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The phrase "were perceived as having" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how people or things are viewed or interpreted by others, particularly in relation to certain qualities or characteristics.
Example: "The candidates were perceived as having the necessary skills for the job, which contributed to their selection."
Alternatives: "were seen as possessing" or "were regarded as having."
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All three devices were perceived as having a good foothold.
Blogs were perceived as having a big impact on politics, technology and journalism.
Fewer than 3% were perceived as having a positive impact on people's sense of well-being.
Here is how the story works: The problem began with financial intermediaries - institutions whose liabilities were perceived as having an implicit government guarantee, but were essentially unregulated and therefore subject to severe moral hazard problems.
But the important thing was that the situationists were perceived as having been in the thick of things – as instigators and ideological choreographers of the distinctively ludic elements of this particular civil disorder.
Given that, Mr. Dowd said, Republicans could relegate themselves to long-term minority status if they were perceived as having prevented Judge Sotomayor from joining the Supreme Court, absent damaging revelations about her background or views.
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Bette Midler was perceived as having a style.
"China is perceived as having withdrawn from local politics.
The third reason is that companies are perceived as having a narrow, profit-driven self-interest.
"So I don't think it is perceived as having a large impact locally".
"He's perceived as having a bad past," said Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca, a former Met.
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