Example sentences of "been [vb pp] as [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Essentially concerned with a comparative evaluation of inputs and outputs ( see Chapter 1 ) , performance measurement has long been recognized as important within Whitehall . |
| 2 | Test results show that some products which have been publicised as Alar-free by retailers and manufacturers were still found to contain Alar . |
| 3 | ‘ In the case of SO&sub2 ; and NOx emissions from combustion processes , ’ said the Department , ‘ prevention , or partial abatement , has hitherto been regarded as impractical on grounds of cost , and operators are therefore required to render ground-level concentrations of the emissions harmless by dispersal from high stacks and dilution in the air . ’ |
| 4 | This extraordinary process of programmed cell death has long been regarded as essential to development , the process of growth from spherical egg to an entire human being . |
| 5 | Vivienne Hart has pointed out how many actions , of which she takes populism as her example , which have been presented as subversive of government , are in fact defensive of the constitution in general against the constitutionally subversive , or supposed constitutionally subversive actions of particular governments and politicians . |
| 6 | Groundbaiting has always been seen as vital for bream . |
| 7 | Certainly the primary reason why ideas about chaos have been seen as important for fluid dynamics is their potential relevance to turbulence . |
| 8 | Amenorrhoea with anovulation has long been recognised as invariable in anorexia nervosa ( decreased libido and low testosterone are the equivalent in the male ) . |
| 9 | In the past , so-called biodegradable plastics have been viewed as fraudulent by environmentalists , as they have only broken down into smaller pieces . |
| 10 | In determining planning appeals for residential development , the secretary of state will take into account whether , in the context of the advice of this circular , sufficient housebuilding land has been identified as available for development in the area of the district . |
| 11 | N. B. the term irrationality has been criticised as misleading per Lord Donaldson M.R. in R. v. Devon C.C. ex p . |
| 12 | The doctrine itself , as laid down by Sir Edward Coke , may have been criticised as questionable in principle by some persons whose opinions are entitled to respect , but it has never been judicially overruled ; on the contrary I think it has always , since the sixteenth century , been accepted as law . |
| 13 | It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients . |
| 14 | Here two separate effects may be observed , firstly a distinctiveness effect where a single arousing item in a series is likely to be well remembered simply because it is different from the other items , and secondly an effect which has been described as similar to Easterbrook 's hypothesis in general task performance . |
| 15 | Inhaling it can cause immediate death ; the effect has been described as comparable in speed with an acute cerebral haemorrhage or coronary thrombosis . |
| 16 | Narrower strips , perhaps 50 m wide have been suggested as appropriate in Amazonia , such strips being gardened for some years and replanted with trees as well ; seed and mycorrhizae sources are close by . |