Example sentences of "'s [noun] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was particularly true in relation to many of the primaries immediately following the New Hampshire contest , which were due in Southern states where Duke 's support was expected to be strongest . |
| 2 | The Cobra 's skin is considered to be highly magnetic , and friction with the earth could perhaps create an electro-magnetic effect . |
| 3 | The arbitrator 's decision is meant to be based on the other reasons , to sum them up and to reflect their outcome . |
| 4 | Fleming 's Level was expected to be 35 fathoms before intersecting the lode and was assessed at a likely £4 : 10s. per fathom with £23 10s. for the metals and sleepers . |
| 5 | NCD 's base is believed to be largely in the technical arena . |
| 6 | Some of LIFFE 's products were designed to be complementary with existing and successfully established instruments in the United States : in particular currency futures and options , and interest rate derivatives based on US T-bonds and eurodollars . |
| 7 | Alas , Shiona 's plans were destined to be thwarted . |
| 8 | 3.21 The Working Party 's Guidelines are expressed to be based upon an analysis of cases reported up to September 1991 . |
| 9 | On the one hand , it would seem that if a claim can be framed as one in contract or tort , or if it concerns a private legal right , it need not be brought under Ord. 53 even if the very ground on which the respondent 's action is alleged to be a tort or breach of contract is that it was illegal in a public law sense . |
| 10 | Russian opposition to the concession even as it stood was defused by presenting the Persian text to the Russian delegation when the Russian 's translator was known to be out of town . |
| 11 | Those lucky teachers who came under Basil 's guidance were helped to be more creative themselves and to bring out creativity in their children with the amazing results which we saw in the West Riding schools . |
| 12 | On admission , the child 's condition was said to be good , and she had fully recovered by the autumn . |
| 13 | Miss Boothroyd 's supporters are understood to be ready to put the issue to a vote , while there is an equal determination on the Tory side to put forward their preferred nominee . |
| 14 | Vanguard had performed well in the 1974 elections but , as Sarah Nelson notes , ‘ The VUP 's future was bound to be in doubt once it shed its two distinctive Vanguard features : militant opposition to British domination and alliance with workers and paramilitants . ’ |
| 15 | God 's plan is held to be comprehensive , and has been set for all time . |
| 16 | ‘ In particular , ’ the FT wrote , ‘ Smith 's management was said to be uncommunicative regarding the DIY business , although an analysts ’ visit next week is intended to set out future strategy . ’ |
| 17 | An Englishman 's home is meant to be his castle . |
| 18 | In the late 18th century a quarter of all Claude 's work was said to be in the possession of about fifty English Gentlemen ; of which Green saw four at Holker Hall . |
| 19 | Today 's move is expected to be the conclusion of a bitter struggle for control of the group . |
| 20 | Smith 's job is whispered to be on the line since club chairman Leslie Kew said after City 's 4-0 defeat against Bristol Rovers last Sunday : ‘ Now we 're all under pressure . |
| 21 | The President 's economists are said to be worried about the costs . |
| 22 | Around 10 per cent of Albania 's population was estimated to be Catholic . |
| 23 | Benin reportedly agreed to the extradition , also described as an abduction , following the decision of the CAR to provide a grant of 1,000 million francs CFA ( US$3 million ) to Benin and with the assurance of the acquiescence of France , which , according to Africa Confidential of Oct. 6 , was " anxious to reduce its costly military presence " in the CAR without destabilizing the government , to which Bozize 's group was considered to be a threat . |
| 24 | The ore in God 's Blessing was thought to be rich in gold ! |
| 25 | Evidence of the Host 's appearance is said to be the red crotal ( lichen ) stain found on rocks the morning after a heavy frost , which is blood they have spilled during their aerial spats . |
| 26 | This year America 's deficit and Germany 's surplus are forecast to be less than half as big , as a percentage of GNP , as they were at their peak ; Japan 's surplus may be only a quarter of its peak level . |
| 27 | Lee 's intervention is expected to be warmly welcomed by City fans who idolised him during his playing days . |
| 28 | The King 's criticism was believed to be in response to recent Saudi demands that he publicly apologize for Jordan 's position in the Gulf war . |
| 29 | THE FUTURE IS FRENCH France 's Aerospatiale is poised to be the next owner of Piper . |
| 30 | Sun 's delay is believed to be related to bugs in the Cypress part which Cypress chief executive officer TJ Rodgers now admits exist but does n't detail . |