of what it means to be human , and , with ever increasing deadly weapons , the devastating impact of war is consequently accepted as inevitable .
18 The existence of man 's ability to enjoy beauty is not a contentious subject and it is universally accepted as ‘ good ’ .
19 The first limb is universally accepted as legitimate ; the second , though having the merit of expanding the scope of the Convention , has been criticized on various grounds .
20 Essentially , I am suggesting that what I am calling private metaphors were developed by managers as a means of coping with the dissonance between what is commonly accepted as being management theory and what they thought for themselves it ought to be in actuality .
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