Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] be considered [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , acts of violence may be considered necessary in situations of moral dilemma even though they are known to be wrong . |
| 2 | The author was keen that neither himself nor his readership should be considered prejudiced . |
| 3 | The latter might be comparable in date to the Kingscote mosaic , but as that itself can only be assigned tentatively to c. 325 , this association must be considered inconclusive . |
| 4 | The bill has proved controversial , especially over the issue of whether deep burial should be considered permanent or not . |
| 5 | But a crucial element of meaning can not be construed in this way , namely , the negative , scolding aspect ; because of this , the expression to give someone a piece of one 's mind must be considered semi-opaque — and , by the same token , only semi-translucent . |
| 6 | It was in fact somewhat of a surprise to see cadet editions of a few of the Hornblower novels published for readers in the early and mid-teens , since neither Forester 's open , smooth narrative style nor his approach to sex and violence could be considered exacting or improper where young readers were concerned . |
| 7 | No single result of a simulation experiment can be considered meaningful . |
| 8 | We would also be interested in purchasing some of the more sought after antiquarian guides and books where their value is such that a pure donation might be considered over-generous . |
| 9 | Although stool frequency in the population ranges from 3/week to 3/day , variations within this range may be considered abnormal , and frequent but fragmented or lumpy stool as diarrhoea . |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal decided that no child could be considered competent in that situation . |
| 11 | such work would be considered extra hazardous although each such case would be considered on its merits . |
| 12 | A letter of instruction , for example , by one of the parties to his Notary to prepare the conveyance will be considered good evidence of the existence of such verbal contract . |
| 13 | The Governing Body has decided that the income from this fund , which is used according to the By-Law to provide Edith Haynes Scholarships for either undergraduates or graduates of the College at the discretion of the Governing Body , will for the present be available to make grants in the first instance to mature graduates of the College who wish to continue or resume academic work , and are ineligible for State Studentships , or similar public support , by reason of age or inability to meet the requirement of residence in the U. K. Should no such applicant come forward , graduates of another university who are or have been members of the College reading for a further degree will be considered eligible . |
| 14 | Attempts to cheat the system , however , by discharging a patient briefly every three months could be thwarted by insisting that the period of discharge must last at least two weeks before the admission could be considered separate . |
| 15 | But in practice , government intervention may be considered desirable to neutralize short-term disturbances in the exchange markets . |
| 16 | It may be that with a rent well into six figures it is unrealistic to expect directors to give guarantees and therefore the following amendment may be considered appropriate : |
| 17 | In practice this process may be considered broken , for not only will it never interact with the outside world , but what is worse the environment can never detect this fact . |
| 18 | So small is this world , and so insignificant are its participants , that detailed attention might be considered unnecessary . |
| 19 | Secondly , a number of views of this procedure can be considered relevant , eg from the point of view of the individual who is concerned with the speedy settlement of claims , the administrative assistant who checks the claims for errors , and the boss who is concerned with the effect on his status if a large number of false claims were to be made , and discovered outside the section . |
| 20 | But bosses at the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre reinstated her , saying : ‘ No one person can be considered accountable . ’ |
| 21 | A mortgage valuation may be considered sufficient for a lending institution able to spread the risk across many loans , and which also has the benefit of the security of each borrower 's income as well as the property . |
| 22 | Indeed , if he tries to deal with the application on that basis the affidavit may be considered defective and the application may fail . |
| 23 | The Consumer Association says that such a clause in the warranty could be considered unreasonable , and does n't invalidate your statutory rights , as long as you 're an individual buyer . |
| 24 | Anyone who maintained such a preposterous theory would be considered mad , and rightly so ! |
| 25 | This is the percentage mark at which the volume will be considered full if the next module to be formatted requires more than the residual space in the volume . |
| 26 | Young men who take clerical work as the first step in a management career can be considered middle class . |
| 27 | In terms of licensing blocks of the sea bed for exploratory drilling for oil , certain areas of Cardigan Bay should be considered inviolable and be completely excluded from any licensing procedure to exploit mineral resources . |
| 28 | Recording of objective clinical signs such as pulse rate , blood pressure , and peak flow could be considered suboptimal . |
| 29 | This wet chamber can be considered small for a submerged filter — but the manufacturer 's tests , I am informed , prove that the trickle filter is responsible for most of the filtration and a large submerged filter compartment is not necessary . |
| 30 | He rejects the suggestion that Buddhism can be considered atheistic on the grounds that God is really the dharma or teaching of the Buddhists . |