Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both brushes and foam can also take on a partial biofiltering role , but if they are intended to be a mechanical filter , they should be cleaned before they clog . |
| 2 | These are intended to be a cheap , quick and informal way for customers to resolve disputes . |
| 3 | Lunchtimes at the Victoria Centre are intended to be a communal affair but at the Delphi Centre they are strikingly different . |
| 4 | Benefit cuts are expected to be a critical part of the autumn public spending statement to be made by Chancellor Norman Lamont next week . |
| 5 | If we had won all the Tests but lost all the one-dayers , then it would have been considered to be a successful trip . ’ |
| 6 | An unemployment rate well in excess of what had hitherto been considered to be a stable NAIRU was failing to produce sustained reductions in the rate of inflation beyond the initial impact effect of the fall in aggregate demand . |
| 7 | The electricity industry had always been considered to be a natural monopoly and plans to privatise it were preceded by lengthy discussions about the ideal structure for the industry . |
| 8 | It also provides that after six months , unsolicited goods are deemed to be an unconditional gift to the recipient . |
| 9 | Although our sexual practices are considered to be a low risk for HIV transmission , being a lesbian does not provide immunity from HIV . |
| 10 | The computer-enhanced pictures are considered to be a vast improvement on the old photo-fit style in terms of clarity , and detectives are hoping the men will come forward quickly . |
| 11 | Birthtales looks forward to the day when these female experiences are considered to be a valid subjects for inclusion in galleries . |
| 12 | The approach of the Commission as described in the Directive takes into account the fact that , in general , takeovers are considered to be a positive phenomenon . |
| 13 | As to the artists themselves , they will be able to take out of the country an unlimited number of their works unless , of course , they are considered to be an integral part of the national heritage . |
| 14 | Family budgets are seen to be a private settlement of accounts between men and women , men 's unequal distribution of working-class incomes within their households is a right they fought for within the working-class movement and it is not yet susceptible to public political pressure within the movement . |
| 15 | Illustrations are seen to be a motivating factor for poor readers , but they are otherwise considered to be a distraction and ‘ do not themselves make the reading level of the prose any lower ’ ( ibid . |
| 16 | That we are courteous , efficient , and we are seen to be a caring organisation . |
| 17 | House sites are seen to be a scarce resource , by both Shetlanders and incomers , basically because the amount of sites given planning permission by the local authority is ever decreasing . |
| 18 | Gender factors are seen to be an integral part of mental illness in women and a woman 's limited resources are often a significant factor in her ability to extricate herself from oppressive , unsupportive environments . |
| 19 | The extent to which they are felt to be a big deal for the pupils will mirror the extent to which they are felt to be a big deal by their teachers . |
| 20 | The extent to which they are felt to be a big deal for the pupils will mirror the extent to which they are felt to be a big deal by their teachers . |
| 21 | It has been said to be a fundamental contradiction in the Weberian model of bureaucracy . |
| 22 | The fact that a prominent member of the current community council and an integrated education supporter was a member of official Sinn Fein , the Workers ' party , appeared to figure in the reasoning , as this party has always been suspected to be an anti-clerical and secularist force . |
| 23 | The two witnesses are said to be a retired Swiss shopkeeper who had business dealings with Mr Ryan in the early 1970s , and a British businessman who had dealings with Mr Ryan in Libya . |
| 24 | Its radiation emissions are said to be a severe health risk to local residents . |
| 25 | Oh well ye , Belinda if you 're the sort of person who can help someone to dress you 're going to be a good nurse I think . |
| 26 | A mother otter will bring a half-dead fish and give it to her young to play with in a pool so that they may practice the dives and swoops that are needed to be a successful underwater hunter . |
| 27 | A second and more serious line of criticism is that the empress 's claims to real enlightenment and concern for the welfare of her subjects are shown to be a hollow pretence by the intensification and geographical extension of serfdom in Russia during her reign . |
| 28 | Dictionary definitions constitute a valuable source of semantic knowledge , and the definitional overlap technique has been shown to be a suitable method for applying such knowledge . |
| 29 | Hotel leisure facilities have been shown to be a worthwhile investment in that they can : |
| 30 | The mythopoeic power of music has already been shown to be a decisive force in Greek literary history . |