Example sentences of "could be said to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the ‘ qualified driver ’ does not do what can be reasonably expected of him regarding these duties the learner could be said to be not under supervision . |
| 2 | I there is a worry of course , that , er County Farms if we happen to end up in three unitary authorities , could be said to be not a core activity of those three new authorities , especially the core of an urban one , and it may be that if we 're not careful the County Farm estate can end up in the hands of the residuary body for sale , and I think what we 're looking , asking Mr to do , is to find ways of , of moving it forward , without ha falling into that net , which may not be what we want . |
| 3 | Thus , for a short interlude , the religion of the monarch could be said to be neither papist nor Protestant ; and while it was safe to admit to either persuasion , it was wise to support neither too vigorously . |
| 4 | All in all , the technology could be said to be qualitatively transforming the threat to privacy which information systems , even manually sorted card indexes , have always posed . |
| 5 | An SBU was taken to be any subsidiary business interest of the group which could be said to be largely separable and could be treated as having a commercial life of its own . |
| 6 | Whilst any human cost of alcohol abuse could be said to be too great , it is important not to ignore both the economic and the social benefits associated with drinking . |
| 7 | It is a way of bringing some kind of order to the many diverse things which the scriptures could be said to be about . |
| 8 | If BA can resell $300m of its United investment — ideally to US citizens - then its remaining equity share could be said to be only 21 per cent , airline officials in New York argue . |
| 9 | In at least one case , Afghanistan , the regime could be said to be fully subordinate to Moscow . |