Example sentences of "[be] said to be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following are some of the features that have been said to be characteristic of primitive societies . |
| 2 | Such waves are said to be capable of setting up oscillations which may damage a jointed structure , as the increases and decreases of pressure tend to pull jointed blocks away . |
| 3 | Not until it does begin to react to such objects in recognisable and predictably different ways can the baby be said to be capable of noticing the objects in question . |
| 4 | A new form of layout can not , without more , be said to be capable of industrial application . |
| 5 | The attitude towards science in the Eagle could be said to be typical of UK comics generally . |
| 6 | For it is being questioned whether a symbol which would appear to be necessarily male can be said to be inclusive of all humanity . |
| 7 | Skill in letter-writing is by no means evenly distributed among the population and letter-writers can not be said to be representative of the general population . |
| 8 | Only Richard Elliott , Headmaster of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Margate , and the Reverend William Stainer , chairman of the London Schools Board Classes for the Deaf , could be said to be representative of the dominant system of education then prevailing in British schools . |
| 9 | This will account for the fact that although it is the obvious lesson of Darwinism that species mutate , they can not be said to be aware of this nor in any sense to change themselves . |
| 10 | How far can the characteristics suggested for tribunals be said to be true of tribunals to the exclusion of other forms of dispute resolution ? |
| 11 | ‘ Brother shall deliver up brother to death ’ could be said to be true of Jerome , for if he had not killed he had indeed delivered Aldhelm to his death . |
| 12 | Popular activists were said to be resentful of the army takeover , expressing fears that the achievement of multiparty democracy might be further delayed . |
| 13 | The Nightriders collected cash for Children in Need from passengers who were said to be full of Christmas spirit . |
| 14 | ‘ Playground ’ was written specifically for the movie In A League Of Their Own starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks and Madonna which premieres in the UK in September , and is said to be unrepresentative of the material featured on the ‘ Erotica ’ LP . |
| 15 | A level gutter with a central outlet is said to be capable of draining 210 sq . |
| 16 | The 50MHz version is said to be capable of 100 MIPS . |
| 17 | The cable television industry is said to be leery of handing over a standard to a third party such as Microsoft Corp , which has teamed up with Intel Corp to develop a set-top control box based on the 80386 and Windows ; the 80386 is also regarded as underpowered for graphics work . |
| 18 | Although Kuwait , without oil revenues and faced with a tremendous rebuilding task , is said to be short of ready cash , the ambassador made it clear that his country is keen on buying the RTC 's interest in both the Phoenician and Crescent hotels ( another Keating project ) . |
| 19 | The marriage of a person who has been judicially declared insane is totally void , and the same is said to be true of any disposition of property made by such a person . |