Example sentences of "usually [vb pp] to [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually considered to be a type of Danish ELF , although the story of their origin sets them apart , for they are believed to be the descendants of Adam and his first wife , Lilith . |
| 2 | ( c ) For left arithmetic shift , when the sign bit is changed ; rounding errors in right arithmetic shift are not usually considered to be a case of overflow . |
| 3 | Tourism does bring economic benefits to rural areas , but it is usually considered to be a mixed blessing , even by those who depend on it for their living . |
| 4 | Non-deglutitive motor activity of the oesophagus is usually considered to be a sign of disordered motility . |
| 5 | A task is usually considered to be an integrated sub-activity with a particular purpose as distinct from a job which is a particular kind of work carried out by an individual in a system context . |
| 6 | It is not usually considered to be an important tone for foreign learners to acquire , though it is still useful practice to learn to distinguish it from other tones . |
| 7 | Salt levels are usually recommended to be an SG ( specific gravity reading on a marinist 's hydrometer ) of 1.002 . |
| 8 | For instance in the context of the law relating to sale of goods , a warranty is usually understood to be a representation relating to the subject matter of the contract , which is of secondary importance , and whose breach therefore entitles the injured party to damages but not to terminate the contract . |
| 9 | Labour topped the poll and won more than half the wards in the tier of local government usually assumed to be a Conservative stronghold . |
| 10 | So there 's often a contradiction as to whether programmes are addressed to their actual or potential audiences or to a hypothetical audience , which in current affairs and news broadcasts is usually assumed to be a male viewer . |
| 11 | Loss of the nuptial pads is usually assumed to be a consequence of mating on land because , in other frogs and toads , their function appears to be to help the male to grip onto the female 's slippery back while mating in water . |