Example sentences of "they [be] show to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst showing proper reluctance to enforce these convenants , the courts will , however , do so if they are shown to be reasonable … |
| 2 | Other clauses are subject to a test of reasonableness , and are enforceable only to the extent that they are shown to be reasonable . |
| 3 | But this , it is claimed , may make them more vulnerable than most to negative emotions when they are shown to be powerless . |
| 4 | They were hailed in the media as breakthroughs — and then they were shown to be wrong either by their own authors or by others . |
| 5 | Very soon after Prontosil and sulphanilamide became available they were shown to be active against malaria . |