Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] felt [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1	The commercial rate was felt to be a still greater source of distortion because of its rather unpredictable incidence .
2	Demands were to be made for a complete ban on foreign music on the radio and the exclusion of particular styles of western dress , but these outbursts of cultural nationalism were felt to be an inevitable part of a cultural renaissance .
3	Central government was felt to be too remote from the people ; they lacked a sufficient sense of participation in its affairs and were beset by a sense of unresolved grievance .
4	Parliamentary sovereignty was felt to be compatible with the rule of law primarily because ‘ the commands of Parliament … can be uttered only through the combined actions of its three constituent parts ’ and that , ‘ unlike a sovereign monarch who is not only a legislator but a ruler , that is , head of the executive government , has never hitherto been able to use the powers of the government as a means of interfering with the regular course of law ’ .
5	reputation — the preferred institution was felt to be of higher quality
6	Previously , Kiss have had to print different sleeve for the German market because their distinctive logo was felt to be too close to the nazi SS emblem .
7	Previously , Kiss have had to print different sleeve for the German market because their distinctive logo was felt to be too close to the nazi SS emblem .
8	For many people a prime symptom of stress is loss of their sense of humour : playfulness is replaced by earnestness or snappiness ; casual jokes that one would normally return in good spirit are felt to be wounding and hurtful .
9	What Britten has done , in effect , is to create in his audience 's minds another dimension in which an unseen but imagined space is felt to be lull of unheard but imagined music .
10	( a ) the cost , which in respect of a ‘ full ’ audit in the strict sense was felt to be prohibitive ; and

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