Example sentences of "[noun] could [be] considered [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in fact somewhat of a surprise to see cadet editions of a few of the Hornblower novels published for readers in the early and mid-teens , since neither Forester 's open , smooth narrative style nor his approach to sex and violence could be considered exacting or improper where young readers were concerned . |
| 2 | The VT2X polypeptide was expressed at slightly higher levels and had an increased DNA binding affinity as compared to the VT2 version ( data not shown ) ; otherwise these two proteins could be considered identical . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal decided that no child could be considered competent in that situation . |
| 4 | Attempts to cheat the system , however , by discharging a patient briefly every three months could be thwarted by insisting that the period of discharge must last at least two weeks before the admission could be considered separate . |
| 5 | In this book , we assume that the similarity between the transformational process and our diagnostic test arises because the former was formulated in response to intuitions about the fact that the properties of many ( but not all ! ) adjectives could be considered valid for the E qualified in both the P positions in : ( 7 ) P E E P In any case , the test gives us two different ways in which the adjective French may be used with its noun , and the examples show that it does not always designate a property of the entity to which it appears to be attached syntactically . |
| 6 | For a match described by the Berwick Advertiser as Rangers ' last , the number of mourners could be considered low , perhaps even pitiful . |
| 7 | The Consumer Association says that such a clause in the warranty could be considered unreasonable , and does n't invalidate your statutory rights , as long as you 're an individual buyer . |
| 8 | Recording of objective clinical signs such as pulse rate , blood pressure , and peak flow could be considered suboptimal . |