Example sentences of "[adj] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | p Values of below 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant . |
| 32 | This product was subsequently found to be prostaglandin H 2 and the unstable endoperoxides prostaglandin G 2 and prostaglandin H 2 were found to be released during platelet aggregation ( Hamberg et al , 1974 ) . |
| 33 | Similarly , following acute ligation of the coronary artery in dogs , high levels of thromboxane B 2 were found to be associated with cardiac arrhythmias ( Coker et al , 1981 ) . |
| 34 | Untranslated sequences upstream of the coding regions 1 and 2 were found to be unrelated , and attempts to identify transcripts that contain linked 1 and 2 sequences by library screening or through RT-PCR experiments were unsuccessful ( data not shown ) . |
| 35 | Out of some 50,000,000 deaths worldwide in 1990 46,500,000 were estimated to be directly associated with disease . |
| 36 | The likelihood of further government investigation when the beer orders are reviewed in 1983/4 is reckoned to be ‘ very high ’ . |
| 37 | But this is seen to be the reason why forces or energies are transferred or transmitted across what has continually been regarded by so many scientists as ‘ empty space ’ . |
| 38 | Each appears to be bound in a very pale and supple leather ( on inspection this is seen to be Human skin ) . |
| 39 | This is seen to be further complicated by a part such as P4 where the component can be obtained from two separate sources . |
| 40 | The mechanism is assumed to start at the rotation of the cam shaft A. This is seen to be connected to the sewing machine main drive system by a dog coupling at its lower end . |
| 41 | This is seen to be an excellent P R exercise an opportunity for the audience to meet the cast . |
| 42 | This is bound to be seen as further evidence that Britain risks cutting itself off from the mainstream of European integration because of hostility both to economic and monetary union and to eventual political union . |
| 43 | The consequence of all this is bound to be the persisting low status of this work . |
| 44 | This is bound to be one of the highlights of 1992 . |
| 45 | Indeed , this is bound to be so by definition . |
| 46 | This is bound to be somewhat artificial , since the obligation to show all the stages of your reasoning forces you to appear rather more introspective than you would be in real life , but it still provides good practice in arranging and presenting material in an acceptable style . |
| 47 | But this is bound to be so , granted Quine 's case for the role of theory in interpreting experience . |
| 48 | But for readers with some knowledge of speech act theory , literary theory , or both , this is bound to be an interesting read . |
| 49 | This is believed to be Eddy Shah , the media entrepreneur who has claimed he was offered the Edwards shares for £16m . |
| 50 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 51 | This is believed to be harmless unlike the use of X-rays which could be damaging . |
| 52 | This is believed to be the lowest price that its owner Trafalgar House will accept in order to dispose of it . |
| 53 | National Savings announced lower rates on many other products on 5 August ; again , this is believed to be a move to prevent a rise in mortgage rates . |
| 54 | This is believed to be due to the complex organization of their centre-surround mechanisms . |
| 55 | This is believed to be a consequence of the legislation ( Kiernan 1989b ) . |
| 56 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 57 | This is believed to be one of the world 's richest areas of rainforest biodiversity . |
| 58 | This is believed to be the first time that timber banned under CITES has been the target of Customs operations in Europe . |
| 59 | This is believed to be their 5th raid — with reports of incidents in Aylesbury and Thame . |
| 60 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |