Example sentences of "what [vb mod] be [vb pp] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been some dramatic prosecutions of commercial fraud , or what may be seen as criminal negligence . |
| 2 | So much then for what may be regarded as general principles , applicable to all . |
| 3 | Thus , for example , left-wing authorities go out of their way to ban what seems to be racist matter , and right-wing authorities tend to be careful to exclude what may be regarded as homosexual literature . |
| 4 | All these examples provide clear evidence of very rapid sedimentation of a " catastrophic " kind in what may be regarded as exceptional deposits in areas of tectonic instability . |
| 5 | My Lords , Government is not prepared to retain the land itself for the future development of what must be regarded as one of the world 's greatest libraries . |
| 6 | Because clearly in in debating this policy I think a number of the districts have also raised diff different points of interest in terms of what should be recognized as exceptional development and we we went down that that road a couple of years ago and unfortunately the districts came to the conclusion that it was n't appropriate to try and list the exceptional circumstances . |
| 7 | Teachers might find their loyalties divided : a wedge driven between what might be seen as opposing interests — for example supply cover for staff or more capitation for pupils . |
| 8 | Desiderius of Cahors was extremely active in what might be seen as secular aspects of city administration . |
| 9 | This did not immediately lead to what might be defined as specific growth policies . |
| 10 | Rated least important in Yorke 's survey were what might be regarded as literary qualities , concerned with acquiring literary and critical values and gaining knowledge about books and authors . |
| 11 | My standing with Harold Wilson began to go downhill in the 1970s , not on personal grounds but because of what might be described as political differences . |
| 12 | And the character of those towns is also erm subject to pressure from development on what might be described as brown field sites and could adversely affect the character of those settlements themselves . |
| 13 | With the white paper scheduled for this week , Mr Major is anxious to avoid what could be seen as another Government muddle and a damaging backlash from his own MPs . |
| 14 | In lumpy wind-against-tide conditions off Yarmouth , Rulor 11 had to be steered through the confusion to avoid what could be described as that familiar IOR slam . |
| 15 | At best , she had what could be described as deuterocanonical status ; she was unquestionably outside the usual canon of poets , but occasionally she was rediscovered and even admired . |
| 16 | Yet those meanings matter : given the breadth of what the courts required of the Secretary of State as reasonable grounds for his action , and the narrowness of what would be regarded as unreasonable local authority action , it is hard to visualise a different result . |
| 17 | Having held that British practice was not in accordance with law , the judges found it unnecessary to address the question what would be regarded as acceptable limits on the right to privacy . |
| 18 | The protection referred to is the protection afforded by registration of a Notice , etc ( see above ) ; minor interests are in fact mainly what would be described as equitable interests in unregistered conveyancing . |