Example sentences of "[be] considered a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same manner , Paynes Grey can be considered a dark violet-blue as it is primarily a mix of ultramarine blue and black . |
| 2 | It was true : I was spending every evening and night with my owl , so I was n't leading what could be considered a normal teenager 's life . |
| 3 | Access in contravention of these rules will be considered a serious offence . |
| 4 | In Vologsky 's case , as an elitist member of the armed forces , it might well be considered a serious crime . |
| 5 | It would not be considered a serious loss by the company and the financial gain to the robbers was not necessarily substantial . |
| 6 | There followed a period when both these positions were held by hearing persons , which must be considered a backward development in the evolution of the BDDA . |
| 7 | This may be considered a typical penalty . ’ |
| 8 | This 24 hours is only two-thirds of the 36 hours available ; it should be considered a minimum time to allocate to private study . |
| 9 | He also had claims to be considered a genuine all-rounder , having played many attacking innings in the lower middle order . |
| 10 | Although they are mainly what would be called consolidating enactments in British practice , one which may perhaps be considered a genuine code is the regulation bringing together all the various Community rules on customs matters , in effect a Community Customs Code , on which the Council adopted a common position on 14 May 1992 . |
| 11 | The custom of marriage has gained strength , in the sense that more people are entering into it and that it seems to be considered a necessary prelude to having children . |
| 12 | Standard forms of tender and subcontract are issued by the JCT for use in conjunction with this method , which is far less complicated than full nomination and which , because the main contractor takes greater responsibility , must be considered a useful alternative by surveyors . |
| 13 | These paints should be considered a temporary measure until the cause of the damp has been found and cured . |
| 14 | However , the fact that the LEA has a no-redundancy policy would not , in itself , be considered a good reason for deducting the costs of dismissal from a school 's budget share . |
| 15 | The actor can play a different person each month and still be considered a good actor . |
| 16 | Athey , though having been exposed as a poor leader , could also , like Allan Lamb , be considered a good number two . |
| 17 | XIa ) shows any significant similarity to the western designs ( chequered decoration — a feature common to mosaics of both regions — is insufficiently diagnostic to be considered a major index of affinity ) . |
| 18 | If the long and complex passage of Athenaeus 6 ( 273a–275b ) , which Felix Jacoby gives as fragment 59 , can be considered a trustworthy summary of Posidonius ' views about Roman civilization , two features emerge : ( a ) the Romans preserved for a long time their extreme simplicity of life ; ( b ) in that long period they learnt many techniques from various foreigners ( Greeks , Etruscans , Samnites and Iberians ) and their constitutional principles from the Spartans . |
| 19 | Water transparency may be considered a simple measure of increased acidity since the microscopic single-cell plants ( phytoplankton ) decline with increasing acidity . |
| 20 | The HGT-1 cell line was isolated from a human gastric adenocarcinoma , and can not be considered a complete model for the parietal cell as it does not secrete hydrochloric acid . |
| 21 | The Severn could not be considered a complete failure , however , for from it was developed the very successful Saro A.27 London flying-boat . |
| 22 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 23 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 24 | As Guthrie foresaw and wrote to me after attending an early performance : I feel confident that Gloriana will survive and be considered a great work … that disastrous miscalculation of opening it to an audience and on an occasion that required an all-star Iolanthe will set it back twenty years . |
| 25 | He is a good midfielder but without the goals he 'll never really be considered a great player . |
| 26 | Theoretically , one would expect the Northern catholic community and the six counties of Ulster to be considered a lost remnant , unredeemed from British rule , and indeed this is by far the most popular interpretation . |
| 27 | In port it may be considered a cosy double . |
| 28 | Now , as far as I know , mechanical missionaries from the copper-capped brigade made various sorties on the L.M. main line over the years , but only one expedition by what might be considered a top-link engine is on record having penetrated further than Mold Junction . |
| 29 | Is there any way in which characters in dramatic texts may be considered a worthwhile object of criticism ? |
| 30 | The response of the law-enforcement agencies is taken by some writers as further evidence that this violence against women is considered legitimate and that the state should , therefore , be considered a patriarchal institution rather than a neutral body . |