Example sentences of "[prep] be construed as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This definition is to be construed as the way in which the choreographer designs the layout of the ballet . |
| 2 | The terms of service had to be construed as a whole . |
| 3 | ‘ I remain of the conviction that the ordination of women to the priesthood ought to be construed as an enlargement and extension of the historic Christian ministry , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I remain of the conviction that the ordination of women to the priesthood ought to be construed as an enlargement and extension of the historic Christian ministry . |
| 5 | The ordination of women to the priesthood ought to be construed as an enlargement and extension of the historic Christian ministry . |
| 6 | This was to be construed as a ‘ feather in his cap ’ … a rise up the ladder of success . |
| 7 | It was accepted that s 287 had to be construed as one with s 286 . |
| 8 | If the traits of individuals were themselves determined by social groups of one sort or another , they would have to be construed as the playthings rather than the planners of institutions and practices . |
| 9 | In an anonymous introduction , the editor of De revolutionibus , Andreas Osiander , had implied that the earth 's motion was to be construed as nothing more than a convenient hypothesis . |
| 10 | Was any attack on them to be construed as national treason ? |
| 11 | His words were casual , hardly to be construed as a compliment , but reminded Robbie of something Caro had said recently , when Robbie had gloomily deplored Hugh 's defection , expressing the opinion that his new girlfriend was prettier . |
| 12 | Stressing that recent moves towards political reform were not to be construed as Western-style democracy , Saddam Hussein warned on Sept. 16 that anyone pursuing Western models " would not be allowed … to take any post in leadership " . |
| 13 | Generally , the rulebook is to be construed as a whole . |
| 14 | It was accepted by the Court of Appeal that the letter had to be construed as part of the written contract . |