Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [vb pp] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not necessarily imply acceptance of these images since they may be seen as unacceptable in their own right . |
| 2 | They may be seen as obstructive when restraining rival groups of fans , but the venom and anger characteristic of , for instance , thwarted political demonstrators , is noticeably absent at most football matches . |
| 3 | The report says home phone calls can be useful but only in high phone-ownership areas , and they may be regarded as intrusive . |
| 4 | In reality , the changes may be positive for the staff , but they may be perceived as negative ( there is also the possibility that change will be negative and resistance to change is therefore a positive thing ) . |
| 5 | They may be categorised as Marxist , like Althusser 's , as structuralist ( in some senses of the term ) , as functionalist , and so on . |
| 6 | Or even worse they may be misdescribed as vestigial bequests from our primate ancestry — yet another example of the naive reductionism which sometimes passes as orthodox science . |
| 7 | They may be taken as free-standing courses or as part of a programme of modules . |
| 8 | They may be described as clearing members , or members of the clearing house administered by LCH . |
| 9 | If dare and need are not asserted as realities , then they must be conceived as mere potentialities , and since the infinitive also expresses a non-actual event in these uses , it must also be represented as a potentiality . |
| 10 | Before individual suppliers may submit tenders for orders from these kinds of customers , they must be accepted as capable and reliable . |
| 11 | They must be treated as adequate because they reflect the statutory provisions in regard to appeals by persons upon who intervention notices are served by S.I.B . |
| 12 | And to fulfil this role they must be seen as independent of the society they help to constitute . |
| 13 | But in order for these activities to be meaningful , they must be understood as communicative processes between people , and the individuals concerned must be able to construct social contexts within which their reading and writing activities can have meaning . |
| 14 | These issues are discussed later in greater detail , but even at this point they must be raised and current policies and machinery for assessment and selection set alongside those for curriculum planning and development described earlier in this chapter . |
| 15 | However , they face substantial difficulties in their struggles against organized capital , domestically and transnationally ( see Rowan et al. , 1980 ) and they must be considered as marginal most of the time in the global system . |
| 16 | If the modules are development versions they must be referenced as LATEST-ISSUE in the package header module relations section . |
| 17 | If the modules are development versions they must be referenced as LATEST-ISSUE in the package header module relations section . |
| 18 | For a large cichlid they must be classed as unaggressive and certainly they do not try to rearrange their surroundings . |
| 19 | These real arts of the field man 's work can only be acquired over a long period , and they must be practised and refined by an officer on his own in the course of his work . |
| 20 | She recommends that they should be felled and new trees planted to preserve the environment . |
| 21 | Although these methods of payment are not usual for normal trade credit transactions they should be considered where sizeable amounts or longer than normal credit terms are involved . |
| 22 | In the case of the other three functions , it will be argued that it is difficult to see how they could be treated as separate : for example , the placement of tonic stress is closely linked to the presentation of ‘ new ’ information , while the question/statement distinction and the indication of contrast seem to be equally important in grammar and discourse . |
| 23 | The incorporation of the mass of the population in the nation supplied an appreciative audience and , in certain circumstances , enthusiastic recruits for imperial adventures , provided they could be presented as noble rather than money-making enterprises . |
| 24 | This enforced poverty made them easier targets for propaganda : if they left with no more than their allowance , they could be portrayed as shabby Untermenschen scuttling away like rats ; if they managed to outwit the system , then they were economic criminals fleeing with stolen goods . |
| 25 | They could be subsidised if necessary and the expenditure would scarcely equal the compensation paid for our wrecked towns and cities . |
| 26 | If the English performances in Paris and Edinburgh had been executed by New Zealand they would be proclaimed as awesome and unstoppable . |
| 27 | Although such numbers are obviously justified by the particular circumstances of Lewis and Harris , eg in the developing world they would be regarded as lavish for a much larger population . |
| 28 | He also required all 800X Squadron 's Fulmar IIs to be transferred to ‘ Ark ’ and they would be replaced as navigational escort to the Hurricanes by her Fulmar Is which were teased out and no longer suitable as fighters . |
| 29 | 1989 ) we asked those who had just adopted children whether they would be prepared or willing to accept or consider adoption with contact . |
| 30 | We were deprived a show of hands because they knew they would be defeated and embarrassed . ’ |