Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] said to be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The disadvantages of matrix organisation are said to be as follows : |
| 2 | In the following example , the question-tag is ‘ are n't they ’ ; when it has a falling tone , as in ( a ) , the implication is said to be that the speaker is comparatively certain that the information is correct , and simply expects the listener to provide confirmation , while the rising tone in ( b ) is said to indicate a lesser degree of certainty , so that the question-tag functions more like a request for information . |
| 3 | Another reason for Yugoslavia 's large exports to the Soviet Union is said to be that in this way the Soviet Union can obtain Western products which would not otherwise be so easily available to it . |
| 4 | The other procedural advantage is said to be that it is open to a prosecutor to include a series of incidents in the one charge , rather than as a series of assaults . |
| 5 | A principal justification for the change was said to be that it unduly restricted the proper development of the law ( Practice Statement , ( Judicial Precedent ) , [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 ) . |
| 6 | Some courts treat these terms in an omnibus fashion ; natural justice is said to be but a manifestation of a broader concept of fairness . |