Example sentences of "[adj] [be] found to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sandstone was quarried here at first , but later mined when this was found to be more economical than removing the ‘ overburden ’ — the rock and soil which has to be dug away in quarrying to get at the useful strata . |
| 2 | The early mortality for elected admissions was point four percent and this was found to be significantly lower than the early mortality rate for emergency admissions which was two point four percent , some six times higher . |
| 3 | ( It used to be at more frequent intervals , but this was found to be too disruptive . ) |
| 4 | Hence vertical perspective cues provide the only consistent and reliable information about the distance to the surface and these were found to be more effective in practice for depth and size scaling . |
| 5 | If a 3 is found to be both positive and statistically significant then the model suggests that dividends are undesirable and that rational shareholders should prefer to take their returns in the form of capital gains . |
| 6 | One in five were found to be under twenty and ‘ a quarter of all teenagers in the labour force work on a temporary basis ’ ( B. Casey , ‘ The extent and nature of temporary employment in Great Britain ’ , Policy Studies , vol . |
| 7 | Fruiting in general was found to be markedly seasonal , one dry period being followed by a massive flowering and fruiting . |
| 8 | Little was found to be more than 150 Ma old . |