Example sentences of "are [adv] [vb pp] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wages for unskilled labour were the lowest , being significantly below even shop workers who are generally recognised to be among the most intensely exploited ( except that their hours were much longer ) . |
| 2 | One consequence is that the thought patterns of primitive society , being felt to lack a scientific approach , are generally felt to be beyond the bounds of reason . |
| 3 | ‘ those who are generally felt to be of high status locate science less in the journals than in their own and other peoples ’ heads ’ . |
| 4 | Brüggen directs hard-driven , almost consciously abrasive performances of these two symphonies that are generally thought to be among Beethoven 's more genial offerings . |
| 5 | Malone are already resigned to being without Stuart Duncan and regular number eight Scott Kirkpatrick until next season . |
| 6 | As a rough guide two strands wound together make something approximately like three-ply in thickness and three together are usually reckoned to be about a four-ply. these fine industrial yarns used to be in the ‘ odds and ends ’ bins , but the manufacturers have caught on to the fact that they are popular with machine knitters , so now they can be bought under a brand name . |
| 7 | At least twelve prisoners are still thought to be inside the jail and refusing to give themselves up . |
| 8 | A major chain of retailers has agreed to withdraw them from sale , but hundreds are still thought to be in use . |
| 9 | His optics are internationally recognised to be of the highest quality . |
| 10 | When a girl gets married her parents are traditionally considered to be in a humiliating position vis á vis her parents-in-law . |
| 11 | It has taken several years of animated discussions among the members and their respective lawyers to arrive at these terms and conditions , which are also intended to be in line with the code of conduct adopted last year by the European federation of art dealers , FIDOAO ( Federation Internationale des Diffuseurs d'Oeuvres d'Art Originales ) . |
| 12 | Japanese customs officials have intercepted consignments of ivory bearing fake Malaysian permits , and fake permits from Cameroon are also reported to be in circulation . |
| 13 | Benefits are also thought to be in the firing line . |
| 14 | No-one should argue with the concept of greater efficiency in the BBC , but the reforms are also meant to be about decentralising power to where the creativity resides . |
| 15 | In fact , these chapters are now reckoned to be among the foremost theological statements the Bible contains . |
| 16 | What were once thought of as " mere " political " forms " are now recognized to be of far greater potential and actual importance than an exclusive concentration on economic and social power might suggest . |
| 17 | Stocks are now believed to be below the level which would allow the predicted maximum yield of 175,000 tonnes per year . |
| 18 | Only 5 per cent are now believed to be in good condition . |
| 19 | Many of these buildings are now considered to be of special interest by current standards — particularly where they possess ‘ group value ’ — and are being added to the statutory lists as these are revised . |
| 20 | Organised crime rings are now thought to be behind the increasingly professional packaging and production of the fakes … now a multi million pound market . |
| 21 | As we will discuss later , pathogens in general — including viruses — are now known to be of enormous ecological importance ( see p 132 ) . |
| 22 | ISRAEL : Six Lebanese Shi ‘ a Muslims who ‘ disappeared ’ in Lebanon in 1990 are now known to be in Israeli custody . |
| 23 | The activity posited by Brentano , secondly , is common not only to seeing and other perception , thinking in the sense of deliberating or judging , and also remembering , intending , and deciding , all of which are ordinarily thought to be in different ways active , but also pain and other sensations , dreaming , experiencing an emotion , and being subject to a mood , all of which are thought to be in different ways passive . |
| 24 | Clearly , where the State decides to draw this line determines how many are officially recognised to be in poverty . |
| 25 | They are therefore expected to be within the visual focus when children watch the teacher 's face and lips . |
| 26 | The story has a familiar ring to it in the sense that women are seldom encouraged to be in top positions at work the world over . |