Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [verb] to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes they demonstrably were not ; for example , portraits of the Emperor Augustus struck at the end of his reign , when he was seventy-six , do not depict a man of that age and do not correspond with the unflattering description given by his biographer , Suetonius. portraits such as this are intended to be the embodiment of a political ideal rather than a realistic likeness ( though in some cases , such as that of Nero , they might be both ) . |
| 2 | But how may this be said to be a Christology ? |
| 3 | If this were felt to be a circular situation a formal decision not to ratify could be deemed to negate signature . |
| 4 | From the outset , despite the talk of ‘ equality ’ with Germany , the French were determined to be the prominent power in EDC . |
| 5 | This is seen to be an excellent P R exercise an opportunity for the audience to meet the cast . |
| 6 | But this is seen to be the reason why forces or energies are transferred or transmitted across what has continually been regarded by so many scientists as ‘ empty space ’ . |
| 7 | The consequence of all this is bound to be the persisting low status of this work . |
| 8 | But for readers with some knowledge of speech act theory , literary theory , or both , this is bound to be an interesting read . |
| 9 | National Savings announced lower rates on many other products on 5 August ; again , this is believed to be a move to prevent a rise in mortgage rates . |
| 10 | This is believed to be a consequence of the legislation ( Kiernan 1989b ) . |
| 11 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 12 | This is believed to be the lowest price that its owner Trafalgar House will accept in order to dispose of it . |
| 13 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 14 | This is believed to be the first time that timber banned under CITES has been the target of Customs operations in Europe . |
| 15 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |
| 16 | ( ii ) This is assumed to be a log function . |
| 17 | This is understood to be a reference to the coming destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD . ) |
| 18 | A caller to a newspaper claimed responsibility on behalf of the ‘ Commander of the Combined Forces ’ ; but this is reckoned to be a hoax . |
| 19 | This is reckoned to be the largest exercise of its type since the reforms were put forward , blood pressure started to rise , nostrils began to flare and so on . |
| 20 | ‘ This is intended to be a very personal , intimate guitar , ’ explains Andy . |
| 21 | This is intended to be a topical , practical inquiry , but one whose findings may add to our understanding of social policy development in general . |
| 22 | This is intended to be an introduction to the project and therefore there will be no admission charge to the site on this occasion , although a couple of conation boxes will be suitably positioned for those who may wish to assist the project in this way ! |
| 23 | On occasions where this is felt to be a risk , preventive apologies may be issued in the form of prolonged negotiations to meet again soon . |
| 24 | This is felt to be an inadequate preparation for the work of life , because it tends to produce a super-abundant supply of an indifferent clerkly class and to create and foster a distaste for agriculture and the handicrafts , which are more indispensable to the country and are better calculated to promote independence of character . |
| 25 | This is felt to be an important advance , as cereal crops make up such a large part of the world 's food supply . |
| 26 | The closer alliance between the two houses ( E. Peel will retain its Spanish board of directors and its current staff ) would result in Spanish works of art consigned to Sotheby 's in other parts of the world being returned to Spain for sale if this is felt to be the best venue . |
| 27 | This is said to be a future three star route . |
| 28 | This is said to be the first house built in the village . |
| 29 | This is said to be the ‘ age of travel ’ . |
| 30 | Are you aware that the array of funerals , commonly made by undertakers , is strictly the heraldic array of a baronial funeral , the two men who stand at the doors being supposed to be the two porters of the castle , with their staves , in black ; the man who heads the procession , wearing a scarf , being a representative of a herald-at-arms ; the man who carries a plume of feathers on his head being an esquire , who bears the shield and casque , with its plume of feathers ; the pall-bearers , with batons , being representatives of knights-companions-at-arms ; the men walking with wands being supposed to represent gentlemen-ushers , with their wands : are you aware that this is said to be the origin and type of the common array usually provided by those who undertake to perform funerals ? |