Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] found to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an inescapable fact that , despite all the care taken in passing legislation , some statutory provisions when applied to the circumstances under consideration in any specific case are found to be ambiguous . |
| 2 | Ambiguity arises where , through an error in drafting , the words used in the statute are found to be capable of bearing two or more meanings . |
| 3 | Where the practice is found to be anti-competitive the Minister can then accept voluntary undertakings from the firm to modify its practice or invoke extensive powers to proscribe the practice . |
| 4 | As previously reported , the serum gastrin concentration was found to be high in the renal failure patients compared with those with normal renal function . |
| 5 | Over 35,000 plant species were carefully screened for anti-cancer properties , and yew bark extract was found to be effective against tumours in mice . |
| 6 | HMI methodology was found to be inadequate and the research findings of Bennett 's team contradict HMI ‘ findings ’ . |
| 7 | Histamine receptors , indirectly measured by cAMP accumulation were found to be present on MKN45 , MKN45G but not C170 or LoVo ( Table III ) . |
| 8 | Nineteen out of 20 claiming asylum were found to be ineligible when their claims were eventually examined . |
| 9 | This is an association of interested parties , individuals and organisations , who have joined forces to provide fund-raising facilities , logistic support and whatever other assistance is found to be necessary to give effect to the hopes of all the parties concerned that a self-sufficient village for the care of physically and mentally handicapped people should come into being in Atea . |
| 10 | If a child is found to be weak in one or more of the areas covered by the subtests , this information may provide a valuable guide for designing a programme of intervention . |
| 11 | The bread supplied by Benjamin Maulden was ‘ very indifferently baked ’ and the house surgeon was to write to him expressing the Board 's dissatisfaction — which was extended to a Mr. Bentham , whose bread was found to be underweight . |
| 12 | Our bewilderment was greater still when our carefully selected clothing was found to be far in excess of the requirement of the moment . |
| 13 | The scale of disrepair disclosed by the survey affects all tenure sectors although , as usual , the condition in the private rented sector is worse than elsewhere ; for example , one in six dwellings in the private sector was found to be unfit for human habitation … |
| 14 | In one case five fire extinguishers in the same room were found to be empty — some of which had been used by workmen to get rid of dust . |
| 15 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 16 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 17 | But under the 1965 Act once the plaintiff is found to be intentional or reckless within the meaning of the subsection , the amount of the reduction rests solely on the extent to which the harm is caused by the plaintiff 's act . |
| 18 | None of the 14 patients whose tumour was found to be irresectable at laparotomy died in hospital after operation . |
| 19 | This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects , and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth . |
| 20 | The subsequent interviews reinforced the view that the detail of the information base was too fine in its original form to be the basis of searching questions , and some summation was found to be necessary to avoid redundancy , or posing questions that could insult the intelligence of the interviewee . |
| 21 | A Taq I restriction site was found to be absent from the DNA of patient A , whereas patient B had gained a site for this restriction enzyme . |
| 22 | The chief designer objected strenuously until the move was found to be successful , when it became a long-cherished personal proposal previously vetoed by management . |
| 23 | The chief designer objected strenuously until the move was found to be successful , when it became a long-cherished personal proposal previously vetoed by management . |
| 24 | The F-ratio was found to be significant ( p < 0.001 ) in both experiments . |
| 25 | There the idea of parallel transport was found to be helpful . |
| 26 | The electrode was found to be usable for at least months . |
| 27 | the electricity company will arrange a meter check which is again free if the meter is found to be faulty , but otherwise will cost you £56 ( London rate ) . |
| 28 | In a criminal case , if the accused person is found to be guilty , he or she may be fined or imprisoned ; the successful party in a civil case may be awarded damages or granted an injunction . |
| 29 | Later clozapine was found to be devoid of cataleptognic activity and to antagonize amphetamine . |
| 30 | At the same time their insistence on otherness was found to be inseparable from a fear and disavowal of the same , or the proximate . |