Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] felt to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only exceptional damp , unusual cold , excessive rot , and decrepitude to the point of collapse are felt to be legitimate subjects of discussion . |
| 2 | Parliamentary sovereignty was felt to be compatible with the rule of law primarily because ‘ the commands of Parliament … can be uttered only through the combined actions of its three constituent parts ’ and that , ‘ unlike a sovereign monarch who is not only a legislator but a ruler , that is , head of the executive government , has never hitherto been able to use the powers of the government as a means of interfering with the regular course of law ’ . |
| 3 | Ironically , this intervention was felt to be unhelpful to the Prime Minister because it seemed to lend legitimacy to the possibility of a contest in the autumn . |
| 4 | For many people a prime symptom of stress is loss of their sense of humour : playfulness is replaced by earnestness or snappiness ; casual jokes that one would normally return in good spirit are felt to be wounding and hurtful . |
| 5 | ( a ) the cost , which in respect of a ‘ full ’ audit in the strict sense was felt to be prohibitive ; and |
| 6 | Thus she monitored many clients whose situation was felt to be unstable , and she negotiated widely for other services . |
| 7 | That term was automatically held to be satisfied when the effects on the interests of the individual were felt to be serious enough to warrant procedural protection , and this was so whether the context was deprivation of an office , expulsion from a trade association , the destruction of one 's property , or the loss of something which would juridically be called a privilege . |
| 8 | One difficulty is that whereas in London , London English is felt to be appropriate in nearly all situations , Creole is appropriate only in some of these . |
| 9 | Parents should be given the power to vote on the removal of individual governors if their conduct was felt to be unsatisfactory , Mr Smith suggested . |
| 10 | As long as power was concentrated in the ownership of land , time was felt to be plentiful and was primarily associated with the unchanging cycle of the soil . |
| 11 | A very successful visit with perhaps the exception of attending the SEAD conference where good personal contacts were made but the material was felt to be inappropriate for her purpose . |