Example sentences of "they [modal v] be said to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Variants of ( Ε ) and ( o ) do not form a continuum along a single linear scale , but each of them may be said to be part of one or more subscales which can be constructed on , for example , the continua of roundness , or backness or length . |
| 2 | If adjustment to these constraints appears ( on the basis of psychological and/or physiological evidence ) to be innate rather than learned , they may be said to be ‘ built in ’ , or ‘ hard-wired ’ . |
| 3 | To the extent that these parts of the social structure are based on the same values , they may be said to be integrated . |
| 4 | They may be said to be exercising an administrative function . |
| 5 | To use the argument brought forward against the related speculation of Block ( i.e. about the tiny homunculi ) , one might at the very least want to deny that the higher and lower consciousnesses could , in any sense , be the same consciousnesses , whether or not they could be said to be in a physical part — whole relationship . |
| 6 | According to Townsend 's estimates , over half the people in Britain at some state in their lives may well experience relative deprivation to such an extent that they could be said to be ‘ in poverty ’ for those periods . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , they could be said to be implicit justifications of an almost fully formulated nature , in that they provide reasons for the existence of the monarchy and its ceremonial occasions . |
| 8 | In the sense that these parties have provided the electorate with a clear either-or choice in both countries for many years , they can be said to be doing their job . |
| 9 | Distributors and retailers selling " own brand " goods can be liable if they can be said to be holding themselves out to be the producer . |