Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] be say to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or is there any sense in which those who oppose and vote against a particular policy or decision can be said to assent to it , or can be said to be governing themselves when they have voted against the policy that has been adopted ? |
| 2 | At any one time , though , there are a number of relationships that may be said to be in a constitutional haze . |
| 3 | But for its lack of references , which surely are essential for the chapters on spectroscopy , the book that could be said to be the best is Ralph and Joan Fessenden 's Organic Chemistry ( Willard Grant , 2nd ed ) . |
| 4 | For the majority of the SSAPs , however , it is possible to identify elements that could be said to be relevant . |
| 5 | Perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of a system that can be said to be ‘ living ’ is its ability to self-replicate . |
| 6 | It is true , certainly , that feeling good for no particular reason , and the sensation of warmth , do not involve objects or contents that can be said to be determinate in a certain sense . |
| 7 | As the balloon expands , the distance between any two spots increases , but there is no spot that can be said to be the center of the expansion . |
| 8 | The constructivist starting-point could not be more different , and might be said to be ‘ biological ’ where the representational theory is ‘ engineering ’ — or ‘ machinological ’ . |
| 9 | They have regularly been used to put pressure on management during major negotiations , and could be said to be part of the ritual of collective bargaining . |
| 10 | Two are highly valued , namely lidya ( shy , timid , ashamed ) and höntugen ( frightened , fearful ) , and can be said to be integral aspects of the Chewong person ( Howell 1988 ) . |