Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] be said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more could be and has been written about this ‘ difference principle ’ ( 2a ) and its strengths and weaknesses , but enough has been said to , at least , give the flavour of the notion . |
| 2 | Further west , nitrogens in the few crops of Puffin barley so far harvested are said to be on the low side . |
| 3 | The failure rate of the undersea cables which would carry the electricity generated back to shore was said to be 300 times more often than an initial consultants ' report had suggested . |
| 4 | If the scope of the enabling Act is exceeded or the procedures set out in it are not followed , the secondary legislation thereby created is said to be ultra vires ( i.e. beyond the power given ) . |
| 5 | In the past , anything neatly encapsulated was said to be ‘ like The Iliad in a nutshell ’ — a reference to the ancient Greek epic which Roman historian Pliny maintained could be written on a piece of paper small enough to fit in a walnut . |