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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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consider to be and consider as

Is there a mistake in this sentence: "Utopia is mostly prospective because the past is considered as a model for the future", or I should have written "....the past is considered to be a model for the future"? If we are speaking about Academic register.
  

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"considered as" and "considered to be" are both widely used. However, you don't actually need either. Just say "the past is considered a model for the future".

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  • "considered as" and "considered to be" are both widely used.
  • However, you don't actually need either.
  • Just say "the past is considered a model for the future".
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"considered as" and "considered to be" are both widely used. However, you don't actually need either. Just say "the past is considered a model for the future".
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