Example sentences of "was reported to [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unemployment in mid-1991 was reported to be over 200,000 and forecast to rise sharply by the end of the year . |
| 2 | She was reported to be deeply depressed and feeling dejected . |
| 3 | Furthermore , Kim was reported to be deeply unpopular within two of the three factions of the DLP . |
| 4 | A second received burns over 60pc of his body and was taken by helicopter to hospital , where he was reported to be seriously ill . |
| 5 | The ANC leadership rejected this as a " propaganda ploy " , although by the end of the month the ANC was reported to be under intense diplomatic pressure to attend the " peace summit " . |
| 6 | In addition , measurements of prolonged squeezing were not recorded in the two studies where biofeedback was reported to be as effective as conventional medical treatment . |
| 7 | The overall abstention rate was reported to be as high as 55 per cent of the electorate of 2,200,000 . |
| 8 | The issue was reported to be extremely important to Salinas , who had publicly pledged that he would root out corruption and defend human rights . |
| 9 | Turnout in the second round was reported to be around 20 per cent . |
| 10 | When my father arrived in Abyssinia in mid-December 1909 to take up his post as British Minister in charge of the Legation , the Emperor Menelik , the greatest ruler the country had known for centuries , was reported to be still alive ; but no one knew for certain , and all men asked what would happen when he died . |