Example sentences of "now [vb pp] to be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The separation of polymer/solvent systems into two phases as the temperature increases is now recognized to be a characteristic feature of all polymer solutions . |
| 2 | In fact to " has now come to be a mere empty grammatical appendix to the infinitive " ( 1940 : 154 ) . |
| 3 | The Målselv of Tromsø is now considered to be a local variety of the Norwegian Red , though it was combined with the Red Trondheim in 1951 . |
| 4 | Insulin-dependent diabetes is the most severe form of the disease , and is now considered to be an auto-immune disorder in which the cells of the pancreas responsible for producing insulin ( the beta-cells ) are destroyed by the body 's immune system . |
| 5 | Hidden for centuries under plaster , the architrave of the main doorway is now revealed to be a monumental inscription from the time of the Emperor Trajan , which must have come from either the Roman baths or the imperial mint , both of which are nearby . |
| 6 | But the shape , who was now revealed to be an amiable-looking man of about thirty , remained silent . |
| 7 | Cobham , however , smacked too much of the schoolroom , having already achieved distinction as a writer about confession : learning , especially when tainted by theological or pastoral concern , was by now seen to be a dangerous thing in an archbishop . |
| 8 | This significant paper endeavoured to extend geomorphology from what is now appreciated to be a functional viewpoint towards a more realist view , as indicated by the aim ( Strahler , 1952 , p. 923 ) : |
| 9 | Long thought to be a mystery , Coade stone is now known to be a ceramic body , and the British Museum research laboratory 's analysis in 1985 showed that it was a form of stoneware so resistant to the weather that it is as precise today as when it was originally made . |
| 10 | Lamb is another minor casualty ; he is all right to bat , but he can only throw in underarm at the moment because of a niggle , which at first was thought to be a reaction to an inoculation , but is now believed to be a minor ligament problem . |
| 11 | Secondly , Phillips took no account of the expected rate of inflation in his analysis , a variable which , as we have seen , is now believed to be an important influence on the inflation rate . |