Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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2 Several parts of Ayrshire had rock thought to be good for making curling stones but the rock which was , and still is , most popular is from the islet of Ailsa Craig .
3 The inspiring and impressive castle gatehouse , with a trio of towers , and a superb archway , is surmounted by a figure believed to be that of Edward I. Visit the exhibition and nearby Denbigh Friary , Leicester 's Church and St Hilary 's Chapel .
4 Is the contractor entitled to be relieved of responsibility on the basis that if the variation was going to be made in any event at that time , to have been further advanced in the contract programme would only have made it more expensive for the client ?
5 She was a tall , awkward-looking girl overwhelmed at being close to someone who had long been her idol .
6 Metoprolol was the first drug shown to be effective for this purpose , but the role of reduced renin secretion induced by this β blocker was not delineated .
7 The Company developed and produces zidovudine ( AZT ) — the first drug shown to be effective against HIV , and a number of other medicines used in the management of HIV infection .
8 A test refinement ( coordinates not subsequently used ) , with non-crystallographic symmetry restraints switched off , indicates the accuracy of the atomic positions to be 0.3 ( by analysis of the 81% of the molecule considered to be unperturbed by crystal packing forces ; Table 1 ) .
9 On the same day Mohsin Siddiqi , an opposition senator known to be close to the MQM , was one of 15 people killed in Karachi by unidentified snipers .
10 These fees are modest , but a person shown to be appealing in a frivolous or vexatious manner may have the costs of the appeal hearing awarded against him .
11 i.e. it carries the presupposition that the person acted upon is subject to the dominion of the causal agent .
12 Protein fractions containing TFIIA , a transcription factor known to be involved in transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II and 5'-regulated polymerase III genes ( e.g. U6 ) , were tested for their role in in vitro transcription of classical pol III genes .
13 We noticed now a trail of well-trodden snow winding back towards the shore , obviously a route known to be safe by the experienced locals .
14 The following list is a guide intended to be useful to graduates or qualified persons wishing to take a further course of study .
15 This paradox is strongly reminiscent of Bradleyan idealism , and to understand the nature of Four Quartets it is appropriate to recall what Eliot as a student considered to be one of the central principles of Bradley 's thought : that , for the sceptic faced with the possibility of acquiring only relative truth , coherence and comprehensiveness were important for their own sake .
16 An observer affected to be shocked at the absence of Bibles from the ‘ Bedside Books ’ section , but Fred Leson soon remedied this from his wonderful store .
17 We observed that deletions up to nt -531 did not impair transcriptional activity , although this region comprises the RARE sequence known to be responsible for the retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional enhancement .
18 Each industry , in consultation with its sponsor department , has determined its own discount rate for appraisal purposes , choosing a rate believed to be consistent with earning a 5 per cent required rate of return ( RRR ) on its investment programme as a whole .
19 The concept goes back at least as far as 1877 when Jessel MR stated in Winn v Bull [ 1877 ] 7 Ch 29 that " where you have a proposal or agreement made in writing expressed to be subject to a formal contract being prepared , it means what it says ; it is subject to and is dependent upon a formal contract being prepared . "
20 The lack of reaffirmation of their society thought to be implicit in the low fertility current in the Federal Republic of Germany is worrying some members of that society , quite apart from the obvious material consequences .
21 Guidance was given on the government and academic organization of polytechnics : the system of government needed to be suitable for institutions serving national as well as regional and local needs , and to be attractive to staff who would be able to ‘ share fully in their government and management as academic communities ’ .
22 Police have now identified a man believed to be one of Ashiq 's attackers from a video recording and are trying to find him .
23 MPs PROTESTED to Government law officers yesterday over jail sentences on two vigilantes who kidnapped and threatened a youth suspected of being involved in thefts .
24 Enteral administration of kaolin in combination with kanamycin has also bee shown to be effective in the prevention of endotoxaemia caused by heat stress and intestinal ischaemia in primates .
25 This substance , which acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain to regulate mood , also influences the activity of norepinephrine , the other neurotransmitter known to be involved in manic-depressive illness .
26 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 .
27 Recently , the Syre Beat was sold for a sum believed to be well in excess of £3m , and there was no shortage of bidders ; including , it is said , the heir to Britain 's throne .
28 Any Inland Revenue concessions or practice statements relied on should be identified and care taken to be aware of any changes in the law or practice which might affect the buy-out .
29 In an argument no doubt intended to be attractive to Manchester 's merchants and employers — local abolitionists had specifically asked him to write on the impolicy of slavery and the slave trade — he declared that freedom produced cheaper labour than slavery .
30 It has been thought that Freud was assuming that there can be inheritance of acquired characteristics , an idea shown to be fallacious in modern biology .
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