be classed
Example Sentences
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The court said she spent 163 days in Spain in that financial year - 20 days short of the threshold for her to be classed as a resident for tax purposes.
From BBC • May 18, 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
Given there are safer and more conventional riot-control agents available to police, an obsolete and more potent agent could be classed as a chemical weapon, according to weapons experts consulted by the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Stacey said it was "quite interesting" to no longer be classed as a village, and that some people might be upset.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 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
