Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] to [be] a " in BNC.

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1 As an inside exploration of culture this might also be considered to be a ‘ liminal ’ or ‘ liminoid ’ phenomenon ( V. Turner 1974 , 1977 ) , for as it delves beneath the surface phenomena , the subjective analysis can reveal unconscious categories and transformational operations which lie between the dual poles and such exclusively preferred categories as ‘ cops and robbers ’ .
2 In this way , this family of solutions may also be considered to be a generalization of the Szekeres solutions with .
3 Within the limits of the one party dictatorship prevailing in the Soviet Union Bukharin could be considered to be a consensus politician , seeking growth through co-operation not conflict .
4 If you can forgive Milton for what might now be considered to be a sexist remark , there is a 17th century solidity about his philosophy of learning .
5 Sickness may be considered to be a punishment inflicted for neglect of certain taboos .
6 Er I mean this would be considered to be a front parlour and you live in the the back room .
7 It may be considered to be a vital British interest that we are not on the outside of the single currency in five years ' time .
8 Thus , an image can be considered to be a mixture of components , each component representing variation at a particular scale .
9 Are you keeping that sort of thing that that in some ways could be considered to be a system .
10 It can be argued that the finding of high grade dysplasia without cancer should be considered to be a success of surveillance .
11 It appears to be the most durable consequence of , and could well be considered to be a ‘ surviving paradigma ’ of , Paracelsus .
12 As such , the hand transcriptions can be considered to be a perfect analysis by the acoustic-phonetic component into a string of phonemic , mixed , or mid units , excluding any representation for word or syllable boundaries and excluding the effects of assimilation across word-boundaries .
13 If the database comprises data representing three-dimensional articles , for example a database of co-ordinates describing sculptures or industrial designs , that database may be considered to be a collection of artistic works so represented or to be a literary work as a compilation .
14 Even if a database contains pre-existing works , it can be considered to be a new work of copyright if it is the result of selection and judgment .
15 For example , if a word-processing program is acquired which is claimed by the supplier to be a " professional package " and it does not have a built-in thesaurus , this might be considered to be a breach of warranty .
16 In many countries there is no legal recourse to defaults on gambling debts , and a futures contract may be considered to be a kind of gamble .
17 This may well be considered to be an important factor , but , like other arguments for restricting popular influence or control over political systems and assemblies , it is not a democratic argument .
18 Although ‘ teleworking ’ might be considered to be an old idea — anyone who has done the odd bit of paperwork at home while keeping in touch with the office by telephone can be said to have been doing it — the opportunity to have computer-aided design , back-office and data entry work carried out full-time away from the office has widened immeasurably .
19 For an ideal solution consisting of two components A and B , Raoult 's law may be expressed mathematically as The vapour of an ideal solution may be considered to be an ideal gas , and Dalton 's law ( see section 3.1 ) therefore applies .
20 New Zealand copyright law is very similar to United Kingdom law , although , in the United States , it would be likely that the design features indicated in the specification would be considered to be an unprotectable idea .
21 The " appearance " exception ( that is , the second part of the exception ) could only apply if the soundproof box and printer , when taken together , could be considered to be an integral unit .
22 Afterwards to wear clerical clothes for the first time , and instantly to be expected to be a confidant or soul 's friend , was to many ordinands the more heartfelt turning-point .
23 In a break with tradition , he can be expected to be a Trade Secretary who gets things done .
24 An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one .
25 Considering that σ A -RNA polymerase can also form stable open complexes at some promoters , it seems that no general rule can be easily established , and that the characteristics of the different complexes should be expected to be a particular feature of each promoter .
26 The production of compound documents requires a different approach , no single program can really be expected to be a word processor , graphics package , illustrator and page makeup in one .
27 No representation or other affirmation of fact by anyone shall be or shall be deemed to be a warranty by DW .
28 It has to be emphasised that the committee worked always in the shadow of the law : Section 132 of the Public Health Act 1875 had said that any expenses incurred by a local authority in maintaining in a hospital a patient who is not a pauper , should be deemed to be a debt due from such patient to the local authority , and could be recovered from him at any time within six months after his discharge from the hospital .
29 But they reaped no advantage ; there was nothing moving towards them which could be deemed to be a consideration , with the result that the case is one in which the contract is made , but remains unenforceable in law … .
30 In that case the vessel should be deemed to be a constructive total loss .
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