Example sentences of "be said [prep] be a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 To that extent there may be said to be a mental element required for this variety of manslaughter , but it is a manifestly low mental element compared with the death which results .
2 ‘ The case may be said to be a good example of the stringency with which the courts scrutinise transactions of guarantee entered into at the instance of a debtor who is likely to be in a position to exert influence on the surety and in circumstances in which the surety can derive no conceivable benefit from the transaction .
3 The Prince of Wales could hardly be said to be a good luck symbol at the moment .
4 The supporters of O M O V have put their arguments in what can only be said to be a ham-fisted and insulting way .
5 Quite obviously the playwright has largely pre-empted negotiation of this kind ; also , a theatrical performance can hardly be said to be a social interaction in a normal sense as the actor 's concern is to describe to someone outside the interaction on stage — to the spectator .
6 When , however , its satisfactions depend upon the infliction of pain or damage upon an unwilling partner , the situation is again that of using a person as a mere object : the sadist ( or , sometimes , the masochist ) may genuinely be said to be a social and personal menace .
7 By this definition , the question of what would count as a comprehensive health service could be said to be a polycentric one .
8 That can not be said to be a full description of reason within the disciplines , for they can not be sustained without values and judgement .
9 If the scheme is comprehensive , it may also be said to be an unwieldy instrument for judges and juries to use .
10 Of course , as recognized by the judge in the above case , if the structure is dictated by function then it can be said to be an uncopyrightable idea although , often that will not be so ; there will be a variety of potential structures possible .
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