Example sentences of "come to be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Those most skilled in carrying out such activities and getting away with them come to be recognized within the group as hooligans .
2 Second , public bureaus come to be organized in a monopolistic and centralized fashion to match the organization of monopoly capital .
3 For Locke , then , ‘ general words signify … a sort of thing ’ ; and they do this by being a sign of an abstract idea or nominal essence in the mind , ‘ to which idea , as things existing are found to agree , so they come to be ranked under that name ; or … be of that sort ’ .
4 Furthermore , to pursue this metaphor , having selected a particular spiritual decor and furnishings , those who live in it come to be influenced by its stylistic and symbolic properties as well as its more obvious functional or utilitarian appropriateness .
5 The idea that this Chamber is a place to which we all come to be influenced by the ebb and flow of debate and the oratory of Members is totally ridiculous .
6 The danger with these time-removed antecedents is that they come to be regarded as irremediable causes ( which they are ) .
7 Uneven development is taken here as a key concept , both in explaining why there are local state institutions to begin with , and in understanding how local politics come to be differentiated from place to place .
8 Phenomenologists do not try to establish what causes crime ; instead they try to discover how certain events come to be defined as crimes and certain people defined as criminal .
9 In addition to this descriptive overview , issues which will also be discussed include : the relationship between ‘ theory ’ and ‘ practice ’ in crime prevention ; how and why activities come to be defined as crime prevention activities ; changes in the role of crime prevention officers and the increasing importance ( in theory , at least ) of crime prevention in the work of all police officers ; liaison with non-police bodies including crime prevention panels , neighbourhood watch schemes , schools etc. , and finally , the use of new technology in the prevention of crime .
10 It seems that all the things that we met with in life and thought of as advantages in the beginning , are found to be grave disadvantages ; and all those things that in our youth we thought of as severe disadvantages , at last come to be seen as benefits .
11 Amongst other things , the sociologist is interested in how and why some things come to be seen as social problems .
12 In contrast , the sociological model outlined above , is also interested in why certain forms of behaviour come to be seen as abuse of children , and how certain individuals come to be labelled as child abusers .
13 The estates then come to be seen as ‘ ghetto ’ , ‘ sink ’ or ‘ residual ’ estates , where no one wants to live , where the repairs are not done , and only people who have no chance of being offered anywhere better are forced to live .
14 Thus , alcohol and other mood altering substances come to be seen in reality as mood-altering chemicals rather than solely as a perceived solution to problems .
15 2.48 It can thus be seen from their lordships ' views in Taylor v O'Connor [ 1971 ] AC 115 that there is no judicial unanimity when damages come to be assessed under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 .
16 Once changes in the classroom have been made and special items of furniture and equipment have been introduced , they usually come to be accepted as a matter of course and are regarded by pupils as ‘ how things are ’ .
17 Because some local speciality has caught the imagination of tourists , it has , today , almost automatically come to be accepted as a great dish .
18 The matrix therefore represents the cross references between what is seen and the constructs that come to be applied in making sense of the experience and , by recording these , it is able to illuminate something of a person 's way of thinking and responding .
19 In this film the Klingons come to be led by a progressive pacifist called Gorkon ( sounds like Gorbachev ) , who ends the futility of the Cold War with the Federation .
20 May we also learn to care for each other and , through our concern and love for other people , come to be blessed by God .
21 But while Mr Smith campaigned well , he may in hindsight come to be blamed for Labour 's catastrophic defeat .
22 By citizens and burgesses he meant the freemen of corporate towns , taking it for granted that his readers would understand that this privilege had in practice come to be restricted to the richer inhabitants — merchants , not working craftsmen .
23 Institutional shareholders prefer an employee trust to an option scheme , as it will not dilute their equity in the company ; this is because an option scheme established by a company usually provides for options to subscribe shares , whereas an employee trust can be empowered to grant options over shares already in issue and which come to be held by the trust , as where an employee leaves and sells his shares to the trustees .
24 Furthermore , fewer and fewer shares are owned by private individuals as an increasing proportion come to be owned by institutions .
25 Hence these come to be re-incorporated by workers who then collectively have to defend themselves from being overwhelmed , i.e. , having their internal fears confirmed .
26 So far as the acquiring company is concerned , the shares transferred to it are acquired at their actual value at the time of transfer , so that that forms the base value if and when they come to be disposed of .
27 If everyone who is anyone does n't actually touch down on the planet fairly often , at least their activities come to be known through Uulaa 's favourite indoor sport ( after making money ) — trading information , along with rumour and scandal .
28 In contrast , the sociological model outlined above , is also interested in why certain forms of behaviour come to be seen as abuse of children , and how certain individuals come to be labelled as child abusers .
29 As sound principles come to be reflected in legal phrases and in parliamentary orders , and as good intentions begin to generate a huge superstructure of bureaucracy , there are many causes for concern .
30 Sociologically , politically and educationally speaking , difficult but vital questions arise as to how and why particular images , labels , categories , anxieties , forms of rhetoric and practices come to be mobilized around specific sections of a population .
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