Example sentences of "[noun pl] be know to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reserves are known to be low in Sudan , and thought to be low in Ethiopia . |
| 2 | Data on cardiovascular disease from death certificates are known to be inaccurate . |
| 3 | Both companies are known to be pro-rail and hopeful of putting their goods back in the tracks if a more realistic service can be offered in the future . |
| 4 | Sandra , a full-time barrister and a mother of three , says some judges are known to be partial to women in wigs and gowns . |
| 5 | Former headmen were known to be important organizers of the illicit trade in stolen cattle . |
| 6 | River insects develop wings in the last stage of their life cycle , and dragonflies are known to be able to fly many miles . |
| 7 | Indeed , the E.coli rrnB and rrnD P 1 promoters for rRNAs are known to be salt-sensitive , being necessary not only the initiating NTPs but also low salt concentrations to obtain a stable complex in linear templates ( 8 ) . |
| 8 | Psychological stressors are known to be important contributory factors in relation to accidents . |
| 9 | Nurse Sharon Hill died when the party of tourists she was with came under fire in an area where terrorists were known to be active . |
| 10 | Suspect food was masked in a meal in which all other constituents were known to be safe . |
| 11 | Editor , — Stress levels are known to be high in women trying to balance their career in medicine with domestic commitments . |
| 12 | The reason for their exclusion , despite the government 's professed desire for parent power , was that parents and governing bodies were known to be likely to reject opting out of the ILEA . |
| 13 | Thames Valley Police are known to be furious about the case . |
| 14 | My gardening activities are , perhaps , slightly unorthodox , in that I make a point of growing plants whose flowers are known to be attractive to insects , plant flowers and vegetables together , tidy and prune only as much as is absolutely necessary , encourage plants , even ‘ weeds ’ , that give continuous ground cover , and rigorously exclude poisonous chemicals . |
| 15 | A substantial minority of shareholders is known to be opposed to a sale , feeling the company is worth at least £200 million . |
| 16 | This covers all types of mental handicap , including mild cases where social and environmental factors are known to be important but the exact nature of the problem is less well known . |
| 17 | Two hundred and forty one adults were known to be active smokers and 261 children passive smokers . |
| 18 | But , there again , actresses were known to be broad-minded . |
| 19 | Darby was convicted , along with his assistant Leslie Thomas , 26 , also of the Isle of Dogs , at an earlier hearing on two counts of conspiracy to manage premises where drugs were known to be available . |
| 20 | Selective adhesion mechanisms are known to be involved in nerve-muscle recognition and control of synaptic development in several vertebrate systems . |
| 21 | Baird et al have demonstrated cytokine expression in tissue from Dupuytren patients , and certain inflammatory cells are known to be potential sources of these intercellular signalling molecules . |