Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The development of databases is sometimes perceived as having three generations : |
| 2 | A percentage of these surplus calories is then stored as body fat , and this is what makes people overweight . |
| 3 | Early detection of cancers is widely regarded as clinically important in that early treatment usually improves prognosis , and curative surgery may even be possible — for example , in colorectal cancer . |
| 4 | Yet the relationship between the two statements is better described as recursive , rather than hierarchical . |
| 5 | The size of the problem from the point of view of governments is widely acknowledged as large and growing . |
| 6 | The indiscriminate over-suppression of feelings is generally condemned as unhealthy . |
| 7 | A proportion of these FTEs is then established as modular and an analysis of the likely effect of rolling forward current Modular Course student numbers is undertaken , including ‘ self-correcting ’ assumptions about the pattern of student choice ( based on a year-on-year analysis of change ) plus planned new initiatives . |
| 8 | The academic field of industrial relations is typically defined as being the study of the various aspects of job regulation ( Bain and Clegg , 1974 ) , with a consequent attendant focus on rule-making in the employment relationship . |
| 9 | But even setting aside such terminological differences , it remains true that whether or not any animals employ symbolic representations is widely regarded as doubtful . |
| 10 | The Cold War theme , against which the collaboration of the Russian and American scientists is positively asserted as looking forward to the new world promised by the black obelisks and the climactic creation of a second sun , contrasts with the political neutrality , even blandness , of Kubrick 's film . |
| 11 | The effect of housing developments is usually dismissed as being small unless the developments are very large — typical estimates are around one half a child aged 0–16 per household . |
| 12 | In Malaysia , environmental concern over the rainforests is now seen as at best a Western fashion , and at worst a cynical attempt by the wealthier nations to thwart Third World development . |
| 13 | Demand in industrial goods markets is therefore described as DERIVED . |
| 14 | In contrast sexual activity by men is rarely seen as problematic . |
| 15 | The chief constable adds : ’ The proposed legislation to deal with aggravated taking of vehicles is most welcomed as recognition that there is a real problem to be addressed . |
| 16 | Second , this concern with the ineffectiveness of policies is now recognized as requiring the asking not only of questions about the character of policy but also about what is wrong with the implementation process and the organizations responsible for implementation . |
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| 18 | In broadcasting the French predilection for state leadership , fresh starts and grand plans is widely regarded as being less than a great success . |
| 19 | The importance which Ellis laid upon the drafting and promulgation of such rules is generally regarded as one of his major contributions to the civilizing of Texas prisons . |
| 20 | The whole idea of economic growth in the early Middle Ages is sometimes dismissed as anachronistic . |
| 21 | The claim that foreign learning engenders insight , tolerance , ‘ wider horizons ’ and better understanding of other peoples and cultures is frequently made as justification for teaching foreign languages as part of general , non-vocational education ( most recently in D.E.S . |
| 22 | There are no population estimates , but the tucuxi is currently listed as highly endangered . |
| 23 | Audit of general practitioner services is generally regarded as desirable , but funding is scarce . |
| 24 | In other words , the body plan of existing vertebrates is readily understood as being derived from a set of structures which , in a distant ancestor , were adaptations for a particular way of life . |
| 25 | It is still disputed where exactly the dome based upon pendentives originated , but its adoption for use in Christian churches is now accepted as being from eastern influence not , as was originally thought , from Imperial Rome . |
| 26 | The sustained and systematic assault upon the assumptions and procedures of classic realism , vigorously pursued by the leading nouveaux romanciers , could almost be said to represent a manifesto of postmodern aims and aspirations ; while the emphatic self-reflexivity of their novels is frequently cited as paradigmatic of radical textuality . |