be classed

Example Sentences

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Campaigners claim that while some employers offer fertility support, it is unequal and not guaranteed, and should be classed as a medical procedure.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But this could mean British students studying abroad would also be looked at less favourably because they would also be classed as IMGs.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

But, as a benchmark, it is understood that the wave of attacks on UK retailers in the spring, which affected Marks and Spencer, The Co-op and Harrods, would be classed as a significant incidents.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 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