Example sentences of "be said [prep] be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principal problem about them has generally been said to be that of their meaning or semantics . |
| 2 | The following are some of the features that have been said to be characteristic of primitive societies . |
| 3 | Such waves are said to be capable of setting up oscillations which may damage a jointed structure , as the increases and decreases of pressure tend to pull jointed blocks away . |
| 4 | Er the worst side obviously will be the drill bit side where Retool is not very significant in the North Sea Hycal on the other hand has a very strong market presence here er and Reler being submersible pumps and base based in enhanced recovery I would say the effect would be relatively neutral , though they do a lot of business with companies like B P who are said to be one of the beneficiaries . |
| 5 | It is a centre of pilgrimage , since the bones in the cathedral are said to be those of St. James , and the cathedral is a must , particularly the entrance from the Plaza del Obradoiro . |
| 6 | The footsteps are said to be those of an unfortunate platelayer who was killed shortly after the introduction of the electric trains . |
| 7 | Not until it does begin to react to such objects in recognisable and predictably different ways can the baby be said to be capable of noticing the objects in question . |
| 8 | A new form of layout can not , without more , be said to be capable of industrial application . |
| 9 | The attitude towards science in the Eagle could be said to be typical of UK comics generally . |
| 10 | For it is being questioned whether a symbol which would appear to be necessarily male can be said to be inclusive of all humanity . |
| 11 | Bukharin 's own theory of capitalist crisis can be said to be one of disproportionality . |
| 12 | As a research project , it could be said to be one of the ‘ old-fashioned ’ kind ; it had to be done on a shoestring . |
| 13 | Skill in letter-writing is by no means evenly distributed among the population and letter-writers can not be said to be representative of the general population . |
| 14 | Only Richard Elliott , Headmaster of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Margate , and the Reverend William Stainer , chairman of the London Schools Board Classes for the Deaf , could be said to be representative of the dominant system of education then prevailing in British schools . |
| 15 | This will account for the fact that although it is the obvious lesson of Darwinism that species mutate , they can not be said to be aware of this nor in any sense to change themselves . |
| 16 | How far can the characteristics suggested for tribunals be said to be true of tribunals to the exclusion of other forms of dispute resolution ? |
| 17 | ‘ Brother shall deliver up brother to death ’ could be said to be true of Jerome , for if he had not killed he had indeed delivered Aldhelm to his death . |
| 18 | Popular activists were said to be resentful of the army takeover , expressing fears that the achievement of multiparty democracy might be further delayed . |
| 19 | The Nightriders collected cash for Children in Need from passengers who were said to be full of Christmas spirit . |
| 20 | ‘ Playground ’ was written specifically for the movie In A League Of Their Own starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks and Madonna which premieres in the UK in September , and is said to be unrepresentative of the material featured on the ‘ Erotica ’ LP . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The former , the central panel of which depicts the Crucifixion , is said to be one of the finest examples in the North of the noted stained glass expert , William Morris . |
| 23 | Paddy Ashdown , on the other hand , is said to be one of the fittest MPs at Westminster but according to his camp , ‘ he likes to keep his fitness regime out of the headlines ’ . |
| 24 | The difference is said to be one of place , the place of the sensation in the body qua sensitive . |
| 25 | The examples listed earlier suggest that it covers a vast variety of relations ; for example the relation between capitalists and workers is said to be one of oppression , while that between factions of the ruling class might be competition . |
| 26 | While head of the Darmstadt development centre Jurgen Wegner would provide no further details , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG is said to be one of the hot favourites to win the multimillion dollar contract . |
| 27 | According to the German weekly Computerwoche , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG is said to be one of the hot favourites to win the multimillion dollar contract . |
| 28 | If substantial public funds are to be made over to voluntary associations then , as Griffiths intimates , some form of audit ‘ becomes essential : and this raises the question of the independence of voluntary organisations , which is said to be one of their great virtues . |
| 29 | This is said to be one of the best angling waters in the Midlands although this nearly changed a year ago when a slug of pollution threatened to wipe out 100,000 fish . |
| 30 | Dissatisfaction with facilities offered to the ARC fleet in Barbados is said to be one of the chief reasons why the destination has changed , although a hint of rancour appeared to cloud references to the former destination . |