Example sentences of "[noun] be shown to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence presented is consistent with a standard single equation approach to asset demands as the level and growth of wealth together with expected relative returns are shown to be important determinants of the level of investment . |
| 2 | Xorandor examines the narrative aspect of the novel by exploring the theoretical problems of story-telling from the point of view of children whose minds have been formed by their exposure to computers ; here techniques specific to narrative are shown to be central to even the most logical of sciences . |
| 3 | On coasts of coral atolls the effects of hurricanes are shown to be significant not only to the reef morphology but also to the organisms and the total environment ( Stoddart , 1962 ) and in drainage basins in general and along river channels in particular the impact of rare floods and the time necessary for recovery has been investigated . |
| 4 | A second and more serious line of criticism is that the empress 's claims to real enlightenment and concern for the welfare of her subjects are shown to be a hollow pretence by the intensification and geographical extension of serfdom in Russia during her reign . |
| 5 | For rule utilitarianism , in contrast , once a rule is shown to be felicific , it is established as something to be obeyed , unless perhaps in very special cases , and is not to be considered merely as one factor to be weighed against others . |
| 6 | I 've never seen the sort of breathtaking squalor I witnessed there but give them a day when their neighbourhood is shown to be worth the world running through it , gratefully accepting water and candy from them at the roadside , and it 's amazing the way mutual mistrust can disappear . |
| 7 | The direct effect of job on absenteeism is shown to be zero . |
| 8 | A thorough understanding of the way official statistics were collected and of the workings of the administration is shown to be essential for the proper interpretation of these data . |
| 9 | The self pride he showed in the first two books is shown to be the very cause of his gradual destruction and inner hell . |
| 10 | The parser was shown to be incapable of processing garden-path sentences ( i.e. sentences which cause incorrect syntactic premises to be made e.g. ‘ the cotton clothing is made of grows in Mississippi ’ ) . |
| 11 | Transcription of the exogenous sequences was shown to be alpha-amanitin resistant , which indicates that the procyclin/PARP promoter was active . |
| 12 | That will only be so if the unbelieving partner is to leave , because at that point the values and foundations of the marriage are shown to be violated and at odds . |
| 13 | Has the test been shown to be reliable ? |
| 14 | Has the test been shown to be valid ? |
| 15 | Underlexicalisation and metaphor are shown to be inadequate for the development of analytical reasoning skills . |
| 16 | The police were said to have had no grounds for intervention unless the scene were shown to be the record of a real murder , so the posters dared the police to prove it real and the public to prove it not . |
| 17 | The synthesis of modifications in the anticodon stem and loop were shown to be the most sensitive ones . |
| 18 | The loss of ozone during the Arctic winter is shown to be up to 35 per cent rather than 10 per cent to 25 per cent as indicated by previous analysis of the data . |
| 19 | However , receptive anal intercourse is shown to be the riskiest sexual behaviour . |
| 20 | Katherine is shown to be all artifice , a Superbitch in the traditional Hollywood mould and here the Divine Sigourney steals the show . |
| 21 | Share ownership is shown to be most common in London and the South-east , both in general and for those holding privatisation shares alone . |
| 22 | The loss of ozone during the Arctic winter was shown to be up to 35 per cent rather than 10-25 per cent as previously thought . |
| 23 | ‘ Had either Syria or the Palestinians been shown to be involved , ’ he said , ‘ it would have added a complication to the peace conference , perhaps provoking an Israeli walk-out . ’ |
| 24 | It follows that technically it is possible to dispense with " truth-talk " altogether , and if so , the alleged puzzles surrounding the concept of truth are shown to be more artificial than real . |
| 25 | In Chapter 6 , the determinants of the basis were shown to be S t r and D ( l + r ) , rather than expectations of the spot price at delivery . |
| 26 | It is already significant for that reason : the Council 's resolve to condemn mass destruction in modern war is shown to be all the more strong . |
| 27 | God 's way of salvation is shown to be the same throughout the ages : men respond in faith to his initiative in grace . |
| 28 | However , the extent of this new-found tolerance is shown to be limited by the hysteria generated by the disease AIDS against male homosexuals . |
| 29 | Alas , this conclusion was shown to be false in no uncertain manner when , on Christmas eve , instead of being fed , he had his throat cut . |
| 30 | Pimlico was shown to be comparatively resistant to clamping , as were Mayfair , Soho and Knightsbridge , all of them part of the original clamping area . |