Example sentences of "this can [adv] be [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can not be asserted as a metaphysical proposition ; as something , that is , which is true of the world of existents irrespective of the manner in which existents are given in our experience . |
| 2 | ‘ Surely this can not be justified as an effective use of civil servants ' time or public money . ’ |
| 3 | With regard to " temporality " ( in the sense in which this concept was used above ) , this can not be regarded as a sufficient condition of particularity so long as it is not shown that temporality alone ( in the indicated sense ) ensures numerical identity of particulars ; and if we are to be able to justifiably claim that it is a necessary condition of particularity , we must first show that there can be no extra-temporal particulars . " |
| 4 | This can not be regarded as good practice . |
| 5 | However , planetary chemistry is sufficiently complicated that this can not be regarded as a firm conclusion . |
| 6 | However this can not be used as a guide to future performance as investments can go down as well as up . |
| 7 | However , this can not be used as a guide to future fund performance , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 8 | However , this can not be used as a pretext to justify inertia . |
| 9 | This was Britain 's worst air tragedy , and whilst this can not be classified as an accident in the usual sense of the word , there were calls for greater airport security , and considerable concern over whether a warning that an attack would be made on an American airliner had not been passed onto the public because a drop in seat sales would occur . |
| 10 | The observation that CF patients could contaminate environmental surfaces with P cepacia in their sputum suggested that this can not be excluded as an indirect mode of spread of the epidemic strain within the Edinburgh fitness class . |
| 11 | This can not be construed as a criticism of the surveillance protocol itself . |
| 12 | This can simply be described as a flat panel display that is written on with a stylus ( pen ) . |
| 13 | This can also be used as an opportunity to discuss the relative cost of long-term and short-term debt finance . |
| 14 | But Micahel Winner says reconstructions like this can legitimately be described as entertainment . |
| 15 | This can now be identified as the first signs of the creation of a source of ‘ goodness ’ additional to that due to the ruthless forces of the struggle for survival . |
| 16 | The most radical act of 1689 was the break in the succession , and this can unquestionably be seen as a victory for the Whigs . |
| 17 | This can hardly be described as sisterly behaviour . |
| 18 | Recently published Dataquest figures indicate a potential market size of $300 million by 1990 but with less that a year of history to go on this can hardly be taken as anything more than a guideline . |
| 19 | This can therefore be treated as a withdrawal rather than a business expense . |
| 20 | The question is whether this can really be regarded as a solution to the problem of the relativity of truth . |