Example sentences of "[is] know to [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nectar flow in the red-flowered Brownea rosa-de-monte ( Leguminosae ) of the Panama forests is known to be influenced by interference from stingless bees and lepidopteran larvae , though , in general , flow in this species decreases through the day during which any flower is presented . |
| 2 | Interestingly however , the data presented here suggest that activation of HPV gene expression may not be dependent on decreased expression of Oct-1 , which in any case is known to be expressed at enhanced levels in rapidly proliferating transformed cells ( 28 , 29 ) . |
| 3 | In general terms an indirect customer is a person for whom the firm 's direct customer is known to be acting as intermediary , who is identified to the firm before the transaction and who would be a customer of the firm if dealt with direct . |
| 4 | If a respondent is known to be acting by a solicitor , service may be effected on the solicitor by delivery to his office , by first-class post , by use of a document exchange or by fax . |
| 5 | The nutrient value of foods is known to be affected by higher doses , Sherlock added , although the loss is not much different from other preservation process . |
| 6 | We followed standard protocols for the preparation of bacterial suspensions for adhesion and hydrophobicity assays because the expression of adhesins is known to be affected by nutrient and growth conditions ; however , as repeat assays with both control strains and patient isolates confirmed , such properties are otherwise quite stable phenotypic markers . |
| 7 | The part appears only to be fitted to Piper aircraft , and is known to be fitted to the PA-46 Malibu . |
| 8 | For instance , permission should be sought before lopping a branch from a tree which is known to be frequented by a Green Lady ; superstitious Derbyshire farmers plant primroses at the foot of such trees each Midsummer 's Eve , so as to be rewarded with wealth and longevity . |
| 9 | The hyperacute rejection reaction is known to be mediated by complement which in itself is regulated by a family of membrane glycoproteins including decay-accelerating factor ( DAF ) and membrane cofactor protein . |
| 10 | Acetylcholine is known to be cotransmitted with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide at the synapse between the sympathetic nerve and the sweat gland , vasoactive intestinal polypeptide probably being responsible for the local vasodilation which is necessary for a normal sweat response . |
| 11 | Such amounts to a kind of agroforestry type of manipulation of the environment and is known to be practised by other groups , e.g. the Bora of the Peruvian Amazon . |
| 12 | Social isolation , in turn , is known to be associated with various measures of social and psychological problems in later life . |