Sentence examples for be understood only as from inspiring English sources

In Sontag's case, the movie criticism can be understood only as part of a life-long obsession.

But he explains the reasons in terms of physiology, science and a strong conviction that the body can be understood only as a very complex system.

Ms. Hadid's vision is an outgrowth of that vision: her buildings can be understood only as part of a more continuous urban pattern.

Most folk would want to say that suffering is unpleasant and destructive and can be understood only as something to be avoided.

"What you get with agriculture is a pattern of exploitation that can be understood only as a system of human-rights abuses".

The State's Supreme Court ruled that, in this context, the question, "Is this your answer?" could reasonably be understood only as asking each juror "Is this your own individual answer?" 331 N.C., at 627, 418 S.E.2d at 173.

That is considerable, but so long as renewables are understood only as a pastime for the rich, they will be wholly insufficient to meet the problems before us.

Meanwhile, the secular realm itself has developed the so-called ABC Theory: Abstinence-Be Faithful-Condom, where the condom is understood only as a last resort, when the other two points fail to work.

As noted above, use of the concept of but for cause in addition to the concept of causal link can be understood only insofar as one goal of tort law is market deterrence.

"Otherwise," he concluded, speaking not as a moralist or historian but as a practical filmmaker, " 'Caché' could be understood only in France, just as 'The White Ribbon' would only be understood in Germany".

Empathy's central epistemic role has to be admitted, since beliefs and desires can be understood only in this manner as an agent's reasons.