Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advent fabric on back — designed to be fast drying . |
| 2 | Furthermore , several pairs of the reaction primers can be mixed in the same tube and allowed to ‘ analyse ’ different point mutations at the same time ( all the different products of the polymerase chain reaction are deliberately designed to be different sizes ) . |
| 3 | Although they all have powers either to initiate or recommend criminal prosecution , they are primarily designed to be regulatory bodies whose main weapon against corporate misbehaviour is administrative , i.e. ( occasional ) inspection coupled with ( polite ) correspondence . |
| 4 | A friend once remarked : ‘ We are expected to be living sacrifices , but the problem is we keep crawling off the altar . ’ |
| 5 | Boys are expected to be assertive go-getters , so parents tend to approve of aggression in their male offspring as ‘ manly ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ People expect this to be a male-dominated field and female accountants are expected to be dreary number-shufflers . |
| 7 | McLeod 's main rivals are expected to be Valli Harrier Gary Nagel and clubmate and Welsh marathon international Ieaun Ellis . |
| 8 | A security agreement signed by the Tunisian and Egyptian governments on July 13 envisaged a regular exchange of information and co-operation in the training of security personnel ; the main focus of co-operation was expected to be Islamist groups . |
| 9 | Priced at £4.95 a bottle which when diluted equals 82p per usable litre , AirX is claimed to be good value , say the manufacturers , when compared to spending money on products that only mask smells . |
| 10 | Although this is claimed to be standard practice , Labour denounced the move last night as ‘ the most serious breach yet of the Tories ’ general election promises ’ . |
| 11 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 12 | Alternatively , all three persons , programmer , database developer and user , might be considered to be joint authors . |
| 13 | C. oncophora and C. curticei are generally considered to be mild pathogens in calves and lambs respectively although in some studies they have been associated with inappetence and poor weight gains . |
| 14 | The timing of the election was also influenced by disarray within the opposition Liberal-National Party coalition arising from what were considered to be ill-conceived policies regarding health care and labour relations , and continuing problems within the leadership . |
| 15 | Colitis for at least eight years is considered to be long standing . |
| 16 | Whether the increase in reported rates of sexual violence are positive or negative depends on whether they are considered to be real increases or higher rates of reporting . |
| 17 | This fascinating document , completed in 1941 , after its aged author had once again perambulated the African continent , shows the extent to which accommodation to change and the continuation of control were considered to be compatible goals of policy . |
| 18 | Conversely , patients considered to be appropriate candidates but not teferred for transplant , may have had detailed discussion with their physician and declined referral , without mention of this in the casenotes . |
| 19 | On the other hand , none of these items can be considered to be collective consumption , as are roads and street lighting , for example . |
| 20 | A Munro , in climbing parlance , is a Scottish mountain exceeding 3000 feet in height : the name is a tribute to Sir Hugh Munro who , in 1891 , published his meticulous records of all the mountains in Scotland over 3000 feet , listing them in descending order of altitude and also arranged in districts , with all the subsidiary tops over 3000 feet but not considered to be separate mountains . |
| 21 | In many developing countries ‘ agriculture ’ and ‘ farming ’ are still considered to be separate subjects ; the tilling of the soil and animal management have not been integrated . |
| 22 | The fact that this is so indicates well that scripture is considered to be sacred literature . |
| 23 | Despite objections from United 's machinists ' union , the participation of management , and BA 's equity contribution , were considered to be ample assurance to potential investors in Airline Acquisition 's junk bonds . |
| 24 | The bible is considered to be inspired literature which is in some way normative for the religion . |
| 25 | Instead , all extrapolations should be , and indeed usually are , considered to be working hypotheses that guide the way we study our own brains . |
| 26 | His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published . |
| 27 | His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published . |
| 28 | THAILAND may soon follow Hong Kong 's example in deporting Vietnamese boat people not considered to be genuine refugees , reports reaching here suggest . |
| 29 | Jewel Lafontant , the United States co-ordinator for refugee affairs , said on March 16 that the United States would accept half of any new Vietnamese boat people fleeing to Hong Kong , as long as they were considered to be genuine refugees ; only 11 per cent of those as yet screened in the colony had been classified as such . |
| 30 | Following a meeting of United States , United Kingdom and Hong Kong government officials in Washington on June 6 , the US government stated that it was to drop its opposition to negotiations between the UK and Vietnamese governments for the " involuntary repatriation " of Vietnamese boat people not considered to be genuine refugees , and to the possible establishment of an internationally managed centre in Vietnam to hold them on their return . |