1.   In welcoming him, the party thus welcomed him as a stereotype.

2.   Many easterners see these ideas as a poor substitute for concessions on trade, but welcome them as a step towards membership.

3.   These findings were welcomed as reinforcing the need for top universities to do more to attract working-class and state-school students.

4.   That was not the case when the Hargreaves Report was published and was one reason for its being welcomed as being ahead of its time.

5.   They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves, then came back and welcomed me as one of them.

6.   The decisions have been welcomed as good news by English Nature, the statutory advisory body to the government on nature conservation.

7.   In fact, any other time it would probably have terrified her, now she rather welcomed it as a sign that life was normal after all.

8.   Although there were a handful of negative reviews for the film, most critics welcomed it as a challenging and powerful drama.

9.   Among art insiders at the Venice Biennale, the dummy will be welcomed as an old friend finally returned from battle.

10.   Another increase in the next month would be welcomed as a pre-emptive strike against inflation accelerating, which erodes the value of fixed-income investments like bonds.