Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We are young and youth is said to be fickle , mutable , and we have both looked at the possibility of ourselves not being exceptions to that supposed rule . |
| 32 | The unit matrix I is a diagonal matrix of unit elements ; a matrix having all its elements zero is said to be null and is written 0 . |
| 33 | A relation is said to be transitive if the fact that it holds between two elements A and B , and also between B and some third element C , guarantees that it holds between A and C. The relation ’ — is longer than — ’ is thus transitive , because if A is longer than B , and B is longer than C , we can be sure that A is longer than C. In the case of an intransitive relation , on the other hand , the fact that it held between A and B , and between B and C , would entail that it did not hold between A and C. For instance , if A were the father of B , and B the father of C , then A could not be the father of C ; the relation ’ — father of — ’ is thus intransitive . |
| 34 | The 50MHz version is said to be capable of 100 MIPS . |
| 35 | The new version is said to be faster and more portable than previous implementations . |
| 36 | A 10ns version is said to be imminent as is a slower , low power version — where the current will be cut to nearly a quarter of the full power version . |
| 37 | Now expected late next month , the pen-driven handheld computer is said to be able to organise data such as an appointments diary and can communicate with other machines by dialling phone numbers and sending facsimile messages . |
| 38 | British Aerospace is said to be one of the key contenders to mount a rescue bid for Ferranti , a vital subcontractor providing navigational and radar equipment for BAe 's military aircraft . |
| 39 | Whilst the examples used avoid questioning the assumptions on which these ideologies are based , mathematics is said to be neutral and divorced from social issues . |
| 40 | Post-natal depression is said to be common among immigrant women generally . |
| 41 | Cool waxing is said to be quickest , but advocates of hot wax say that it is much more efficient . |
| 42 | The picture quality of the system is said to be better than VHS and if it catches on then in future all CD machines may be build with decoders already inside , making the CD the most versatile medium for home entertainment . |
| 43 | The company is said to be ready to deliver now . |
| 44 | Apilco is said to be safe for use in the oven , microwave ( those without metallic binding ) , freezer and dishwasher . |
| 45 | Perhaps the most interesting property of all , though , is that the range of sizes present at any one point in an air-fall pumice deposit is rather restricted , so that the fragments tend to be all more or less the same size , or to put it formally , the deposit is said to be well-sorted . |
| 46 | Thus , oral culture is said to be full , rich and immediate , and to result in collective social experience , a wholeness of awareness and a mythic rather than linear sense of time . |
| 47 | The reason for space is available at a traditionally busy time is said to be due to school holiday dates now being more staggered . |
| 48 | There is a statutory provision about the position of arbitrators : under s1 of the Arbitration Act 1950 , the authority of an arbitrator is said to be irrevocable , but it may be revoked with leave of the court . |
| 49 | The system of bureaucratic politics is said to be analogous to a huge corporate enterprise . |
| 50 | When the properties of a material are uniform in all directions , the material is said to be isotropic . |