Example sentences of "said to be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This self-sustaining quality is said to be exemplified by current epistemologies . |
| 2 | The most familiar is that of total ignorance , in the sense of making no response at all , and which could also be said to be based on total ignorance . |
| 3 | Fordism is said to be characterized by high levels of mass production and work organized on standardized ( Taylorist ) lines , so that each element can be broken down , systematized and repeated . |
| 4 | Children of such a union are said to be born with webbed feet or scaly skin , although as with any fairy/mortal mating the child will be uncommonly gifted . |
| 5 | Changes in social structure are said to be overdetermined by numerous contradictions . |
| 6 | Since it joined in 1980 Japan has listed only four sites for protection and one of these , Lake Utonai on the northern island of Hokkaido , is now said to be threatened by secret plans to build a 40-kilometre flood control canal . |
| 7 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 8 | German firms are said to be dumping in Eastern Europe waste which it would be costly for them to dispose of in Germany itself , including radioactive uranium , used tyres and banned pesticides . |
| 9 | In addition , social disruption and discontent are said to be fostered by temporary visitors , and ghost communities may be created out-of-season . |
| 10 | Very short heats are said to be linked with low ovulation rates . |
| 11 | In July , looking thin and strained , the Princess is said to be suffering from post-natal depression during the Balmoral holidays . |
| 12 | NEC is also said to be negotiating with various US relational database vendors to put their products up under NEC 's version of Unix System V.4 . |
| 13 | Historically , what has come to be known as the Third World has attracted only a tiny proportion of all the foreign investment that has taken place , while the economies of many poor countries , and even some rich ones , are commonly said to be dominated by foreign capital and/or foreign firms . |
| 14 | Sun is said to be going into direct competition with Apple Computer Inc spin-out General Magic Inc and has already licensed designs for its nomadic computer to two Japanese companies , and is in talks with French and German consumer electronics companies . |