1.   Another reason is that some companies are eager to copy Welch, long viewed as one of the most successful managers in corporate America.

2.   Ebersol and Hill also said they believe NASCAR, long viewed as the domain of Southern rednecks, has slowly expanded its traditional base.

3.   Few issues in Northern Ireland are as controversial as the Royal Ulster Constabulary, long viewed by many Catholics as an enemy oppressor.

4.   The worst repression was carried out against the lower classes, long viewed by the military as the prime breeding ground of Marxism.

5.   The worst repression was carried out against the lower classes, long viewed by the military as a prime breeding ground for Marxism.