Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] be said to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in this sense that monopoly is said to be economically inefficient , and to misallocate resources through the restriction of output . |
| 2 | In addition , social disruption and discontent are said to be fostered by temporary visitors , and ghost communities may be created out-of-season . |
| 3 | Bangers and mash is said to be the thing many newly converted vegetarians miss , but now they need pine no longer . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Royal College of Nursing members at the hospital had expressed worry over possible job losses and morale was said to be at a low ebb . |
| 6 | The VUE desktop management system lost out to IXI Ltd ‘ s X.desktop manager in the failed ACE initiative and HP is said to be determined not to lose this time around . |
| 7 | We are young and youth is said to be fickle , mutable , and we have both looked at the possibility of ourselves not being exceptions to that supposed rule . |
| 8 | Some plants , however , are known to be efficiently dispersed by two quite distinct types of agent , e.g. the fruits of Faramea occidentalis ( Rubiaceae ) on Barro Colorado Island are eaten by a range of mammals and birds , but dispersal is said to be principally effected by howler and white-faced monkeys and by crested guans . |