Example sentences of "[noun] is said to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative . |
| 2 | In a similar way , if the fedback signal augments the input signal then the feedback is said to be positive . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 7 | He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable . |
| 8 | The injured woman was admitted to hospital in Bristol with serious burns , where her condition is said to be comfortable . |
| 9 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 10 | Raw garlic is said to be preferable to kill bacteria and boost immune functioning . |
| 11 | The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test . |
| 12 | THE PRINCESS ROYAL announces her divorce and the Queen is said to be upset . |
| 13 | It follows that we can not make up a square matrix X of eigenvectors to satisfy ( 8 ) ; for this reason the matrix B is said to be defective . |
| 14 | In terminology which is due to Kydland and Prescott ( 1977 ) , the optimal position point B is said to be time-inconsistent . |
| 15 | If the enthalpy of the products is higher than the enthalpy of the reactants , the reaction is said to be endothermic . |
| 16 | If the enthalpy of the products is lower than the enthalpy of the reactants , the reaction is said to be exothermic ( see figure 5.4 ) . |
| 17 | A uni-processor design , with a peak of 150 MIPS is said to be scalable to 300 MIPS ‘ over time . ’ |
| 18 | Although prices have not been announced , Land-Rover is said to be keen that the turbodiesel Discovery should undercut the £17,859 Mitsubishi Shogun five-door turbodiesel . |
| 19 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 20 | A space-time in which events have imaginary values of the time coordinate is said to be Euclidean , after the ancient Greek Euclid , who founded the study of geometry of two-dimensional surfaces . |
| 21 | The formula on offer by the company last night is said to be similar to the rejected package but with slightly better redundancy terms . |
| 22 | Why , even the Chancellor of the Exchequer is said to be worried at that . |
| 23 | The sixty seven year old chairman of Thames water is said to be depressed after he was diagnosed as having Parkinsons disease . |
| 24 | It is a good Christian well now , and the water is said to be curative . |
| 25 | When expectations are revised in accordance with the specific hypothesis , behaviour is said to be adaptive . |
| 26 | There is a fascinating passage in Hebrews 7 ; 25 , where the Lord Jesus is said to be able to ‘ save to the uttermost those who come to God by him , because he is always alive to make intercession for them ’ . |
| 27 | A level gutter with a central outlet is said to be capable of draining 210 sq . |
| 28 | The true Aquarian is said to be friendly , progressive , creative , inventive , independent , original , tolerant , refined , artistic , discreet , optimistic and fond of science and literature . |
| 29 | Loosely , a policy is said to be time-inconsistent if , once it has been adopted , there is an incentive at some later date to renege or cheat on it . |
| 30 | For example , the matrix unc is persymmetric. ( 10 ) Centrosymmetric and centroskew matrices — a matrix which is symmetric about the centre point of its array is said to be centrosymmetric ; thus , if A is centrosymmetric , of order n , it is characterised by unc More simply , if J is the reversing matrix , a centrosymmetric matrix has the property A = JAJ A centroskew matrix is characterised by the equation A = JAJ . |