Example sentences of "[noun] [be] said to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frontrunners are said to be British Aerospace and Daimler Benz . |
| 2 | It is well known that responses to a stimulus presented off-centre will be faster when made by the limb on the same side of the body as the stimulus appears , that is , when stimulus and response are said to be compatible ( Fitts and Seeger , 1953 ) . |
| 3 | There are few descriptions of the histological features of gold induced colitis , but a preservation of glandular architecture and diffuse inflammatory cell infiltrate sometimes with a prominent eosinophil component are said to be characteristic . |
| 4 | Such waves are said to be capable of setting up oscillations which may damage a jointed structure , as the increases and decreases of pressure tend to pull jointed blocks away . |
| 5 | The spectral type is F. In general F-stars are said to be yellowish , but I have never seen any colour in Canopus , either with the naked eye or with optical aid ; to me it looks pure white . |
| 6 | Amplifier circuits that oscillate parasitically through accidental positive feedback are said to be unstable and , unless their design can be modified to render them stable , are useless for amplification purposes . |
| 7 | The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity . |
| 8 | China 's own demands are said to be precise . |
| 9 | Half of all aircraft are said to be inoperable and two thirds of all vessels are in port at any given time . |
| 10 | These shapes are said to be common to each of the three pictures . |
| 11 | At one moment six Emperors were said to be alive , each as impotent as the others . |
| 12 | In an age when décolletage mattered , her shoulders were said to be superb . |
| 13 | If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative . |
| 14 | In a similar way , if the fedback signal augments the input signal then the feedback is said to be positive . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The cable television industry is said to be leery of handing over a standard to a third party such as Microsoft Corp , which has teamed up with Intel Corp to develop a set-top control box based on the 80386 and Windows ; the 80386 is also regarded as underpowered for graphics work . |
| 17 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 18 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 19 | He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable . |
| 20 | The injured woman was admitted to hospital in Bristol with serious burns , where her condition is said to be comfortable . |
| 21 | On admission , the child 's condition was said to be good , and she had fully recovered by the autumn . |
| 22 | They were taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where their condition was said to be stable . |
| 23 | Mr Deacon , whose condition was said to be stable , had been transferred to Middlesbrough from Bishop Auckland General . |
| 24 | Nerves that communicate with the use of acetylcholine are said to be cholinergic and are found in the peripheral and central nervous systems . |
| 25 | Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons . |
| 26 | HyperSparc 's integer and floating point chips are said to be complete — the instruction cache unit will be finished within a week , the company says . |
| 27 | Substances which have the same type of chemical formula and which crystallise with the same crystal lattice are said to be isomorphous . |
| 28 | Two matrices , A , B are said to be equivalent if one can be derived from the other by any finite number of elementary operations of the types specified above . |
| 29 | In November 1940 , for example , ‘ personal economic worries ’ in the light of the coming second war winter were said to be widespread and to have given rise to ‘ discontented and sceptical thoughts ’ . |
| 30 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |