Example sentences of "[adj] is known to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The efficacy of speed limits thus depends on drivers ' self-discipline , but this is known to be lax , particularly as modern cars are neither designed nor advertised to encourage low-speed driving . |
| 2 | This is known to be German fertiliser manufacturer Hermann Schnabel , whose consignment of fourteen paintings included the cover lot , ‘ La Loge ’ by Renoir . |
| 3 | This is known to be a life threatening condition and antibiotic treatment was started while awaiting bacterial cultures of the biopsy specimens and gastric contents . |
| 4 | With halogen atoms X the initial products are usually XOO or XOOX , though the stable form of ClO 2 is known to be OClO . |
| 5 | The same is known to be true of the reel-to-reel tapes favoured by the older mainframe computers . |
| 6 | and idiopathic anorectal incontinence , in which the intrinsic innervation of the internal anal sphincter is known to be abnormal . |