Example sentences of "[be] deem [prep] be [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tariffs and import quotas are deemed to be equivalent if the domestic prices of the good are identical following the imposition of the policy . |
| 2 | … an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect … is , if taken as a whole , such as to tend to deprave and corrupt … |
| 3 | an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or ( where the article comprises two or more distinct items ) the effect of any one of its items is , if taken as a whole , such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely , having regard to all the relevant circumstances , to read , see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it . |
| 4 | The complete statutory definition of obscenity is contained in s1 of the Obscene Publications Act : For the purposes of this Act an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or ( where the article comprises two or more distinct items ) the effect of any one of its items is , if taken as a whole , such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely , in all the circumstances , to read , see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it . |
| 5 | This recommendation was duly embodied in the 1959 statute , which provided that " an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or ( where the article comprises two or more distinct items ) the effect of any one of its items is , if taken as a whole , such as to tend to deprave and corrupt … |
| 6 | It may however be deemed to be incorrect if it provides the wrong gear ratios . |
| 7 | Need has been variously defined , but in this study needs were deemed to be unmet if interventions were acceptable to the client and the following applied : ( a ) for activities of daily living a person was dependent on help from the carer and this dependence could be reversed by provision of an aid ; ( b ) for communication disorders there had not been an assessment by a speech therapist ; ( c ) for services ( day care , respite care ) a referral had not been made to the appropriate agency and subsequent referral proved successful ; and ( d ) for benefits the client or carer was unaware of eligibility for benefits , an application had not been made , and subsequent application was successful . |
| 8 | By section 14(2) , vessels were deemed to be British-owned if the legal title in them was vested wholly in qualified persons or companies and they were beneficially owned wholly or mainly by qualified persons or companies . |
| 9 | Other symptoms were deemed to be present if they occurred on at least a quarter of the days or occasions , except that passage of mucus was taken as a symptom if it had ever occurred ( this being normal clinical practice ) . |
| 10 | The overall effect is deemed to be beneficial as net gains are reaped , and the efficiency of the allocation of resources is improved . |
| 11 | According to section 14(2) , a fishing vessel was deemed to be British-owned if the legal title to the vessel was vested wholly in one or more qualified persons or companies and the vessel was beneficially owned by one or more qualified companies or , as to not less than 75 per cent. , by one or more qualified persons . |
| 12 | A wife 's promise not to go to court to seek maintenance from her estranged husband was deemed to be void as being contrary to public policy and , consequently , the husband 's promise to pay her money in consideration of her agreeing not to go to court was made without consideration and also void : Gaisberg v. Storr [ 1950 ] 1 K.B.107 , but see now , Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 , S.34 , below , p. 220 . |