Example sentences of "[be] said to be [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , shorelines are said to be submergent or emergent depending upon the most strongly marked characteristics present . |
| 2 | Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons . |
| 3 | Half of all aircraft are said to be inoperable and two thirds of all vessels are in port at any given time . |
| 4 | Nerves that communicate with the use of acetylcholine are said to be cholinergic and are found in the peripheral and central nervous systems . |
| 5 | They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes . |
| 6 | Amplifier circuits that oscillate parasitically through accidental positive feedback are said to be unstable and , unless their design can be modified to render them stable , are useless for amplification purposes . |
| 7 | The first might be said to be context- and task-independent : we can understand what a sequence of symbols is meant to represent , without understanding the context within which those symbols might be put to use . |
| 8 | No area of the law can ever be said to be easy but the legislation dealing with obscene and indecent publications seems to be unduly complicated . |
| 9 | In adjudicating , a meaning is attributed to a rule of law which can not be said to be correct or incorrect . |
| 10 | I mean I know an awful lot of people outside Harlow who who come here but Harlow people could be said to be apathetic or not being marketed rightly . |
| 11 | Miss Ellis writes cleverly and without wasting words , and her tale of Lili whose father is Egyptian and whose mother English , and whose own nature allows her to assume either nationality as the whim takes her , can be said to be compact and readable . |
| 12 | Is saying , ‘ Oh , I 'm so tired ’ natural tiredness-behaviour for us , in spite of the fact that ‘ I 'm tired ’ , unlike yawning , even pretence yawning , can be said to be true or false ? |
| 13 | Thus each group of accounts might be said to be objective but they are not comparable . |
| 14 | But other concerns seem to centre around whether animals might properly be said to be happy or free from worry' , not in the sense of being healthy and free from pain but rather with the human paradigm in mind . |
| 15 | Consider the extent to which the approach can be said to be atomistic or holistic , bottom-up or top-down . |
| 16 | Some change is certainly necessary , but by itself can not be said to be sufficient or specific . |
| 17 | In November 1940 , for example , ‘ personal economic worries ’ in the light of the coming second war winter were said to be widespread and to have given rise to ‘ discontented and sceptical thoughts ’ . |
| 18 | Others were said to be interested and the uncertainty continued . |
| 19 | Sonia might be persuaded to keep a seat warm for her daughter : Priyanka is only 20 ( the minimum age for a seat in the lower house is 25 ) but is said to be sharp and keen on politics . |
| 20 | When a bank note can be exchanged for gold on demand at a bank it is said to be convertible or redeemable . |
| 21 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 22 | Subjective comments about John : ‘ He is said to be hyperactive and seems to show bizarre behaviour ’ ( lines 8 and 9 ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 25 | Whilst the examples used avoid questioning the assumptions on which these ideologies are based , mathematics is said to be neutral and divorced from social issues . |
| 26 | Explanation : These are statements that have been made without the provision of supporting evidence ; for example , Keith is said to be aggressive but the person writing the information has not said why . |
| 27 | Although BST is said to be safe and effective , the Commission says its use to produce " turbocharged " cows , capable of producing 20 per cent more milk , can not be justified on animal welfare or economic grounds at a time of overproduction by the EC 's dairy farmers . |
| 28 | The unit matrix I is a diagonal matrix of unit elements ; a matrix having all its elements zero is said to be null and is written 0 . |
| 29 | The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident . |
| 30 | Last night the teenager was said to be serious but stable after surgery at London 's King 's College Hospital . |