Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] reported to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following their release the surrender of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria was reported to be imminent . |
| 2 | However , many Serbs were reported to be disappointed with the refusal to introduce a more democratic political system in Yugoslavia 's largest republic , since all but staunch followers of the republic 's President , Slobodan Milosevic , were removed from the electoral lists , and three candidates from the Serbian LC 's umbrella organization , the Socialist Alliance , who were known only for their support of Milosevic , were selected to contest the presidential post in addition to Milosevic himself . |
| 3 | Moreover , King Hassan was reported to be ambivalent about the Shah . |
| 4 | Farmers in Ovamboland were reported to be unable to plant crops and to be facing severe stock losses . |
| 5 | Mr Major was reported to be resolute after Mr Lamont 's attack . |
| 6 | Mr Major was reported to be resolute after Mr Lamont 's attack . |
| 7 | And the Reverend Armitage was reported to be obliged to leave the 11th green with lumbago while playing for Henley in its first match with Maidenhead . |
| 8 | In the 1960s , the food supply system of Butare was reported to be adequate ; twenty years later we have reasons to believe that Butare 's steadily increasing population is finding it difficult to maintain the grip on familiar supply mechanisms . |