be classed

Example Sentences

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Although endometriosis can be classed as a disability, it is not automatically recognised as such.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

With about one in six Parkinson's patients on the drugs affected by impulsive behaviour of some kind, the side effects would be classed as "very common".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Private rented dwellings were most likely to be classed as non-decent - in all 21% were.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The government has welcomed a recommendation from the New Towns Taskforce that at least 40% of these new homes should be classed as affordable housing.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Reductio ad absurdum, by this token, would be classed as a figure of thought, whereas isocolon—a sequence of phrases the same length—or alliteration would be figures of speech.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith