Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Traditional patterns of family life and cultural values are said to be breaking down under the pressure of geographical and social mobility , and the power of the mass media . |
| 3 | At any energy there will be at least one closed orbit , and this orbit is said to parent the family of non-closed orbits that librate around it . |
| 4 | British Aerospace is said to be one of the key contenders to mount a rescue bid for Ferranti , a vital subcontractor providing navigational and radar equipment for BAe 's military aircraft . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | Serbian units were said to be conducting house-to-house searches last night after ordering Muslims and Croats to surrender their weapons . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Several big British companies are said to be ‘ extremely interested ’ . |
| 9 | The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test . |
| 10 | Meanwhile the condition of the two year old boy is said to be improving . |
| 11 | This sluice is said to ‘ sleep ’ . |
| 12 | Raw garlic is said to be preferable to kill bacteria and boost immune functioning . |
| 13 | Implicitly , if not explicitly , papal letters could with some truth be said to be ultimum quasi robur and firmamentum of the whole case . |
| 14 | High-ranking officials were said to be rigging privatization to their own advantage , using their influence in local administrations . |
| 15 | At the time when the income of many of the top charities is said to be either static , or to have fallen , it 's essential for public in the private sector , do not forsake their supporting role . |
| 16 | German firms are said to be dumping in Eastern Europe waste which it would be costly for them to dispose of in Germany itself , including radioactive uranium , used tyres and banned pesticides . |
| 17 | Some delegates were said to be angry at Kuwait 's intransigence , including officials from Nigeria who said their country needed oil revenues as much as any other because of difficult economic problems . |
| 18 | And , however badly Ratner appears to have screwed up the company 's finances — and public image — some people are said to be still willing to give him financial support . |
| 19 | Cheapest items are said to be £32 wine goblets etched by the Queen 's engraver Andrew Lawson Johnston with Ovid 's motto : Wine gives courage and makes men apt for passion . |
| 20 | This self-sustaining quality is said to be exemplified by current epistemologies . |
| 21 | The picture of the brutal rule of the Jews , for which Social Democracy was said to be preparing the way in Germany , provided the catalyst in the link-up of anti-Semitism and anti-Marxism . |
| 22 | Popular activists were said to be resentful of the army takeover , expressing fears that the achievement of multiparty democracy might be further delayed . |
| 23 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
| 24 | Central to this approach is said to be an emphasis upon guidance from the best available scientific evidence . |
| 25 | Some $350m is said to be in Swiss banks . |
| 26 | Traditionally the French nation was said to be divided on the basis of ‘ Three Cs ’ — the constitution , clericalism and class . |
| 27 | Some underwriters were said to be selling to hedge their commitment . |
| 28 | Similarly , the child fixated at the anal stage will develop an ‘ anal character ’ , whose most marked traits are said to be orderliness , parsimony and obstinacy . |
| 29 | He does not smoke , but despite his diet , he has a penchant for champagne and his favourite food is said to be lobster . |
| 30 | ‘ Tin Can Island ’ proclaim the postage stamps , and old ones are said to be almost as sought after as British Guiana Triangulars or Penny Blacks . |