Example sentences of "generally [vb pp] to be [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ To have intercourse with a woman who is not your wife is , even today , not generally considered to be a course of conduct which the law ought positively to encourage and it can be argued with force that it is only fair to the woman and not in the least unfair to the man that he should be under a duty to take reasonable care to ascertain that she is consenting to the intercourse and be at the risk of a prosecution if he fails to take such care . ’ |
| 2 | At that time , however , in the face of Senate opposition , Gates withdrew after the opening round of confirmation hearings , in what was generally considered to be an attempt to avoid answering detailed questions concerning his involvement in the Iran-contra scandal [ see p. 35187 ] . |
| 3 | Their room for manoeuvre , however , was judged to be limited because the budget was generally considered to be the product of the constraints which the Democrat-dominated Congress had imposed in October 1990 on domestic and defence expenditure [ see p. 37768 ] . |
| 4 | Leopardstown is generally reckoned to be the model for the new Down Royal stand and there are certain similarities I must confess . |
| 5 | Example In an essay on an eighteenth-century play , which has argued that the women in the play are generally seen to be a source of disruption or confusion , you could conclude by asking whether women are general sources of disruption , broadly understood , in eighteenth-century drama . |
| 6 | It is clear that finance , even for a small museum , can not be taken lightly , but this is generally felt to be a project that the Society should go ahead with , if at all possible . |
| 7 | The complex structures of the Gower Peninsula , and in particular the Cefn Bryn and Bishopston thrusts , are generally thought to be the continuation of the Front south of the South Wales coalfield . |
| 8 | A bad press highlighted what were generally agreed to be a politician 's weak points ; a good press encouraged people to give politicians even higher ratings on their generally acknowledged strengths . |
| 9 | Venice was generally agreed to be a sort of honorary kingdom . |
| 10 | The kraken is generally believed to be a type of giant cephalopod which normally lives and feeds at the bottom of the ocean . |
| 11 | Consider what were generally believed to be the policy implications of the NAIRU hypothesis . |