Example sentences of "[pron] is generally [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even nowadays children at play can still be seen eating the occasional leaf of sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ) which is generally called , possibly from the word for ‘ sour ’ , searbh . |
| 2 | This latter region produces a type referred to as rasht silk , which is generally regarded as the best in the world . |
| 3 | The Transport and General Workers ' Union also contains about 11000 farm workers in its agricultural section , but the majority of these are located in Scotland and it is the NUAAW which is generally regarded as the industrial union for farm workers in England and Wales . |
| 4 | Then you ring Dial-A-Ticket ( 0532–710710 ) which is generally engaged , so you re-dial at frequent intervals till you get through to a recorded ticket office girl blotering on about similar information . |
| 5 | In men the signs and symptoms of gonorrhoea will appear after the incubation period , which is generally accepted as being between two and ten days . |
| 6 | Hewlett-Packard , Sord , RCA and Dot have all plumped for Sony , which is generally reckoned to be ahead in the standard stakes . |
| 7 | The legitimate waging of armed conflict is now confined to self-defence — an exception which is generally permitted in municipal law . |
| 8 | However , the recognition which is generally held was that the increase in the criminal statistics was because police and public alike were more willing to bring charges against young offenders because of the reshaping of the court system towards help and reformation , rather than punishment . |
| 9 | In Chapter 6 we shall discuss the issue of anaphoric reference which is generally held to depend crucially on co-text for interpretation . |
| 10 | A model which is generally held to have potential in plant growth analysis is the Richards function and its limiting case , the Gompertz function , where W = dry weight , T = time . |
| 11 | It is in line with the precedent of the timetable motion on the Local Government Finance Bill , which is generally held to have worked well and provided for effective consideration of the Bill . |
| 12 | He expanded this view by referring to a number of authorities , which could only be truly explained by saying that certain contracts have become part of " the accepted machinery of a type of transaction which is generally found acceptable and necessary ; so that instead of being regarded as restrictive they are accepted as part of the structure of a trading society " . |
| 13 | Traditionally , the people 's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee . |
| 14 | They have a written agenda , which is generally published in advance together with the Notice of the Meeting ( see figure 29 ) . |
| 15 | The most basic qualification which is generally required to work anywhere is the Mountain Leader Course ( summer award ) . |
| 16 | Which is why so often the thoughts of publishers return to Europe , by which is generally meant the mature markets of southern Europe , Greece , Spain and Italy . |
| 17 | It is a symbolic episode echoing the experience of the primary school ( an experience which is generally thought to have been more successful and with which all units make connections ; most notably in the organization of an ‘ academic ’ morning and an ‘ activities ’ afternoon ) . |
| 18 | Two people who think they are disagreeing may , in fact , be talking about different things and would n't disagree if they were talking about the same thing , but it 's important to recognise that when the university and colleges talk about what they want to do about sexual harassment , they certainly imagine that a range of different forms of response are going to be appropriate to this range of different forms of behaviour , ranging from on the one hand education , encouraging people to think they have a right to protest and answer back , to giving them access to erm people who may mediate and persuade another person who they 're not making an impact on that their behaviour is unreasonable , to the most extreme disciplinary procedures against someone who 's behaving in a way which is generally thought to be unacceptable and who 's not prepared to desist . |
| 19 | Most drama training works on the assumption that there is something called ‘ standard English ’ , which is generally considered to be the ‘ straight ’ delivery of words without affectation or regional variation . |
| 20 | This lack of continuity and , in reality , lack of co-ordination and co-operation , is a state of affairs which is generally mirrored in other countries , although in Eastern Europe national programmes of user education may be making some headway in obviating this problem . |
| 21 | ‘ Industrial democracy ’ on the other hand is a term which is generally taken to refer to particular practices of management already operating in certain capitalist economies ( e.g. West Germany ) or specific proposals such as those of the Bullock Committee ( Bullock , 1977 ) , practices and proposals which give some role to workers or their representatives in enterprise decision-making , but which are not necessarily linked to the overall social planning of the economy in the interests of working people . |
| 22 | As well as keeping our name , we have also retained the same determination , first shown over 90 years ago , to help and care for a very deserving group of people which is generally overlooked by most charities . |
| 23 | The development of carcinoma of the colon is dependent on both genetic and environmental factors and its is generally accepted that the development of colonic carcinoma follows the adenoma-carcinoma sequence . |
| 24 | Mr Smith , who is generally regarded as the clear favourite for the leadership , suggested that the ‘ misrepresentation ’ of Labour 's tax policy might well have caused some people not to support it . |
| 25 | ‘ As a driver who is generally considered as being more level-headed than most , I want to know whether there is any danger of me being banned for two months if I have an accident here at Phoenix . |
| 26 | Particularly conspicuous by his absence is that verse-translator of Virgil who is generally held ( in my view , rightly ) to have set a standard that no other can equal , except momentarily ; that is , Dryden . |
| 27 | It is this sort of person who is always allowed the best seat on coaches , is given cigarettes , whose suggestions concerning strategies in conflict situations are always most heeded , and who is generally held in the highest esteem . |
| 28 | This one is generally ascribed to Eisenstein . |
| 29 | His tenure there is generally agreed to have been particularly successful , despite the fact that he used to have the reputation of being a difficult and wayward man . |
| 30 | The current problems are the result of the cladding becoming too dense and warm , largely ( it is generally assumed ) because of human activities . |