Example sentences of "[ex0] [vb mod] be [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | To that extent there may be said to be a mental element required for this variety of manslaughter , but it is a manifestly low mental element compared with the death which results . |
| 2 | There may be said to be three different types of Christology : ‘ high ’ Christologies , ‘ low ’ Christologies , and ‘ message ’ Christologies . |
| 3 | There may be said to be two limbs to s740(5) . |
| 4 | Therefore , it is clear that there may be expected to be remains of comparable marine terraces at any level between that terrace and present sea level . |
| 5 | In a moderately seasonal environment , in which several species produce lleshy fruits , there might be expected to be selection for a particular species to fruit out of step with the others , and thereby avoid competition with other species for dispersers . |
| 6 | There could be said to be a ‘ Structural crisis ’ for Europe over its position in the World in the immediate post-war period because it had become as Churchill said ‘ A rubble heap , a charnel house , a breeding ground of pestilence and hate ’ . |
| 7 | 9.8 Perpetuity period The perpetuity period applicable to this Lease shall be [ 80 ] years from the commencement of the Contractual Term and whenever in this Lease either party is granted a future interest in property there shall be deemed to be included in respect of every such grant a provision requiring that future interest to vest within the stated period and for it to be void for remoteness if it shall not have so vested Despite the importance of the rule against perpetuities , it is surprising that most leases granted today make no mention of it . |
| 8 | There can be said to be at least three groups of predator assemblage distinguishable by this form of analysis . |
| 9 | The ultimate ‘ aim ’ of beauty , if there can be said to be such a thing , is to point us towards the spiritual realm . |
| 10 | There can be said to be at least three main schools of management theory addressing the people problem : the classical school embodying the work of F. W. Taylor and Henri Fayol , the behaviourist school founded by Elton Mayo and the quantitative school which appears to have had its origins in the operations research techniques developed during World War Il . |