The phrase "and we were perceived" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how a group or individuals are viewed or understood by others.
Example: "In the meeting, we shared our ideas, and we were perceived as innovative thinkers by our colleagues."
Alternatives: "and we were seen" or "and we were regarded".
"If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves," said Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the senior American military intelligence official in Afghanistan.
When Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and a suspected drug trafficker, was revealed as a longtime C.I.A. asset, Flynn voiced his displeasure with the agency, telling the Times, "If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves".
"If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves," Major General Michael T Flynn, then the senior US military intelligence official in Afghanistan, was quoted as saying.
"In general, the bond market has tended to give the U.S. the benefit of the doubt". That is to say, investors keep buying our debt because we have the biggest economy, the dollar remains the world's reserve currency, and we are perceived as a safe, politically stable place for their money.
Our scientists helped discover that it's an autoimmune disease and we're perceived as a diabetes leader, so we needed to do something about type 1".
"We are perceived as a small club and probably for a few years we were perceived as a yo-yo club, but we've got stability," he continued.
"Hopefully this awards show will create dialogue that will get things moving as far as the Oscars is concerned, as far as casting is concerned, as far as what people write and produce, and how we're perceived in television and how we're shown in the media," Tony Rock said on US TV show Entertainment Tonight.
But the addition of football has just framed it and provided that little extra jolt, that I think if you step back and look at those qualitative things that are hard to put numbers on — school spirit and school pride and how we're perceived by the public and how we're perceived nationally — I think it's been enhanced".
The more I thought about the role race and gender play in the way that we dress ourselves and how we are perceived, the more questions I had.
But also, this book is about humanity and why language is so important in shaping who we are and how we're perceived in the world. .
