Example sentences of "are reported to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For older people just over half the refusals for grants are reported to be because the basic criteria are not satisfied . |
| 2 | A group of English players are reported to be bitter at having been left out of the squad for next week 's world team championships , and inevitably , the name of the game for the next couple of days in the Open , which starts today , will be to try to make monkeys of those who omitted them . |
| 3 | Warrington , redundant this weekend , are reported to be keen on signing the Bridgend rugby union half-backs Kevin Ellis and Aled Williams . |
| 4 | Up to 400 Cuban military advisers are reported to be at fortified bases in northern Panama , where they have been training the the militia of the Dignity Battalions , the Washington Times said yesterday . |
| 5 | Most Iraqi cities are reported to be without electricity or telephones . |
| 6 | Thailand 's efforts to stem serious erosion problems resulting from the extension of cultivated land as a result of population growth and an expansion of a market for commercial crops , and large-scale destruction of forests by logging companies and ( to a lesser extent ) local cultivators , are reported to be largely ineffective ( Kilakuldilok 1981 ) , El-Swaify et al. |
| 7 | They are reported to be willing to contribute up to $2 million for the South Pacific leg of the cruise . |
| 8 | The bishops are reported to be ‘ absolutely furious ’ . |
| 9 | The fixtures at Wolverhampton and Huntingdon are reported to be very much in the balance . |
| 10 | Some fear that the statement could catch ‘ innocent ’ schemes as well as any that clearly defeat the purpose of the legislation , and discussions are reported to be taking place between the Revenue and the profession as to how exactly the statement will be implemented . |
| 11 | An interesting point is raised at the end of the book , where it estimates that out of 210 Mustangs that survive worldwide , 112 are reported to be airworthy . |
| 12 | Many of the glittering pieces are reported to be worth more for their design than the gems they contain . |
| 13 | In Miami alone there are reported to be more than fifty botanicas — shops selling all the necessities of the cult — and there are also pet-shops specializing in the doves , chickens and peacocks which devotees require for the rituals . |
| 14 | Geological ore reserves are reported to be 907 000 t at 10.3 g/t Au ( cut ) for Curraghinalt and 861000 t at 7.54g/t ( cut ) for Cononish . |
| 15 | Truck loads of antiques are reported to be disappearing from Croatia . |
| 16 | Whether they can predict the future remains to be seen , Short-range time-series projections of fertility are reported to be promising ( de Cooman , Ermisch , and Joshi 1988 ) . |
| 17 | If you do manage to overcome this one , the next problem is to simulate the migratory tendencies of moving upstream to fresher waters where they are reported to be pelagic egg-layers . |
| 18 | Fairies are reported to be thick on the ground living in grassy mounds all over the island . |
| 19 | This is all good news as they are reported to be down in numbers in Oxfordshire this year . |
| 20 | Glasgow Celtic are reported to be keen on the Dublin-based player . |
| 21 | These low amplitude propagated contractions are reported to be more frequent . |
| 22 | In both familial adenomatous polyposis ( FAP ) cases and sporadic colorectal cancer ( SCRC ) cases , morphologically normal epithelial cells with abnormal DNA synthesis are reported to be present in upper parts of crypts . |
| 23 | Included are a number of ex-Aeroflot Antonov An-2 biplanes which are reported to be airworthy and available for sale at $600 each . |
| 24 | Fires are reported to be causing huge amounts of damage to Costa Rica 's largest-remaining tracts of forest and nature reserves . |
| 25 | China and Taiwan are reported to be close to agreement on joint development of a centre for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste . |
| 26 | Some Bari are reported to be working in the oil camps under semi-slavery conditions . |
| 27 | Far too many IT systems are reported to be hardly used , or even not used at all , because of their unreliability or irrelevance to the needs of clients . |
| 28 | Clwyd county council and Cardiff city council are reported to be proposing a reduction in their council taxes . |
| 29 | South Glamorgan county council and the Vale of Glamorgan borough council are reported to be planning increases limited to three percent or below . |
| 30 | Other travellers are reported to be gathering at Clee Hill in Shropshire . |