Example sentences of "[noun] [be] see [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditional music and hymnody are seen to be for an older audience . |
| 2 | Illustrations are seen to be a motivating factor for poor readers , but they are otherwise considered to be a distraction and ‘ do not themselves make the reading level of the prose any lower ’ ( ibid . |
| 3 | When a government is weak and under pressure and when policies are seen to be failing , little authority may attach to a Prime Minister and the advantages of office are rapidly turned to personal disadvantage . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , increased delegation will depend on government carving out more areas of activity for which authorities are seen to be responsible , and central intervention is improper . |
| 5 | ‘ It is important that laws drawn up at community level are seen to be applied in an effective and consistent manner throughout the community . ’ |
| 6 | If their commitment and reliability are seen to be less than that of a paid worker then the stereotype will be reinforced and the many totally committed and reliable volunteers will be misjudged . |
| 7 | Opinions are seen to be less stable than values and relate to less important or transient issues . |
| 8 | With this policy rewards are seen to be under your control — not his or hers to manipulate . |
| 9 | Organizations are seen to be not unlike armies engaged in battle with the armies of other enterprises . |
| 10 | But certain images are seen to be universal , such as that of the holy mother and child . |
| 11 | Even when a building is relatively plain inside , as time passes all historic finishes and fabric are seen to be of greater significance ; so it is desirable to preserve as much of the original interior as possible . |
| 12 | These linear relationships are plotted in Fig. 1 where both the consumption and saving relationships are seen to be straight lines . |
| 13 | Every problem or alien thing can by a creative expansion of the mind be seen to be part of a larger whole within the mind . |
| 14 | However , shortly afterwards , curio-sellers in Kano were seen to be selling photographs of the man , his wives and followers , and of some of the incidents that had taken place in December . |
| 15 | If the centre parties were seen to be self-interested in blocking the formation of a government through their insistence on a deal to introduce electoral reform then this could reflect badly on them in the election so cutting back their seats — and the prospect for proportional representation . |
| 16 | Some historians argue that modern ecology only became possible in the post-Darwinian age in which all natural relationships were seen to be fragile . |
| 17 | Second , it was written by a working party headed by John McFarlane , which meant that the non-practitioners were seen to be playing a prominent role in the APB 's activities and encouraging widespread debate . |
| 18 | The intention of the parties entering upon a partnership is seen to be of paramount importance . |
| 19 | A more marginal case is where the defendant is seen to be raising his fists in anticipation of the fight . |
| 20 | The chosen design of an individual gear is seen to be successful only if it not only meshes with the next gear in the train but also contributes to the selection of the desired gearbox ratios . |
| 21 | When the distribution of revenue is seen to be equitable , one would expect to see this intransigence diminish and with it doubts about the commitment of the UK to the EC . |
| 22 | Professor Parker shows that this is not always a matter of dispassionate assessment but may turn on whether the research is seen to be delivering ‘ good ’ news or ‘ bad ’ news . |
| 23 | Appraisal is seen to be principally the activity of applied linguistics ( or that branch of it that concerns itself with language teaching ) and application ( as defined here ) the principal activity of language teaching . |
| 24 | My blackness was seen to be a public and political fact , whereas my gayness was seen as a purely personal matter . |
| 25 | Thus the hunt was on for heads of functions who could deliver results , and executive search was seen to be the only truly effective way to actually define and attract this key talent . |
| 26 | When officers arrived he had climbed into the back yard and the Volvo was seen to be on fire . |
| 27 | When officers arrived he had climbed into the back yard and the Volvo was seen to be on fire . |
| 28 | Of the four factors , a confiding tie with a husband or lover was seen to be the most important , in that this could protect against depression whether or not any one of the other three vulnerability factors was present . |
| 29 | The evolutionary and thermoregulatory relationship between birds and dinosaurs was seen to be strengthened in 1989 after an examination of the best preserved fossils of a pterosaur 's wings . |
| 30 | German industry was seen to be a major threat to the European powers and to established patterns of Atlantic trade . |