Example sentences of "is [adv] seen [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lack of substantial commitments to action is widely seen as reflecting conflicting interests and clashes within the government , particularly among the Departments of Transport , Energy , Agriculture and Trade and Industry where the environment is a contentious issue . |
| 2 | In contrast sexual activity by men is rarely seen as problematic . |
| 3 | God ( who is basically seen as male ) is portrayed as nurturing and caring , Christ as feeding and protecting . |
| 4 | It is hard to decide whether the result is better seen as self-indulgent twaddle , or , as Robert Lowell said of the Oxford Book of Modern Verse : ‘ Maybe it 's the ultimate Larkin poem ’ , so maybe this is the supreme Ted Hughes fiction . |
| 5 | ‘ It is somehow seen as trying to soften the cross-examination of an alleged victim , and is somehow seen as more acceptable . ’ |
| 6 | Speech is somehow seen as being transparent to that meaning in a way that writing never can be , because writing is conventionally thought to copy speech rather than the ideas themselves . |
| 7 | And if the vast preponderant mass of occult lore is finally seen as empty and meaningless , so is the book , in which case we are wasting our time . |
| 8 | Fundamental to British education is the aim to help all children achieve their full potential , and this is generally seen as involving building on the strengths children bring with them to schools . |
| 9 | Locate in Scotland , the agency charged with luring foreign multinationals to set up in Scotland , is generally seen as competing with the Welsh Development Agency and the Irish Development Authority to secure these coveted new tenants . |
| 10 | The less the prospect — and most cases which reach this point will be hopeless — the less the obligation to continue treatment , including the use of the ventilator , which is thus seen as only one factor of many which have to be considered . |
| 11 | Being real is thus seen as one of the defining attributes of God , just as having three sides is one of the defining attributes of a triangle . |
| 12 | The overconstrained product design process is thus seen as emphasizing the weight of the analysis phase and its direct influence on both the scheming and manufacturing stages ( see Figure I .4 ) . |
| 13 | Democracy is thus seen as ‘ pluralist ’ in character with politicians engaged in continuing processes of compromise with multiple groups . |
| 14 | What at first would appear to be an ideal set of models for those concerned with supporting children 's reading is soon seen as being too ‘ pat ’ — too set in a particular culture and in a particular moment of time . |
| 15 | The first clause , that if a knows that p then p is true ( which can be read as ) , is normally seen as stipulative . |
| 16 | Because the cells move very slowly the process is best seen when speeded up in a time-lapse film . |
| 17 | We think the penal system is best seen as one highly complex system and the penal crisis as a single entity — albeit with multiplex causation and a variety of symptoms . |
| 18 | Industrial action , for example , is usually seen as reprehensible — ‘ the pressure exerted by trade unions … becomes a threat to democracy rather than part of it ’ — whilst the pressure exerted by business is overlooked . |
| 19 | The work of William Acton is usually seen as representative here . |
| 20 | Whether he or she is welcome or not in the situation ( and , according to circumstance and the individual part of each member in it , the " Welfare " will be seen as a saving and succouring agency , an interfering nuisance or an outright threat ) , the social worker is usually seen as in a position of some power — as in a position to alter the situation or at least to make some expert attempt to alter it . |
| 21 | Unnecessary dependency is usually seen as detrimental to mental health . |
| 22 | A mandatory offer is usually seen as something to be avoided because |
| 23 | What is interesting is that , while in the Third World education is still seen as ( and still is ) a pathway to a new economic existence , here in the Western World we have passed along that pathway and are fast approaching a crossroads without any identifying markers . |
| 24 | The Children Act 1989 is likely to require much more account to be taken of the children 's views and those of their parents and other interested parties , but it is a process which is still seen as difficult , and is less frequently carried out than is desirable . |
| 25 | The strategy of ‘ pro-Zionism ’ is not pro-Zionist in the usual sense , for Zionism is still seen as more than Jewish nationalism — as an immensely powerful force controlling the minds of the public . |
| 26 | The major problems facing the industry are that the product is still seen as difficult to cook and boring by non-buyers , said Keith Simpson , head of the British Turkey Information Service ( BTIS ) , at the annual turkey industry conference in Norwich yesterday . |
| 27 | The solution to the problems of shirking and positional conflicts of interest is traditionally seen as lying in the governance function performed by the shareholders . |
| 28 | This is clearly seen if we compare the rights which legatees obtained . |
| 29 | This is clearly seen if one jumps to the ‘ ideal ’ world of CIM , with its notions of ‘ ghost factories ’ operating with minimal human interference . |
| 30 | It is also seen as significant in the Davies camp that Neil Kinnock , the party leader , is remaining neutral in the contest . |