Example sentences of "what is [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is not the case that we can or do simply distinguish , in a completely neutral way , some major historical types of political system , even in the non-evolutionist manner that I have suggested ; for on one side , what is seen to be significant in the past is influenced by current concerns , and on the other side these concerns have , in any case , a very great practical importance and are bound to engage much of the attention of political thinkers . |
| 2 | Judgements of students are often made on the basis of the subjective values of teachers or ward staff , that is , on what is believed to be good practice . |
| 3 | Religious faith is based on what is believed to be true . |
| 4 | Despite the serious limitations to a general theory equating anomaly and mystical danger , there is respectable if sometimes ambiguous psychological evidence that what is perceived to be unclassifiable ( and this is perhaps the crucial thing ) is cognitively and emotionally disturbing . |
| 5 | However it is clear from the context that all that he meant was that , where what is claimed to be confidential is an idea based on a well-known theme , it must have something such as a significant twist or slant which is not public knowledge . |
| 6 | At best , his work is defined by what is known to be available as source material . |
| 7 | For this is the poetry of statement , of clear prose exposition of what is known to be true — ‘ This , which I know , I speak with mind serene ’ ( line 40 ) . |
| 8 | To repeat what is known to be shared knowledge , ‘ things as they were before ’ , flouts Grice 's maxim of quantity . |
| 9 | In all of these cases special considerations , which I have elaborated , serve to limit what is thought to be appropriate treatment ; but in none of them do we consult the recipient 's point of view , for there is no such view to be had . |
| 10 | Various studies have identified what is considered to be best practice for the maintenance of good discipline and the avoidance of pupil alienation , and the main recommendations are referred to below . |
| 11 | Thereafter , children will be taught by parents , relations , friends and teachers what is expected of them , and what is considered to be appropriate and inappropriate behaviour . |
| 12 | In most work environments there is a local border line for what is considered to be acceptable behaviour . |
| 13 | Far better to be tested today and have the chance to put right what is shown to be wrong than to be tested tomorrow and be found wanting . |
| 14 | But there is then sometimes an interesting area of overlap , where the style is employed for what is taken to be other material : the ‘ drama-documentary ’ , the ‘ dramatic reconstruction ’ . |
| 15 | Each culture has a unique interpretation of the concept of ‘ safety ’ and what is deemed to be responsible , ‘ safe ’ behaviour by individuals . |