Example sentences of "it be say [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within the Commons it is said to lead to constant petty squabbles ; the mindless negation of government through excessive ( and purely partisan and irresponsible ) opposition ; the oversimplification of complex issues into two ( and only two ) contrasting alternatives ; and the grand clash and confrontation of the cult of debate . |
| 2 | It is said to function through the mechanism of the take-over bid so as to allocate the assets of companies to those managers who can put them to their best use , thereby disciplining managers to maximize profits or face the threat of a take-over bid ousting them from their jobs . |
| 3 | It is said to drop at times to below 8 , but I have never yet lost it with 7 × 50 binoculars . |
| 4 | It is said to work with the Tivoli Systems Inc management environment , HP VUE and IBM NetView . |
| 5 | It is said to work by blocking the metering pulses that charge calls to the customer 's account . |