Example sentences of "[to-vb] be designed [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast to some systems which seem to have been designed for gadget freaks , GEC 's control panel is simplicity itself . |
| 2 | There was the Crown Colony system which seems to have been designed for the business of not getting things done . |
| 3 | The kitchens appeared to have been designed for human use , judging from the height of the working surfaces and the sheer size of the ladles , pots and pans and other pieces of equipment . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the only categories included in the criteria for grants which might be exploited by the arts do not appear to have been designed for this purpose . |
| 5 | Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) witnessed on May 30 the total destruction of the Al-Atheer nuclear complex on the grounds that its technical core was held to have been designed for weapons development [ see pp. 38838 ; 38886 ] . |
| 6 | Amiss recalled a discreet chamber tucked away at the back of the building which appeared from its decor and its furniture to have been designed for the entertainment of a compliant lady . |
| 7 | The whole school seemed to have been designed with the sole purpose of freezing all the pupils to death . |
| 8 | True , some plates seem to have been designed as a reminder , sometimes polite , sometimes far from it , that the volume has strayed from its proper home . |
| 9 | These seem to have been designed to be worn on the finger , although the oval design-disc was so big as to he unwieldy ; possibly they were normally worn on a string round the neck , or simply reserved for a leisured elite . |
| 10 | Both ‘ Gulf Strike ’ and ‘ Butcher of Baghdad ’ claim to have been designed by advisers to the Pentagon . |
| 11 | A set of wings was also introduced , said to have been designed by Jock Lewes . |
| 12 | This is one of three ‘ vellucent ’ bindings known to have been designed by Jessie M. King . |
| 13 | One of the most interesting early structures in Istanbul is not a church but the famous cistern , thought to have been designed by Anthemius of Tralles , one of the architects of S. Sophia . |