Example sentences of "it was considered [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was considered self-evident that it was in the general national , indeed imperial , interest to move towards free labour . |
| 2 | Mr. Gardiner relied on this case as demonstrating that it was considered self-evident that the right to recovery arose directly from the unlawful exaction irrespective of whether any element of compulsion existed . |
| 3 | It was considered incorrect , therefore , ‘ to measure all the military groups by the same yardstick ’ . |
| 4 | However , because of the deeply held pessimism in Whitehall it was considered pointless to make detailed plans for an evacuation that would take place in an atmosphere of panic and confusion ; railway timetables would matter little if bombs were raining down . |
| 5 | There was no indication of any desire on the part of the appellant to change his behaviour , and it was considered unsafe to release him into the community . |
| 6 | It was considered bourgeois to own or rent an appartement , so the artistic community of St-Germain-des Pres lived in hotels , paying daily for their night 's — or day 's — rest , flitting from one to the next as circumstances demanded . |
| 7 | It was considered inhumane to move out the large number of ‘ old long-stay ’ residents who had been there for many years . |
| 8 | Although at one time it was considered relevant only to study child language when words appeared , we are now able to consider language development as a continuous process from birth . |
| 9 | To achieve that ownership , it was considered necessary to establish a high quality of working life in the plant through : |
| 10 | The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , visited Mauritius on Nov. 9-11 and reaffirmed that the USA would maintain a presence in the Indian Ocean region as long as it was considered necessary . |
| 11 | If the husband did not fulfil his obligation to maintain , then on balance it was considered preferable for the wife to go out and earn than for the whole family to become chargeable to the Poor Law . |
| 12 | Such areas as staffing and physical resources were monitored by CNAA and , thus , it was considered unnecessary duplication to seek to do this again . |
| 13 | In the late 1960s it was considered impossible to generate computer imagery at a high enough resolution to project onto a Cinerama screen — the electronic equivalent of ‘ grain' would have been unacceptably coarse and spotty . |
| 14 | Even without rearranging the order of the records in the database , it was considered possible to use them to examine the actual organisation in a manner similar to that of the comparison stage of the SSM , ie by listing all activities and posing questions about their existence and effectiveness in the real situation , at the same time considering information-related problems . |
| 15 | It was noted that a number of forms and procedures had been devised by the Clerical Assistant and the OIC , and it was considered possible that the analysis might have been more revealing in other establishments where the approach to administrative work was not so methodical . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was considered possible , though doubtless unjustifiably , that some sharp practice might result , such as admixing rich ore from other parts of the mine with that at the reduced Royalty ! |
| 17 | Fish knives were therefore only used by the middle and lower classes , and in this way it was considered non-U . |
| 18 | However , it was considered unlikely that the USA would actually withdraw , since the Soviet Union was expected to join soon . |
| 19 | Before we reached an age at which it was considered improper , the three of us used to sleep in one big bed and keep each other awake most of the night , giggling and speculating on the mysteries and wonders of Christmas morning . |
| 20 | In other cases it seems that some assessment was made , at a high level , of the general condition of a school , so that it was considered inappropriate for project status . |
| 21 | Thus it was considered inappropriate to overrule a previous decision if : |
| 22 | For the next couple of days , the Britannia will be anchored up the coast , where Prince Charles will work on a BBC film about the environment and talk to government radicals with whom it was considered impolitic for him to spend time during his official itinerary . |
| 23 | Following the rout of the Allied ground forces with the fall of France , it was considered vital to perfect methods to assist rapid deployment of men and equipment to the future battlefields of re-occupied Europe . |
| 24 | Whilst recognising the need to introduce measures that would make Colleges more self-supporting , it was considered unrealistic to expect such measures to be effective immediately . |
| 25 | In the same year it was considered likely that a commercial FBR would be ready in 1965 . |
| 26 | The reply to my letter tamely confirmed this , explaining that it was considered wasteful and expensive to train anyone of that age , for their service would be too short . |
| 27 | In the Store it was considered bad manners , while Outside … well , there were so many other things that killed nomes in any case . |
| 28 | In those days it was considered bad form even to slap you on the back . |
| 29 | The penis did not exist at all in the British sex film because it was considered rude . ’ |
| 30 | However , until the middle of the eighteenth century it was considered impracticable to keep fleets continually at sea throughout the winter because of the severe and rapid deterioration in the condition of the ships . |