Example sentences of "as [pron] is understood " in BNC.
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| 1 | But an obligation to obey the law as it is understood in political writings today is a mere prima facie obligation . |
| 2 | Pile weaving as it is understood today was probably brought into India during the Mogul conquest in the 16th century ( although the native Indian textile tradition is much older ) and was profoundly influenced by Persian culture , art and design . |
| 3 | ‘ The contract between mortgagor and mortgagee , as it is understood in this court , makes the mortgage a security , not only for principal and interest , and such ordinary charges and expenses as are usually provided for by the instrument creating the security , but also for the costs properly incident to a suit for foreclosure or redemption . |
| 4 | On the one hand it would be perfectly in order to write the biography of a poet as long as it is understood that it would be ‘ on a par with biographies of generals and inventors ’ ( Tomashevsky 1978 : 55 ) and was not mistaken for literary science . |
| 5 | His first priority will be to find players as it is understood that several of last season 's side want to leave . |