Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be construed as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Non-cooperation and civil disobedience , as Gandhi understands them , can not be construed as a coercive threat in this sense . |
| 2 | Two victories in eight matches can not be construed as a success , even by the wildest stretch of the imagination , but there was some good news as well . |
| 3 | Whenever you can find from the terms of the document an agreement for the reservation of rights against the co-debtor , then , I agree , the document can not be construed as an accord and satisfaction of the joint debt , and , therefore , as a release of the co-debtor . |
| 4 | Even Adomnán 's reference to ‘ strangers ’ holding sway among the Dalriadic Scots can not be construed as a reference to the agents of King Oswiu ( or Ecgfrith ) because these strangers are represented as oppressing Dál Riata from c . |
| 5 | This can not be construed as a criticism of the surveillance protocol itself . |