Example sentences of "[det] [is] generally [vb pp] to be " in BNC.

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1 It is clear that finance , even for a small museum , can not be taken lightly , but this is generally felt to be a project that the Society should go ahead with , if at all possible .
2 This once-for-all improvement in the relative wage of women coincided with the implementation of the Equal Pay Act , and this is generally thought to be more than a coincidence ( see Zabalza and Tzannatos , 1985 ) .
3 There were many more such households in the 1991 Census than in previous years ; this is generally thought to be because many people evaded the enumerators lest they be made to pay the Community Charge .
4 substantial — this is generally taken to be 10% or more ;
5 This is generally held to be wildly optimistic , and in some quarters , an impossible timescale .
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