Example sentences of "[conj] are said to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | alright , well then building on that I do n't quite understand it , if you 're , you 're saying that those provisions that allow agents to pull for whatever funds are necessary are what , void to what extent to the extent that the funds are or are said to be erm needed to satisfy claims on policies which had you known that which you say you ought to have known , you would not have er authorised the agents to write , type rather long that , but I |
| 2 | Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . |
| 3 | In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority . |
| 4 | Such mobility may carry the stigma of personal failure or a defective personality that are said to be the result of ‘ soiling one 's curriculum vitae' ( Nakane 1973 p.111 ) . |
| 5 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 6 | These monsters are found only in New Jersey , USA , and are said to be the descendants of the illegitimate offspring of a woman named Mother Leeds . |
| 7 | The year-old arrangement for CDC to sell NEC mainframes into the US and Europe has n't worked out , but CDC says it is now working on NEC 's massively parallel systems which are due next year and are said to be based around Hewlett-Packard Co 's PA-RISC , although Ousley says the Japanese firm is ‘ keeping its chip options open . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What 's so marvellous , is that these kids who are doing bum jobs , and are said to be idiots , can get themselves organized like this , and set up a fabulous military strategy that goes into battle . ’ |
| 9 | Reactivity : The alkanes are unreactive compared to other chemicals and are said to be ‘ saturated ’ . |
| 10 | The pieces are considered some of Peru 's finest archaeological treasures and are said to be of incalculable value . |
| 11 | is preceded by silence and is followed by silence , and so and are said to be in a position of external open juncture . |
| 12 | Facilities such as schools and health posts have been built in most such villages , but are said to be poorly stocked and staffed . |