Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] to [be] [adj] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditional views of family life are seen to be unsupported by research findings , but research can assist the identification and development of policies and good practice which can help children at risk and in need to become good parents in their turn . |
| 2 | They are communities in the sense that one has a sense of ‘ belonging ’ in them , and in the sense that Shetlanders belonging to each are said to be distinguishable by special characteristics in dialect or , less often ( and more humorously ) , by difference in mentality and general attitudes . |
| 3 | In the spirit of this observation , however , it is not enough to argue that Marx 's views have been shown to be false by the continuing development of capitalist socialisation . |
| 4 | Ten miles away at Ludlow you are bound to be impressed by its looming castle , the delightful mixture of Georgian and medieval architecture and the interesting museum of local history . |
| 5 | BBC insiders are understood to be relieved by the appointment of David Mellor to head the new heritage ministry , which will oversee the Corporation 's charter renewal in 1996 . |
| 6 | The design of the situation and the process should adhere to standard practices which have been found to be helpful by experience and commonsense . |
| 7 | Two of three decorative diamond shapes on the faces of his Merit PL irons had been found to be illegal by the United States Golf Association but their faxed message to the manufacturers arrived after Nelson had begun his round . |
| 8 | The gyroscopes associated with Artifical Horizons are subject to errors both in turns and during fore-and-aft acceleration , but for all practical purposes may be considered to be unaffected by the normal manoeuvres experienced in airline operations . |
| 9 | Under s665(2) , a settlement shall not be deemed to be revocable by reason only : ( a ) that it contains a provision under which any income or assets will or may become payable to or applicable for the benefit of the settlor , or the wife or husband of the settlor , on the bankruptcy of the settlor 's child or in the event of an assignment of or charge on that income or those assets being executed by the settlor 's child ; or ( b ) that it provides for the determination of the settlement by the act or on the default of any person in such a manner that the determination will not , during the lifetime of the settlor 's child , benefit the settlor or the wife or husband of the settlor ; or ( c ) in the case of a settlement to which section 33 of the Trustee Act 1925 applies , that it directs income to be held for the benefit of the settlor 's child on protective trusts , unless the trust period is a period less than the life of the child or the settlement specifies some event on the happening of which the child would , if the income were payable during the trust period to him absolutely during that period , be deprived of the right to receive all or part of the income . |
| 10 | Now can it be said to be clear by the law of Scotland that the locus here is beyond what the legislature may assert right to affect by legislation against all whomsoever for the purpose of regulating methods of fishing ? |
| 11 | According to falsificationism , some theories can be shown to be false by an appeal to the results of observation and experiment . |
| 12 | This is the recognition of faith , and there is no way in which it can be demonstrated to be valid by appeal to merely historical argument about Jesus . |
| 13 | In later law , however , a testator would have had no need to concern himself with this , since a rescript of Severus and Caracalla introduced the rule that , failing evidence to the contrary , dispositions charged on the heir were also to be understood to be payable by a substitute . |
| 14 | Once a logical contradiction is admitted to a system of propositions any other proposition and its negation can be proved to be true by virtue of the rules of formal logic . |
| 15 | When a sender judges her receiver 's schema to correspond to a significant degree with her own , she need only mention features which are not contained in it ( the time of getting up and what she had for breakfast , for example ) ; other features ( like getting out of bed and getting dressed ) will be assumed to be present by default , unless we are told otherwise . |
| 16 | Subroutines are usually written to be " transparent " to the calling routine ; that is , the processor registers such as accumulators and condition codes can be assumed to be unaltered by the subroutine call , unless they are explicitly part of the subroutine linkage . |
| 17 | Any attempt to do so would be , to that extent , void and , if necessary , would be declared to be void by the Supreme Court . |
| 18 | Young intellectuals eager for knowledge , progress and a better future , were bound to be impressed by new solutions to the problems facing contemporary China . |
| 19 | He and his wife , Edna , were known to be distraught by the National furore . |
| 20 | He and his wife , Edna , were known to be distraught by the National furore . |
| 21 | The external services employed by the companies were found to be inadequate by 24% of the sample — specifically |
| 22 | For one of Karl Barth 's disposition it could never be said that because something has been perceived to be natural by humankind , therefore it is the will of God . |
| 23 | Therefore , although skills are now embedded in all courses reviewed and validated this session , the range of skills is not as comprehensive as is deemed to be desirable by the University . |
| 24 | The flooding process , which begins next week , is expected to be complete by 1991 . |
| 25 | Relocation is expected to be complete by March 1995 when the existing Warren Spring site in Stevenage will be taken over by Glaxo . |
| 26 | The boat is expected to be operational by this afternoon . |
| 27 | The software is expected to be deliverable by the end of 1992 or the beginning of 1993 . |
| 28 | He is expected to be dead by then but his action could open the way for thousands of similar cases worldwide . |
| 29 | He is said to be hyperactive by the nursery staff and seems to show some bizarre behaviour . |
| 30 | PC performance is said to be unaffected by the card . |