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seeing that

Idioms  

  1. Also, seeing as or seeing as how. In view of, inasmuch as. For example, Seeing that you're coming anyhow, I decided not to take notes for you, or Seeing as they liked her first book, they were sure to make a good offer for the second one. The first expression was used by Shakespeare in Julius Caesar (2:2): “Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.“ The variants are colloquialisms and are recorded from the second half of the 1900s, although they probably have been in much longer use orally.

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Treasury Minister Torsten Bell told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that "on the ground" the US and UK were continuing to work closely together and that "what's most important is that in practice, we're seeing that cooperation happen".

From BBC

But after seeing that Cocoon, the risk felt far away and unreal, like it belonged to someone else’s life and not my own.

From Literature

There was something about seeing that rushed bullet point list, and finally understanding why it looked that way, that sent a shiver down my spine.

From Literature

“We’re already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

And seeing that the Oscars is coming to YouTube, why wouldn’t I be considered?

From Los Angeles Times

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