Example sentences of "seen to be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children are seen to be innocent of life 's problems and should somehow not have to face all the difficulties of death . |
| 2 | Otherwise the general structure is readily seen to be reminiscent of DC . |
| 3 | Similarly , any leading capitalist country which wishes to exert hegemonic influence over the other capitalist economies must be seen to be capable of defending those political and strategic interests which its economic supremacy has given it . |
| 4 | Eckmire , anxious to be seen to be supportive of the departing champion , added : ‘ Our sponsorship position has always assumed that Nigel would be driving for Williams next year and we echo the British public 's sentiments . ’ |
| 5 | Though in a different way , what we have seen to be true of Gide was also true of Wilde : ‘ running foul of the law in his sexual life was a stimulus to thought on every subject … . |
| 6 | The leadership was actually a collective one rather than a personal domination , and Law recognized his obligation to take the advice of those who were seen to be worthy of consultation by the party as a whole . |
| 7 | Because the Council is seen to be independent of government and political parties , it is a trusted source of objective comment on how policy can affect business conditions in Scotland . |
| 8 | For 60 years the Council has been seen to be independent of government and political parties . |
| 9 | I have outlined a handful of sexual difference theories wherein homosexuality is associated with , or is seen to be expressive of : ( 1 ) the true , negative , nature of patriarchy , ( 2 ) a negation of what is truly vital and creative in ( heterosexual ) desire , ( 3 ) anti-Semitism , totalitarianism , and fascism , ( 4 ) an obliteration of the autonomy of the other , ( 5 ) anal negativity , solipsism , and sterility and de-creation , ( 6 ) the undifferentiation of a dying culture , ( 7 ) a cowardly refusal of homosocial rivalry , ( 8 ) the definitive expression of homosocial rivalry . |