Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fairies are reported to be thick on the ground living in grassy mounds all over the island . |
| 2 | Practice Notes are intended to be persuasive , rather than prescriptive , and have a lower level of authority than Statements of Auditing Standards . |
| 3 | The evidence presented is consistent with a standard single equation approach to asset demands as the level and growth of wealth together with expected relative returns are shown to be important determinants of the level of investment . |
| 4 | If cash flows are expected to be predictable then there will be no special virtue in liquidity and you would earn a higher rate of interest from a straightforward money market deposit . |
| 5 | Frontrunners are said to be British Aerospace and Daimler Benz . |
| 6 | Most of the insiders ' skills are assumed to be firm specific , acquired over the years and difficult to replicate in the short to medium run . |
| 7 | Because mathematical skills are perceived as being easy to define and to recognise , and because such skills are perceived to be relevant , schools may be attacked if it is believed that they are not teaching such skills effectively . |
| 8 | These problems or investigations are expected to be diverse . |
| 9 | in pairs are thought to be clever dicks , sorry . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , increased delegation will depend on government carving out more areas of activity for which authorities are seen to be responsible , and central intervention is improper . |
| 11 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and to take special care when approaching them , particularly elderly , disabled or blind people and young children . |
| 12 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and ride considerately . |
| 13 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and to take special care when approaching them , particularly elderly , disabled or blind people and young children . |
| 14 | The thrombi are considered to be secondary to local injury , stasis or cor-pulmonale . |
| 15 | Winter puddings are meant to be lavish . |
| 16 | Female artists are allowed to be vulnerable , frail , because this corresponds with the idea of woman as lack . |
| 17 | The second is that the proposals are considered to be impracticable for most small companies and their auditors . |
| 18 | ( d ) Overflow can not occur on multiplication if the values are assumed to be integral , but multiplication of two operands both of which are the maximum negative number causes overflow under the fractional convention . |
| 19 | Certain principles and values are assumed to be unchallengeable and therefore to be nurtured . |
| 20 | On coasts of coral atolls the effects of hurricanes are shown to be significant not only to the reef morphology but also to the organisms and the total environment ( Stoddart , 1962 ) and in drainage basins in general and along river channels in particular the impact of rare floods and the time necessary for recovery has been investigated . |
| 21 | Both products are planned to be available from the third quarter . |
| 22 | With this in mind the genetics-supply industry has approached the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) negotiations at which all biological processes and products are assumed to be patentable . |
| 23 | The products are claimed to be cabable of operating as a client to Novell 's NetWare SAA communications server across Novell and TCP/IP networks . |
| 24 | Bernstock & Speirs ' hats are designed to be easy to wear . |
| 25 | Such waves are said to be capable of setting up oscillations which may damage a jointed structure , as the increases and decreases of pressure tend to pull jointed blocks away . |
| 26 | The spectral type is F. In general F-stars are said to be yellowish , but I have never seen any colour in Canopus , either with the naked eye or with optical aid ; to me it looks pure white . |
| 27 | From the individual 's point of view , bonds and equities are assumed to be perfect substitutes . |
| 28 | Personal computer and workstation manufacturers are expected to be able to use the board to build powerful file servers in the $10,000 price bracket . |
| 29 | The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity . |
| 30 | After all , ’ she continued , fixing her smile , forcing herself to look into those eyes that were so deep she felt she could drown in them , ‘ life 's too short for moping about and parties are meant to be fun , are n't they ? ’ |