Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] be understood to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Scottish Office is understood to be preparing plans for between 25 and 30 councils . |
| 2 | The Scottish Office is understood to be preparing plans for up to 30 councils . |
| 3 | The advantage of a ‘ message ’ Christology would seem to be that , with the shift of concentration from the person of Christ to his message , we circumvent the problems which present themselves when the symbol of a male person is understood to be central to Christianity . |
| 4 | But the legal profession is understood to be concerned that such a move would compromise the impartial working of the Forensic Science Laboratories . |
| 5 | Meanwhile the Prime Minister is understood to be arranging a series of meetings with the leaders of all the main constitutional parties in Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | ABS describes his fears as " irrational " but Nuclear Electric is understood to be seriously concerned at the implications . |
| 7 | The Birmingham-based company is understood to be the first in Europe with its ‘ AutoDeal ’ service which offers investors a telephone dealing system enabling them to place a purchase or sale order in the new BT shares from the start of trading 24 hours a day seven days a week . |
| 8 | The main problem is understood to be integrating the software and the microchip decoder apparatus in the receiver . |
| 9 | The main problem is understood to be the difficulty of avoiding the impression that the principal characters are based on the real Royal family . |