One class, the hopanoids, were seen as representing the remains of ancient microbes that fed on seabed detritus.
In Istanbul's wondrous Grand Bazaar, the traders are often seen as representing Erdoğan's core constituency – conservative, religious small business owners.
Those who are seen as representing the business elite often need security details to protect them from angry citizens.
Nobody in the group around Obama was a genuine Washington outsider, but its members were seen as representing the liberal wing of the Democratic foreign-policy establishment.
We can deduce from this that he clearly sees his party as one that is seen as representing only the elite.
This Council race is also seen as representing the first skirmish in an election year that is expected to bring both sides into open warfare.
And fully half of them said in recent surveys that they were voting for Mr. Chen, who is seen as representing youthful energy and cleaned-up politics.
While these changes could be seen as representing a growing momentum in moves to decriminalise abortion across the continent, some say progress is still painfully slow.
They are seen as representing an idealised Britain where small-timers invariably thwart big, bad bureaucrats and where tolerance, humour and benevolence rule.
Their bet is that the farmers, however disgruntled, will not desert them for their opponents, who are seen as representing eastern Canada.
For example, the British Parliament was no longer seen as representing estates, corporations, and vested interests but was rather perceived as standing for actual human beings.
