Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Substituting into the right-hand side of ( 8–47 ) , and using ( 8–49 ) and ( 8–50 ) , it may be seen to be proportional to . |
| 2 | It may be said to be on the right lines , but at best it provides materials for an answer to the logical question , materials which it does not combine properly . |
| 3 | However , it may be said to be fairer than the Community Charge in that the tax does , at least , rise with the value of the house and it is reasonable to assume that those living in more expensive houses have higher incomes than those living in less expensive dwellings . |
| 4 | It may be interpreted to be against the letter also . |
| 5 | It may be considered to be a vital British interest that we are not on the outside of the single currency in five years ' time . |
| 6 | It will not have to be either critical or challenging , although elsewhere in the world , among less fortunate nations , it may be found to be so . |
| 7 | The danger consists in imagining some essence of Christianity , for example , that , because it may be shown to be immune to scientific criticism today , is assumed always to have existed and therefore , properly understood , is always impervious to criticism . |
| 8 | If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary . |
| 9 | For instance , what the Harlequins are doing with Troy Coker at the moment may be legal but it bears no relation to what the law should be or to what it should be seen to be . |
| 10 | Now play some music and observe the l.e.d. — it should be seen to be varying in brightness gently with the music . |
| 11 | Not only is it doing well , it should be seen to be doing well . |
| 12 | What we need to be certain about is that whatever society is involved in or whatever organisation is involved in balloting that it should be seen to be done properly . |
| 13 | 8.8 If any sub-clause of this clause 8 is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law then it should be deemed to be omitted and if as a result either party becomes liable for loss or damage which would otherwise have been excluded then such liability shall be subject to the remaining sub-clauses of this clause 8 . |
| 14 | As we saw in the chapter dealing with rules , it is not enough for your punch to be an effective scoring technique ; it must be seen to be so , and this entails making its success obvious . |
| 15 | ‘ … and of all the jewels — the Diamond Waterfall — it must be seen to be believed … ’ |
| 16 | It is submitted that the judgment can not be supported on principle , though , as regards the particular application of the principle , but no further , it must be taken to be law in any court of first instance . |
| 17 | They fell victims , along with others , to the belief that if a building complied with the existing building regulations and Codes of Practice it must be deemed to be safe . |
| 18 | The question was intended to discover the reasons why it might be perceived to be SF , given that it already is so perceived . |
| 19 | They were left to the existing law whatever it might be held to be . |
| 20 | It would seem unlikely before the Hadrianic period at the earliest , if comparison is made with some other northern sites such as Aldborough ; it might be thought to be more likely under Severus or Caracalla , when the whole northern frontier region was extensively reorganized . |
| 21 | The justifiability rule has yet to receive widespread judicial consideration in the context of education , but it might be expected to be applied more strictly . |
| 22 | I wish it could be said to be a gain to the Faculty of Theology . ’ |
| 23 | It could be said to be retrogressive — a return ( retreat ? ) to narrow Victorian child-rearing values — to be writing guidelines on how to encourage obedience and overcome disobedience in the late 1980s . |
| 24 | As a research project , it could be said to be one of the ‘ old-fashioned ’ kind ; it had to be done on a shoestring . |
| 25 | The Commission says that , if the Community decides to build the NET machine , it could be expected to be built on a Community site . |
| 26 | The boy shrugged , raising his brows with a mild affectation of surprise that it could be thought to be important ; but the stillness of his face and the steadiness of his eyes on Hotspur went some way towards betraying him . |
| 27 | It seems rather grandiose to label a talk with a colleague in the same office or department as an ‘ interview ’ , but in some ways it could be considered to be one , especially if our colleague is an expert in the field in which we ourselves have become interested . |
| 28 | ( And if the 1.5–2 million surplus workers now in jobs were added , it would be seen to be catastrophic . ) |
| 29 | If it 's a small discharge and say it 's twice the limits , three times the limits , then it would be considered to be needing improvement . |
| 30 | Transit time was not measured but it would be expected to be shorter . |