Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advent fabric on back — designed to be fast drying . |
| 2 | McLeod 's main rivals are expected to be Valli Harrier Gary Nagel and clubmate and Welsh marathon international Ieaun Ellis . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Colitis for at least eight years is considered to be long standing . |
| 7 | On the other hand , none of these items can be considered to be collective consumption , as are roads and street lighting , for example . |
| 8 | The fact that this is so indicates well that scripture is considered to be sacred literature . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The bible is considered to be inspired literature which is in some way normative for the religion . |
| 11 | Early legislation on the subject of mental handicap failed to distinguish between mental handicap , mental illness , and what was considered to be moral incompetence . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) Falls in skin po 2 and Sao 2 associated with an attenuation , irregularity , or absence of breathing movements with tachycardia or bradycardia ( considered to be true hypoxaemia suggestive of a natural , primary respiratory mechanism or of an epileptic seizure ) . |
| 13 | Those born in countries referred to as the Third World are much less likely to reach what would be considered to be old age . |
| 14 | In effect , since energy is the capacity for doing work , all energy may be considered to be stored energy . |
| 15 | This is valid for a gas , where all the particles are considered to be independent scattering centres and the addition of more centres , which increases n∼ increases the scattering . |
| 16 | In general , two or three house hunting visits are allowed by most firms and around three to six days are usually considered to be adequate time to find housing . |
| 17 | About 15 years ago , three months was considered to be sufficient time for a sales director with two years ' service to convince his company of his competence . |
| 18 | The recommendations of the Warnock Report and the legislation of the 1981 Education Act are significant in the educational placement of visually handicapped pupils , especially since the presence of visual impairments is no longer considered to be sufficient reason for special school placement nor is special school placement an inevitable consequence of the ascertainment of visual impairment . |
| 19 | Fifty three patients were not considered to be potential transplant candidates . |
| 20 | In most work environments there is a local border line for what is considered to be acceptable behaviour . |
| 21 | On Sept. 24 , thousands of civilians were reported to be fleeing Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties in north-western Liberia , where battles were raging between NPFL and Ulimo forces . |
| 22 | It was n't a dirty game but there were dozens of irritating fouls , several feuds and Jackson was booked for returning the ball to the referee with what the official deemed to be undue vigour . |
| 23 | After what was deemed to be considerable negotiating success with the wretched pay beds , I was left in relative tranquillity from government activity for a short time only . |
| 24 | Parliament , recognising the danger — perhaps more to respect for the law than to press freedom — changed the law , so that now the very fact of a conviction is deemed to be conclusive evidence of its correctness . |
| 25 | In the event of a change in the standard terms applying to the Insurers ' usual forms of Household Buildings insurances the Society will be notified and this notice will be deemed to be sufficient notification in respect of all such policies as may be subject to this Agreement . |
| 26 | Indeed it has been a skill whose weakness has been at the root of many criticisms of GCSE papers where short answers are not deemed to be adequate foundation for A level . |
| 27 | Although the MECs are often influential bodies and have a valuable information role , they are not typically felt to be good decision-making bodies enabling doctors to make prompt and positive contributions to management . |
| 28 | It is now revealed to be Blue period — but one of the last paintings of this series . |
| 29 | Which places have grown to be major market towns in the central Pennines , and which river is each on ? |
| 30 | Whether he would have been able to stick to it if he had ever risen to be national leader of the Liberal Party is not certain . |