Example sentences of "always [been] considered " in BNC.

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1 The description and demonstration of the working of such systems has always been considered a major advance in anthropological theory and is usually traced to the publication in 1940 of African Political Systems by M. Fortes and E. E. Evans-Pritchard with their respective discussions of the Tallensi of West Africa and the Nuer of East Africa .
2 Widows , the only social position that a traditional society could envisage for a husbandless adult woman , have always been considered as inauspicious and undesirable people .
3 Opera and its inherent dressing up has always been considered rather girlish .
4 The size of capital grants in the UK 's LFA ( enhanced above the rates payable outside it ) has always been considered , along with HLCAs , a major incentive for agricultural improvements which has exacerbated the nature conservation/agriculture conflict in the uplands .
5 For another it was learning French at evening classes when she had always been considered a complete duffer at languages .
6 The electricity industry had always been considered to be a natural monopoly and plans to privatise it were preceded by lengthy discussions about the ideal structure for the industry .
7 ‘ Like Richard , ’ he said , ‘ I 've always been considered precocious too . ’
8 The NHS has always been considered a ‘ good buy ’ internationally in terms of administrative costs , and although precise comparisons are not possible , clearly remains so , certainly when compared with the 24.1% calculated for the United States .
9 The criteria for surgical intervention are uncertain , and the decision to operate has always been considered difficult in view of the high rate of spontaneous resolution .
10 It has always been considered that he viewed the walls of the town , even though they have still to be located with absolute certainty .
11 Education in Britain has always been considered some of the best in the world .
12 Hand-loom weaving has always been considered a male artisan activity , with the concession that wives from time to time might assist their husbands at the cottage loom .
13 The Research Programme has always been considered vital at Henley as a means of training people for academic appointments .
14 Land reform had always been considered by the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party to be a means to an end , indeed it could provide a way forward for China on economic , social , communist and ideological grounds .
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