Example sentences of "is said to be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enclosure movement gave us much of what is said to be the traditional English landscape . |
| 2 | It is said to be the only tide mill in western Europe that is still operating . |
| 3 | If a fine is not enough , custody is said to be the only adequate penalty . |
| 4 | Floating is said to be the perfect way of easing tensions and calming the mind . |
| 5 | Mr no doubt of what is said to be the divine preference for called three . |
| 6 | Quicklime slaked in urine and laid on the wood while hot , will also stain it a red colour ; and this is said to be the general practice with Windsor chair manufacturers in the neighbourhood of London ’ . |
| 7 | A budget maximizing strategy is inconsistent with the aim of survival which is said to be the rational foundation for such a strategy ( Breton and Wintrobe 1979 ) . |
| 8 | After all as one employer opined , " twelve years is said to be the maximum working life of a woman compositor " . |
| 9 | Evidence of the Host 's appearance is said to be the red crotal ( lichen ) stain found on rocks the morning after a heavy frost , which is blood they have spilled during their aerial spats . |
| 10 | Parker is said to be the self-confessed most Left wing man in Britain , an urban warrior with a mission . |
| 11 | The Mosher case is said to be the main reason . |
| 12 | For any symmetric section , one possibility being a section of the form of figure 9.14(a) with , the two iterative impedances are equal and the common impedance is said to be the characteristic impedance as stated earlier . |
| 13 | What to me seems surprising is that M. Oliver , who presumably supplied the recipes for the Le Creuset leaflet , does not give what is said to be the old and traditional fondue of Franche-Comté , a dish in every respect superior to its primitive Swiss counterpart , having both greater finesse of flavour and texture and far less brutally indigestible qualities . |