Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [vb pp] as " in BNC.

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1 It 's also argued as well , rather counter to the proponents of election by thirds that it 's undemocratic .
2 So it 's argued that it 's frustrating to the er to the electant It 's also argued as well that the frequency of elections tends to produce lower turn outs .
3 I think it 's best described as wet and warm .
4 The profile of this short-lived low-level blast cloud is supposed to look something like that of a clump of fir trees , so it 's sometimes described as ‘ cypressoid ’ .
5 But of course we 've got to be a bit careful , because the Americans are going , sort of the other way now , that people ca n't wear perfume and deodorant , that , that smell and things like that , can they , because it 's now seen as being equally as difficult as people who smoke .
6 Speaking of metronome markings , it 's 40 to the crotchet , and it 's usually taken as 40 to the dotted minim , in short about three times faster , because no one believes the music 's supposed to go so slow .
7 Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release .
8 Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release .
9 It is somehow seen as trying to soften the cross-examination of an alleged victim , and is somehow seen as more acceptable . ’
10 This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist .
11 IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows :
12 Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole .
13 It has won greater favour in the US than in Britain where it is generally regarded as conceding too much to a particular , and somewhat incoherent , philosophical system .
14 Whilst the student grant contains a fixed amount for housing , it is generally regarded as well below market rates that , of course , vary according to area .
15 Community policing continues to be afforded low priority and prestige within the police force , where it is generally characterised as ‘ social work ’ or not ‘ real ’ policing ( Fielding , 1991:170 ) .
16 It is generally described as lax , that is , not articulated with much energy .
17 More usually it is loosely defined as any increase in GDP , even when that is within the existing production frontier .
18 When a complaint is received it is normally handled as follows :
19 It is easily dismissed as ‘ just another pigeon ’ but it is smaller than its close relative the wood-pigeon .
20 The basic two-way branching structure is always there , but it is easily smothered as lines cross and recross one another , making solid masses of colour ( only black and white in the printed pictures ) .
21 As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important .
22 The existence of man 's ability to enjoy beauty is not a contentious subject and it is universally accepted as ‘ good ’ .
23 However , it is increasingly accepted as ‘ the norm ’ , something that older people have to expect , a ‘ natural ’ element in the process of growing old .
24 Although Reiter 's disease usually follows NGU in this country , in other parts of the world it is well recognized as following certain forms of dysentery .
25 While conflict is taken as given , it is also regarded as problematic .
26 It is also seen as significant in the Davies camp that Neil Kinnock , the party leader , is remaining neutral in the contest .
27 It is also seen as similarly elusive , something in terms of which everything else has objectivity but which can not itself be determined as an object .
28 Capitalism may be perceived as unfair , and needing reform , but it is also perceived as incapable of fundamental transformation .
29 It is variously described as ‘ health and right reason ’ , the ‘ wholesome ’ , the ‘ healthy and unvitiated ’ , and characterized by ‘ unalterable standards of right and wrong ’ ( Goodman , The Oscar Wilde File , 78 , 1 33 , 1 34 ) .
30 But it is certainly cited as one of the examinations that pupils at the new Technology Colleges may take .
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