Example sentences of "[be] presumed [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they 're a very dangerous mode of education because they provide a very stereo-typed image of everything , everybody that they 're talking about if they 're talking about sex , they presume to be able bodied , they 're presumed to be white generally , they 're presumed to be heterosexual , if they 're talking about homosexual then , it 's definitely male lesbians |
| 2 | I think they 're a very dangerous mode of education because they provide a very stereo-typed image of everything , everybody that they 're talking about if they 're talking about sex , they presume to be able bodied , they 're presumed to be white generally , they 're presumed to be heterosexual , if they 're talking about homosexual then , it 's definitely male lesbians |
| 3 | All children under 14 will be presumed to be competent wit nesses . |
| 4 | Hence it is important for the legislation to spell out the situations and conduct that will be presumed to be anticompetitive , and to provide for the competition policy institution to publish guidelines as to how it proposes to apply the legislation . |
| 5 | The basic principle of English criminal law , that a person should be presumed to be innocent until proven to have committed a criminal offence , produces another principle . |
| 6 | Thus while generally speaking all terms listed can be presumed to be unfair , this presumption may be contested by a seller who uses this type of term in specific situations . |
| 7 | ( c ) Construction of partnership agreements The following general rules apply : ( 1 ) The agreement will not be presumed to be exhaustive so as to disallow evidence of actual practices of the partnership said to be inconsistent with the written terms or alleged to indicate how those terms should be construed . |
| 8 | This has been presumed to be desirable , as the only way in which to guard against indoctrination and rampant subjectivism . |
| 9 | Perkin had always been presumed to be busy in his workshop , and yet there were hours and days when he might not have been , when Mackie was out of the house seeing to the horses . |
| 10 | Ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC ) are chronic disorders of unknown cause which are presumed to be chronic immune inflammatory in nature . |
| 11 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 12 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 13 | As a general rule , documents which are more than 20 years old are deemed to be " ancient " and are presumed to be authentic unless proved otherwise ( Evidence Act 1938 , s4 ) . |
| 14 | The families themselves are presumed to be ordinary . |
| 15 | All stateless individuals are presumed to be lawless vagabonds . |
| 16 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 17 | It appears that highly productive authors will not necessarily publish in those journals which have the highest circulation , and which hence are presumed to be those used for those papers which an author wishes to reach the largest possible readership . |
| 18 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 19 | Since the parents are presumed to be native speakers of Dominican French Creole , ( they probably speak a variety of Caribbean English as well ) the Bradford Dominican speakers of JC must have acquired it through peer contact in their own community — where Jamaicans are a minority . |
| 20 | They represent more than 40 different plants , including sorghum , millets , legumes , fruits , nuts and tubers that are presumed to be wild ( although there are some suggestions of cultivation in the sorghum ) . |
| 21 | This ‘ self ’ is presumed to be separate and distinct ( and in some way more fundamental ) from the ‘ selves ’ or personae that are constructed through interaction with others , e.g. the parent , the employee and political activist may be ‘ selves ’ which present different facets to the world . |
| 22 | When Parliament creates a new crime , this is presumed to be subject to certain defences at common law , such as self-defence and duress , and also ( very frequently ) to the requirement of a state of mind ( intention , knowledge or recklessness ) . |
| 23 | As a general rule a restrictive covenant restricts competition and is presumed to be void and unenforceable because such restrictions are contrary to public policy . |
| 24 | Therefore , if the social cost of additional effort is presumed to be zero , a socially insufficient amount of effort is supplied . |
| 25 | The Regulation provides that a market share of 25% or less is presumed to be compatible with the Common Market . |
| 26 | that statement is presumed to be exhaustive so far as that matter is concerned . |
| 27 | Working on the basis that 8 per cent of the population is presumed to be gay or lesbian , their core document suggests that just 5 per cent of the adult audience in Glasgow represents some 34,000 potential ticket buyers . |
| 28 | If a preferential dividend is provided for , it is presumed to be cumulative . |
| 29 | The structure of society is presumed to be functional for its members since it is derived from the sharing of their human attributes . |
| 30 | An accused person is presumed to be sane , until he can prove the contrary . |