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

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

"So any time I have to take off work would be classed as related to my disability and wouldn't be covered."

From BBC • Oct. 26, 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

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