Example sentences of "may be regarded [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may write this equation as unc Equation ( 5 ) is known as a parametric solution : since we have only n — s independent relations we can determine only n — s unknowns ( y ) in terms of the remaining s quantities ( z ) , which may be regarded as arbitrary parameters in the problem . |
| 2 | These chain structures may be regarded as one-dimensional macromolecules . |
| 3 | So much then for what may be regarded as general principles , applicable to all . |
| 4 | A book may have to be examined for the author 's motives in writing it and for the librarian 's motives in buying it ; and though one copy purchased may be regarded as a reflection of user interest in the title the purchase of five may be regarded as instructional support . |
| 5 | All the parts of such an ecosystem — organic and inorganic , biome and habitat — may be regarded as interacting factors which , in a mature ecosystem , are in approximate equilibrium : it is through their interactions that the whole system is maintained . |
| 6 | Although they may be regarded as suitable accommodation by some people , especially retired couples able to afford good-quality mobile homes , relatively poor facilities and frequently isolated locations make them less than ideal for the majority of inhabitants . |
| 7 | These may be regarded as two-dimensional macromolecules . |
| 8 | Thus , for example , left-wing authorities go out of their way to ban what seems to be racist matter , and right-wing authorities tend to be careful to exclude what may be regarded as homosexual literature . |
| 9 | All these examples provide clear evidence of very rapid sedimentation of a " catastrophic " kind in what may be regarded as exceptional deposits in areas of tectonic instability . |
| 10 | It is most unlikely for an odour per se to cause actual physical damage , but where it causes a diminution in the selling value of the property or injures the plaintiff 's business by , for example , causing potential customers to be lost , this may be regarded as sufficient invasion of the plaintiff 's interest to be tortious . |
| 11 | In short , we should call the offence reckless driving , but the occurrence of death , even though it may be regarded as bad luck , should aggravate the sentence . |
| 12 | To some extent these differing viewpoints may be regarded as ideological positions advanced in the defence of the interests of particular groups , notably the natural parents and the ‘ substitute carers ’ ( foster- and adoptive parents ) . |