Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] know [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sandstone rocks along its western side were known to be porous , but the engineers predicted that the pores would be blocked by silt . |
| 2 | The US motor industry is known to be sceptical over whether the timescale proposed for the new emission levels can be met . |
| 3 | The Ceasg is known to be dangerous and will swallow a man whole , possibly in memory of a fish-tailed god to whom human sacrifices were made . |
| 4 | Mr Akashi insists on looking on the bright side : Khmer Rouge artillery was known to be inaccurate and their shells often failed to explode , he said . |
| 5 | This is indicative of a slow exchange between two conformations ; the rate of quadruplex formation is known to be slow . |
| 6 | Whooping cough vaccine is known to be effective in preventing the illness ( or at least lessening its effects ) in an individual . |
| 7 | The individual 's level of stress is known to be important in relation to maintaining a safe environment . |
| 8 | The demand for electricity was thus being artificially boosted : the price was known to be sufficient only to meet the historic average costs of supply , not the costs which in future would have to be paid if the demand were met . |
| 9 | However where demand is known to be variable , for example if a large share of output is exported , any major internal expansion carries the danger of periodic over-capacity with consequent higher average costs just as the market is weakest . |
| 10 | Failure of paracetamol except when discomfort is known to be severe , in which case use codeine phosphate as first choice |
| 11 | In bites and stings if the creature is known to be poisonous or the person is known to react badly to such bites or stings . |
| 12 | Soya based formulas should only be used with medical advice when a baby is known to be allergic to cow 's milk formula , as soya protein is just as allergenic as cow 's milk . |
| 13 | If the student is known to be competent at planning , and it is the details of execution we are to teach , then a double objective would be acceptable . |
| 14 | Later in its life , the same theory was known to be inconsistent with the details of the orbit of the planet Mercury , although scientists did not abandon the theory for that reason . |
| 15 | Secondly , the range of birth weights is less than the range of infant weights , and head circumference and length at birth are known to be inaccurate measurements . |
| 16 | Certainly the Abbey were known to be large landowners in the area . |
| 17 | To the extent that professional indemnity insurance is known to be available there is , in fact , an encouragement to litigate . |
| 18 | There our friends and relatives sometimes come to visit us and speak resolutely of trivial matters ; children seldom come , because that might seem ‘ morbid ’ , especially if the illness is known to be terminal . |
| 19 | Sighvat 's poem is known to be incomplete , but surviving verses do not mention the battle , and Ottar the Black 's Knútsdrápa says that Cnut opposed or threw back ( hnekDir ) the Swedes there , and describes him as their withstander ( prengvir ) , neither of which is resonant of overwhelming victory , Indeed , if Holy River was known only from the Chronicle entry one would think it a defeat , but Ottar is unlikely to have included a famous reverse in a list of Cnut 's achievements , and the royal title used in the 1027 Letter ( see below ) suggests that he did eventually claim suzerainty over some Swedes . |
| 20 | The inspectorate is known to be concerned about the pollution the plant will cause and is planning an eight-week consultation process on the basis of a draft authorization ( setting out permitted discharge levels for a range of pollutants ) due to be published shortly . |
| 21 | Bonnet was known to be opposed to the government 's plans to restructure the army . |
| 22 | The ballet is known to be fictional . |
| 23 | It has been found that the intake of nutrients in the diet declines markedly in old age , and whilst it is difficult to determine to what extent this is caused by , or is the cause of , increased physical disease , the connection with elderly health is known to be significant . |
| 24 | Yet if the example is modified a little , so that the overtaking is on a country road at night and the risk is known to be slight , it becomes questionable whether the causing of death in these circumstances should be labelled in the same way as intentional killings . |
| 25 | yeah — they will be up for a hard re-match. the turkish home crowd is known to be wild … |
| 26 | In many societies this office confers status : though not necessarily ( if the doctor is known to be guilty of malpractices , for example ) . |
| 27 | In such cases unemployment is known to be impending at the outset of the contract and therefore the exclusion ‘ unemployment known to be impending at the commencement of insurance ’ will apply with a resultant repudiation of the claim . |
| 28 | HER contacts book was known to be extensive , but who would have thought Cynthia Payne 's network stretched to Austin , Texas . |
| 29 | His constitutional plan had been to secure the election of his son , the young Frederick , as king , but as soon as the emperor was known to be dead the wisdom of upholding the election of so young an heir was questioned . |
| 30 | Chamberlain 's Reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time , and although the scale of unfit housing was known to be severe , policies for effective remedies were shelved . |