Example sentences of "[be] generally hold to be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Many of these straits are noted for strong tidal currents , but although such currents may assist in moving away the debris of erosion , they are generally held to be impotent as a cause of marked marine erosion , at least of those which outcrop in this locality .
2 We should not underestimate the power of official systems of classification of children , even when they are generally held to be inadequate by those that work with them .
3 This exclusion is generally held to be applicable when a criminal prosecution is in prospect .
4 Curriculum reform , whether it is centrally determined or based on local or in-school planning , is generally held to be impossible unless it is firmly based on a plan for public examinations .
5 It is enough to recall that Ricardo 's labour theory of value , on which it depends , is generally held to be fallacious in its assertion that the price of goods or services is solely determined by the amount of socially necessary labour required to produce or provide them , and so ignores the cost of other inputs and the effect of demand .
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