Example sentences of "which be [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those last words of the Buddha , which are also contrived as Reilly 's last words to Celia — ‘ Work out your salvation with diligence ’ — look back to Eliot 's 1914/ 15 essay discussing the supremely attainable good . |
| 2 | To avoid becoming embroiled in psychological or philosophical debates concerning selfhood , most of which are individually oriented as well as universalistic in their conclusions , I prefer to use alternative expressions ; either concept of personhood , or concept of human nature . |
| 3 | In addition to those churches which are organised along denominational lines there are many congregations in England which are best described as ecumenical , for they generally contain members from a variety of churches , or from none . |
| 4 | As originally constructed by a ninth cohort , probably of Legio VI , it contained only two or three suites of rooms together with some which are best interpreted as having a communal function.44 There was a small internal courtyard with an ornamental fountain and the old , first-century fort bath-house was rebuilt on a much larger scale . |
| 5 | Our association of dominant ideology with bureaucracy has tempted us to reserve our notions of way of life for our villagers , thereby reducing bureaucrats and other representatives of the wider world beyond the boundaries of community to automatons , ciphers in depersonalised processes which are unintentionally portrayed as existing merely to threaten the way of life of local communities . |
| 6 | Firstly the curriculum ‘ must promote development in all the main areas of learning and experience which are widely accepted as important ’ . |
| 7 | Humans have a special affinity for dolphins , which are widely perceived as having a special degree of intelligence . |
| 8 | Frequently they took refuge in platitudes and rhetoric , delivering as unassailable truths ideas which are elsewhere accepted as very much open to debate . |
| 9 | ( iv ) When the actor engages in the medical treatment or examination of the victim in a manner or for purposes which are medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable . |
| 10 | McCawley ( 1976 ) asserts that sentences which are universally judged as grammatical are simply those for which no one has any difficulty in thinking of uses . |
| 11 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 12 | This being said , and allowing for the fact that much which was viewed as sexually deviant a generation ago is now viewed tolerantly if not taken for granted , a few words may be said about some practices or groups of practices which are generally recognised as deviant from either the normal object , the normal aim or the normal focal issues of sexuality . |
| 13 | We will not go into great detail on the dangers of using statistics here but merely point to some precautions which must still be taken even when using statistics which are generally regarded as reliable . |
| 14 | Cars which are generally regarded as highly desirable , such as convertibles , will enjoy the most dramatic change in their fortunes . |
| 15 | Such transgressions range from the socially acceptable parking on the ubiquitous yellow lines to the stigmatising drunken driving and eventually to offences which are generally regarded as morally reprehensible . |
| 16 | Their fossil remains seem to occur with other animals and plants , which are generally accepted as terrestrial . |
| 17 | These humanist goals could be fully covered by the ideals which are sometimes described as socialist . |
| 18 | The third characteristic envisaged for the polytechnics , namely that they should have an ‘ applied philosophy ’ , means that their courses should have a vocational orientation and be designed with specific career outlets in mind , thus distinguishing them from many university courses which are sometimes described as ‘ pure ’ . |
| 19 | In the result I have not been persuaded that any doubt has been cast upon principles which are soundly directed as being both desirable and reasonable and which furthermore have for long been firmly established by authority . |
| 20 | However , this is almost certainly not true of disorders like schizophrenia , which are better visualised as aberrations of otherwise normal physiological and psychological processes which for some reason pass beyond their usual adaptive limits ; here the term ‘ dysfunction ’ , rather than disease seems more appropriate . |
| 21 | My own feeling is that we at least need to start where the children feel most comfortable , and then to introduce elements which are better described as mythic rather than fantastic ; that is , to dramatise or create stories which contain imagery and symbolism which are likely to excite the children , and yet which they can relate to their own lives . |
| 22 | Benjamin Libet of the University of California at San Francisco has been responsible for two sets of experiments which are often cited as crucial evidence in the debate about the relationship between brain and mind . |
| 23 | Loudon himself , though anxious to ‘ discard those fanciful comfortless dwellings which are often erected as ornamental cottages ’ , admits that he would ‘ scarcely have courage to pull down a fine old specimen of a picturesque cottage , unless in a case of extreme necessity ’ . |
| 24 | Some chapters look at the manifestations of urban breakdown-John Benyon and John Solomos writing about racial conflict and disorder , for example — others , like Robert Reiner , at the evidence on rising crime rates and the complex ethical dilemmas which are often presented as simple . |
| 25 | The other features which are often claimed as defining characteristics are at once both subordinate to this and , on closer examination , clearly visible in many non-scientific enterprises . |
| 26 | Much previous research , in ignoring the social structural features of class and gender , has tended instead to focus on a variety of other factors in explaining supposed patterns of ‘ underachievement ’ , most of which are now regarded as highly dubious . |
| 27 | However , ‘ professionalism ’ can be interpreted in a variety of ways , some of which are now regarded as pejorative . |
| 28 | Despite its enthusiasm for Unix , Bull says it is committed to continue support for its proprietary GCOS6 , GCOS7 and GCOS8 product lines , which are now positioned as specialised high-performance transaction processing servers , saving on costs by using as many common technologies to produce the three lines as possible . |
| 29 | Many breeds which are now classified as Rare are ideally suited to a smallholder 's needs . |
| 30 | They were seventy two feet long , built of carvel construction in wood and were powered with Gardner engines , which are still acknowledged as being one of the best and most reliable of diesels . |