Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [am/are] generally [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That where they are generally authorised for the purpose of Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 the Directors be and they are hereby empowered pursuant to Section 95 of the said Act to allot equity securities ( within the meaning of Section 94 of the said Act ) for cash , as if Section 89(1) of the said Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall : |
| 2 | Relatively few cost/benefit studies have yet been carried out except in such areas as crop prediction and ocean navigation ( where they are generally shown to be highly advantageous in saving someone else 's money ) . |
| 3 | If you have gained the impression that you are dealing with a balding manic-depressive axe-wielding lunatic , then I must hasten to add that I am generally regarded as a bit eccentric but quite harmless by my neighbours ! |
| 4 | Although they are generally regarded as being tender , many gardeners in cold northern areas have reported these plants to have survived several recent winters without harm . |
| 5 | It is only on these rare occasions that I see zander fighting deep down in the water for most are only seen at the netting stage due to the colour of the water that they are generally caught in . |
| 6 | There are a number of theories that discuss this relationship and they are generally known as ‘ style theories of leadership ’ where the focus is upon the style that a leader adopts in dealing with others . |
| 7 | Such enzymes do exist — they are known as reverse transcriptases — but they are generally believed to be exclusive to RNA viruses , which need them to transcribe their RNA genes into DNA for replication inside cells . |
| 8 | They can be stated in a number of different ways , but they are generally accepted to be : |
| 9 | Unrelated participles do not usually seriously impede a reader 's understanding , but they are generally considered incorrect forms . |
| 10 | Each such index can be used to give limited partial inversion , i.e. of one descriptor at a time , but they are generally provided and employed to allow the file to be accessed in ways other than by the major key , rather than to carry out an elimination of master file records not meeting some search criterion . |
| 11 | The exact origins of what we recognize as apples are rather obscure but they are generally thought to come from the Caucasus Mountains in Asia Minor , near where seventeenth-century historians located the Garden of Eden . |
| 12 | The presentation of policies in this section will be sketchy because they are generally covered more fully in the appropriate detailed chapter later in the book . |
| 13 | Traditionally , therefore , building societies have been extremely reluctant to grant women mortgages on their own , since they are generally regarded as a bad risk on the grounds of their present or future income . |
| 14 | We should not underestimate the power of official systems of classification of children , even when they are generally held to be inadequate by those that work with them . |
| 15 | Wasters , as old Sam once said , ‘ are their own worst enemies , though they are generally found amongst the ranks of those who rail at the injustices of the world . ’ |
| 16 | The " mothers " , as they are generally referred to , are women who until a few years ago had never spoken in public , never organized a campaign . |
| 17 | These Mamluk carpets , as they are generally known , are essentially geometric in design , but are often intricately decorated with meticulous infill patterning . |