Example sentences of "[pron] [be] deem [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Although British merger policy has lacked consistency and coherence , it has been based on the principle that mergers which are deemed to be ‘ against the public interest ’ should be prevented .
2 There is no uniform or objective way of reporting events in all their detail , exactly as they happen in the real world ; the structure of each language highlights , and to a large extent preselects , certain areas which are deemed to be fundamental to the reporting of any experience .
3 The Government has stated that , as well as continuing cover on non-vested markets for NCM , it will provide reinsurance for those contracts which are deemed to be in the ‘ national interest ’ for as long as the Government considers its existence essential to meet the reasonable needs of exporters and so long as it performs satisfactorily as a trading facility .
4 The emission standards strategy is a relatively simple strategy to apply and as such it is a strategy that many countries initially adopt in order to control pollution from large single-emission sources which are deemed to be major polluters .
5 The disclosure letter will frequently have attached to it , or referred to in it , a significant amount of documents which are deemed to be disclosed , so it is vital that the acquirer insists on receiving this material early enough to be able properly to evaluate it .
6 Factors which are deemed by managers to have a bearing on the integration of the demented include : i the proportion of the total who are dementing ii the physical layout of the home iii the level of skill among staff iv the attitudes of other residents v the attitudes of staff .
7 Thrifts were banned by law from investing in equities which were deemed to be too risky .
8 It means the total amount of the undistributed income arising under the settlement ( therefore capital gains are excluded ) but excluding any income which is deemed under the settlement provisions to be taxed on the settlor and any amount which has already been taken into account as a capital sum under the section .
9 If you convert part of your home into an office or into self-contained accommodation on which you charge rent , that part of your home which is deemed to be a ‘ business ’ may be separately assessed — and CGT may be payable when you come to sell it .
10 It quashes expenditure which is deemed to be in breach of this duty , but does not impose any obligation to spend money which is being unreasonably withheld .
11 Schools in Lothian have been asked to commence Testing in the summer term but only have to test one group in each class in either Language or Mathematics , if that class has a group which is deemed to be moving from one stage to the next .
12 That is a capital sum which is deemed to be paid to the settlor because it is paid to a third party at the settlor 's direction .
13 An individual who is domiciled outside the United Kingdom shall not be chargeable to tax in respect of the sum which is deemed to be his under s739 if he would not have been chargeable to tax in respect of it if it had been in fact his income .
14 It is the net trading income which is deemed to be the income of the individual .
15 In this respect , the emergence of a nouveau nouveau roman was said to have evolved which was deemed to be characterized by this emphasis on textual productivity , instead of on reference and representation .
16 But it was by no means to be confined to labourers since the emphasis on being adaptable was an implicit recognition of the importance of the mental factor inherent in all forms of labour , and one which was deemed to be of increasing relevance under ‘ modern conditions ’ .
17 A limited company client bought a lease from another company for £5,000 , which was deemed to be a fair market price reflecting the differential in the market rent and the actual rent payable .
18 I used to work with an ex-BBC engineer who revelled in the fact that , in his day , Radio 3 , which was deemed by many hi-fi buffs as tonal nirvana , emanated from studios with ageing turntables and consoles , odd lengths of disparate signal cable were employed and much of it was held together with string and Sellotape .
19 What a child found out for himself was deemed to be real and usable knowledge , while what he learned ‘ parrot-fashion ’ was not .
20 At such a time , sumptuary laws may be passed which forbid the use of particular goods to those who are deemed to be below a certain station in life ( e.g. Braudel 1981 : 311 ; Mukerji 1983 : 179–82 ; Sennett 1976 ) , a form of regulation common to a large range of societies ( e.g. Srinivas 1966 : 16 ) , which may be associated with limited spheres of exchange ( e.g. Douglas 1967 , ; Salisbury 1962 ) , and restrictions on mercantile practices .
21 If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend .
22 But if you are going round the bend and resist seeking any help you are deemed to be perfectly okay .
23 The Chamber of Deputies , by 126 votes to 69 , with 12 abstentions , on March 29 approved a law allowing abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for women who were deemed by doctors to be " in a state of distress " .
24 This notice would be served on the person who is deemed to be contravening the provision and this could include any person on whom responsibilities are placed , whether he is an employer , an employed person , or a supplier of equipment or materials .
25 The British Prime Minister emerged as a much more accommodating personality ; at the Fontainebleau summit in June 1984 she was deemed to be now ‘ a good European ’ .
26 It introduced a shortened review procedure for " unfounded " asylum applications — either from those whose identity and/or nationality could not be conclusively proved , or those from a country where there was deemed to be no danger of persecution .
27 The SPD would favour an amended wording , to allow for the automatic expulsion , for instance , of asylum-seekers from countries where there was deemed to be no persecution .
28 Any proposals for road and rail investment in the South East must satisfy the government 's general criteria and will not be approved simply because they are deemed to be necessary adjuncts to the tunnel .
29 Also the cohabitation ruling makes it difficult for a woman who is on supplementary benefit to have a relationship with a man without becoming financially dependent upon him , since her benefit will be stopped if they are deemed to be cohabiting .
30 Conspiracy theorists do not address their argument to the enemies identified by the theory , for they are deemed to be beyond argument .
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