Example sentences of "is [verb] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | R. Knowland , CChem , FRSC , is to retire as managing director of British Petroleum . |
| 2 | ‘ Guidelines for Module Writers ’ is intended as essential reading for those involved in module writing . |
| 3 | They begin with a headstart , since they do not use butter , cream or cheese in their cooking — in fact , cheese is regarded as rotten milk ! |
| 4 | Not only do such cases provide — like other contested cases — public evidence of what is regarded as appropriate behaviour , but also the public humiliation of a named victim will not go unnoticed . |
| 5 | Polyploidy may enhance adaptability , and is regarded as useful preadaptation for stressful environments ( Löve and Löve , 1974 ) . |
| 6 | Freud shares what can be seen as the main element in the sociological imagination , that is , to see what is regarded as commonplace action in a particular society , at particular points in time , as being itself in need of some explanation . |
| 7 | Traslated code ( ie the ToolBox ) is regarded as native code . |
| 8 | As sense of humour and what is regarded as acceptable changes , traditional cards , liberally sprinkled with glitter and sugary prose , take a back seat as titillating varieties , sometimes extremely rude , find increasing space on the shelves . |
| 9 | We have , of course , a list of all the directors of the various companies in the group in our records , and a Mr. Andrew Stavanger is listed as managing director of the shipping company . " |
| 10 | The diagonal group is treated as individual cases . |
| 11 | It is worth pointing out here that sewage sludge deposited on land is treated as industrial waste , except : |
| 12 | Instead , there were various individuals — Ferdinand , Isabella and their councillors — and the fact that they did not want the unification of Spain and the Hapsburg lands is presented as decisive evidence against Braudel 's view . |
| 13 | The difference is that in predicated themes , the thematic element is presented as new information ; in identifying themes , the thematic element is presented as known information ( see section 5.1.2 below for a discussion of known vs new information ) . |
| 14 | If the firm does not know whether its counterparty is acting as principal or intermediary , then it is clear that , even if he is acting as intermediary , his client is unidentified . |
| 15 | In these circumstances it is sufficient for the broker to disclose to the customer that he is acting as principal , provided that he does not charge commission . |
| 16 | If you examine the way people are behaving you may discover that someone else is acting as unofficial leader . |
| 17 | The cost will be met by the Treasury out of public funds — but unlike earlier controversy involving Mr Lamont and legal expenses arising over the eviction of a tenant from his Notting Hill home , this is accepted as normal practice for official residences . |
| 18 | Wedding is seen as final ‘ betrayal' |
| 19 | Thus the power of the American business executive is seen as legitimate authority because it is used to further productivity , a goal shared by all members of society . |
| 20 | The syndrome is seen as poor speech , e.g. ‘ omission of phonemes ( flower instead of flower ) ’ or avoidance of lip-reading by looking away . |
| 21 | It is seen as revealing certain truths about the universe : |
| 22 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 23 | Emerson wrote that he could find ‘ the primeval world … in myself , but his thinking self is seen as confident master of that world . |
| 24 | The shooting is seen as retaliatory action following the murders of three Roman Catholic civilians by the UFF and UVF last week . |
| 25 | Developing a market for it as a fuel is seen as encouraging energy-intensive farm systems . |
| 26 | As Foucault and others have demonstrated , the interpretation of information in contemporary society follows a set of discursive criteria which determine what is classified as objectively true and what is seen as subjective opinion or fiction . |
| 27 | American brand Rusty , founded by an American guru board shaper , is seen as good clothing , as is the surf/skate label Gordon & Smith . |
| 28 | The Commission 's aim of reskilling workers before they become unemployed , and smoothing their transition into alternative employment is also objected to by the UK Government , as it is seen as industrial policy in disguise . |
| 29 | In either case , the problem with British movies is seen as British inhibition . |
| 30 | Apparently , in Ireland , stopping for hitchhikers is seen as Christian behaviour . |