Example sentences of "[noun] is said to [be] " in BNC.

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1 The deal is said to be divided into two portions , with $3,000m for IBM itself and $1,600m for IBM Credit Corp .
2 If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative .
3 In a similar way , if the fedback signal augments the input signal then the feedback is said to be positive .
4 Quality consciousness is said to be very high among Japanese workers who endeavour to eliminate components that are rejected as substandard .
5 MADONNA 's new contract with Warner Brothers is said to be worth a cool $60 million .
6 The alleged theft is said to be related to Axil 's hiring a Sun engineer who is named in the suit .
7 The buying is said to be largely from America , where investors are beginning to take a more optimistic view of their economy while showing concern about renewed Middle East tension .
8 With Frigi-Thalgo , inch loss is said to be almost permanent after six or more sessions — dieting and exercise included — and noticable loss is possible within a £35 one-hour session , with the effect lasting 48 hours .
9 A thumping defeat is said to be a victory .
10 In the locker room — no ordinary changing room this , but a soft paradise of fluffy towels , hairdryers , lotions , masseurs , electronic scales , isometric drinks , cardio-vascular scans and congratulatory attendants — he told a well-known ( everyone in this club is said to be well-known ) producer that he took the first three games off me in each set .
11 It is hoped the slabs will block the conduit from which the main force of the lava is said to be bearing down ‘ like a train ’ , causing it to break up and cool .
12 Mind is said to be ‘ full of will ’ or ‘ desire ’ to progress and process different sensations , driven by the Ego in its ceaseless quest to assimilate experience : the mental image is presented to the intellect where it becomes ‘ known ’ by individual consciousness .
13 The cell is said to be the remains of an ancient Carthaginian temple .
14 Before we plunge into that debate we ought to recognize that recruitment to elite positions in the public and private sectors is said to be highly meritocratic .
15 The cable television industry is said to be leery of handing over a standard to a third party such as Microsoft Corp , which has teamed up with Intel Corp to develop a set-top control box based on the 80386 and Windows ; the 80386 is also regarded as underpowered for graphics work .
16 Labour is said to be in terminal decline because we have failed to identify , let alone appeal to , a natural constituency we might expect to provide us with majority support .
17 Becky is said to be ‘ comfortable ’ in the special burns unit of Frenchay hospital , Bristol , where her brother is also being treated .
18 Praxsys is said to be ‘ leagues ahead ’ of Quorum Software , the Mac-on-RISC house that captured the limelight back at Uniforum — see opposite .
19 The Clinton administration is said to be looking again at the tangible objectives underlying the federal government 's support for research ( see page 776 ) , while the British government , in the shape of the Department of Trade and Industry , is seeking a more direct ( if a more avuncular than the American ) role in fostering industrial competitiveness .
20 The largest sustained activity by heads in primary schools is said to be teaching .
21 HOG members stress the group is concerned only with generic definitions , and whilst OSF is said to be taking a lead role in new work , HOG members have already agreed to endorse those previously established by the Network Management Forum .
22 His condition is said to be giving cause for concern .
23 His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack .
24 The injured woman was admitted to hospital in Bristol with serious burns , where her condition is said to be comfortable .
25 He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger .
26 He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable .
27 Putting and making the inverse transformation via equation ( 11.32 ) or Again there is an absence of oscillation and the circuit in this condition is said to be overdamped ( refer back to figure 4.15(b) again ) .
28 Suppose a scene is said to be in correct perspective ?
29 The range is said to be from 3.2 to 4.2 and the period around 45 days , but I have never been able to make much periodicity out of it , and neither have I ever seen it brighter than magnitude 3.6 .
30 Sun is said to be going into direct competition with Apple Computer Inc spin-out General Magic Inc and has already licensed designs for its nomadic computer to two Japanese companies , and is in talks with French and German consumer electronics companies .
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