Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [verb] [prep] be [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Official statistics put the number of women who travel to Britain from the province for abortions each year at around 2,000 , although the actual figure is believed to be higher . |
| 2 | ‘ But the impact of rationing on the small , independent cheese-making sector is bound to be greater than on larger sectors . ’ |
| 3 | It stood at 13 per cent in Brixton in early 1981 and ‘ for black people , the percentage is estimated to be higher ( around 25 per cent ) ’ . |
| 4 | This gallery is believed to be older than many in the Lake District . |
| 5 | When light coming from the top of a tall building is examined very carefully at ground level , its colour is found to be bluer than normal — another effect of gravity . |
| 6 | Obviously , consistency in competition policy is going to be easier to achieve with a central authority . |
| 7 | This is the classic problem of an asset market where prices are falling — why buy now if the asset is going to be cheaper in the near future ? |
| 8 | For you , the journey is going to be tougher . |
| 9 | When we recognise that for the three Near Eastern traditions there is a clear emphasis upon God 's presence as well as His transcendence , their approach is seen to be closer than might be imagined to that of the Indian religious traditions . |
| 10 | The new version is said to be faster and more portable than previous implementations . |
| 11 | A downturn is expected in 1993 since activity is anticipated to be lower as the company does not expect these contracts to be repeated . |
| 12 | The Monday 's carnival procession will leave the Butts Green as usual and proceed through the town to Anstey Park , where the entertainment is expected to be bigger and better than ever . |
| 13 | The picture quality of the system is said to be better than VHS and if it catches on then in future all CD machines may be build with decoders already inside , making the CD the most versatile medium for home entertainment . |
| 14 | While the seven sectors examined were expected to continue to create jobs until the end of the decade , that rate of increase is predicted to be lower than in the recent past , as new technology and industrial concentration increase productivity . |
| 15 | The lifetime of the proton in a nucleus is predicted to be greater than 1025 years , so it is not feasible to wait for a sufficient number of transmuted atoms to accumulate . |