Example sentences of "[be] found [prep] be as [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The limits of critical periods have not been found to be as immutable as was formerly thought , for by manipulating the animals ' experience they can be extended considerably .
2 The stores were in good condition after 18 years ; cocoa , salt , flour and matches were found to be as good as when first placed there .
3 In comparison with accountants , bank managers , NHS doctors and estate agents , they were found to be as easy to talk to as bank managers and easier to talk to than all the others bar NHS doctors , to be easier to understand than accountants and estate agents , to be more efficient than accountants and estate agents , to be more hardworking than accountants , bank managers and estate agents , to be as dependable as bank managers and more dependable than accountants and estate agents , to be as up-to-date as accountants and more up-to-date than estate agents .
4 In a study comparing outpatient with domiciliary treatment , non-medical therapists ( one nurse and one social worker ) were found to be as effective as psychiatrists ( Hawton et al. 1981a ) .
5 Correlation was found to be as low as 0.385 .
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