Example sentences of "are supposed to be [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholson , 55 , said last night : ‘ I know reporters are supposed to be neutral but I had a chance to help someone . |
| 2 | It will certainly not provide the stability necessary for rights which are supposed to be inalienable and imprescriptible , let alone self-evident . |
| 3 | Most advances are supposed to be short-term but in practice many are outstanding for long periods . |
| 4 | In the conceptual case , each example 's properties are supposed to be precise and discrete . |
| 5 | Whereas fat men are considered okay — men are supposed to be big and beefy , after all . |
| 6 | They are supposed to be cheerful and rejoice , when they want to weep with terror and self-pity . |
| 7 | That boys are supposed to be aggressive and outgoing , strong and demanding , while girls are neat and tidy , gentle and obedient is central to our stereotypes of masculinity and femininity . |
| 8 | After all , creative people are supposed to be sensitive and aware of the consumer and society and in real touch with change and mood . |
| 9 | Such judgements are supposed to be true or false in a fairly straightforward way , and to be testable by empirical enquiry or perhaps appeal to the common experience of the human race . |