Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [is] said to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before we plunge into that debate we ought to recognize that recruitment to elite positions in the public and private sectors is said to be highly meritocratic . |
| 2 | At the time when the income of many of the top charities is said to be either static , or to have fallen , it 's essential for public in the private sector , do not forsake their supporting role . |
| 3 | The aim of the Thatcherite reforms to the public services is said to be to give consumers the power to go elsewhere if they are not satisfied . |
| 4 | The largest sustained activity by heads in primary schools is said to be teaching . |
| 5 | The DoH legal departments is said to be worried that children in care could take civil action against staff and , by implication , the government if staff pursue the tough line thought to be recommended . |
| 6 | After all as one employer opined , " twelve years is said to be the maximum working life of a woman compositor " . |
| 7 | According to this latter explanation , whether it be a matter of dialect ( Labov , 1970 ) or sociolinguistic code ( Bernstein , 1971 ) , the disadvantage experienced by many lower-class children is said to be in their being inadequately prepared for the linguistic demands of the classroom by having learned a different model of language in use from their parents and the other members of their immediate language community . |
| 8 | The informal ceiling placed on share option deals by institutional investors is said to be one reason . |