Example sentences of "[noun sg] is said to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative . |
| 2 | In a similar way , if the fedback signal augments the input signal then the feedback is said to be positive . |
| 3 | In the locker room — no ordinary changing room this , but a soft paradise of fluffy towels , hairdryers , lotions , masseurs , electronic scales , isometric drinks , cardio-vascular scans and congratulatory attendants — he told a well-known ( everyone in this club is said to be well-known ) producer that he took the first three games off me in each set . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 7 | He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable . |
| 8 | The injured woman was admitted to hospital in Bristol with serious burns , where her condition is said to be comfortable . |
| 9 | Raw garlic is said to be preferable to kill bacteria and boost immune functioning . |
| 10 | The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test . |
| 11 | THE PRINCESS ROYAL announces her divorce and the Queen is said to be upset . |
| 12 | If the enthalpy of the products is higher than the enthalpy of the reactants , the reaction is said to be endothermic . |
| 13 | If the enthalpy of the products is lower than the enthalpy of the reactants , the reaction is said to be exothermic ( see figure 5.4 ) . |
| 14 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 15 | A space-time in which events have imaginary values of the time coordinate is said to be Euclidean , after the ancient Greek Euclid , who founded the study of geometry of two-dimensional surfaces . |
| 16 | The formula on offer by the company last night is said to be similar to the rejected package but with slightly better redundancy terms . |
| 17 | Why , even the Chancellor of the Exchequer is said to be worried at that . |
| 18 | The sixty seven year old chairman of Thames water is said to be depressed after he was diagnosed as having Parkinsons disease . |
| 19 | It is a good Christian well now , and the water is said to be curative . |
| 20 | When expectations are revised in accordance with the specific hypothesis , behaviour is said to be adaptive . |
| 21 | A level gutter with a central outlet is said to be capable of draining 210 sq . |
| 22 | The true Aquarian is said to be friendly , progressive , creative , inventive , independent , original , tolerant , refined , artistic , discreet , optimistic and fond of science and literature . |
| 23 | Loosely , a policy is said to be time-inconsistent if , once it has been adopted , there is an incentive at some later date to renege or cheat on it . |
| 24 | For example , the matrix unc is persymmetric. ( 10 ) Centrosymmetric and centroskew matrices — a matrix which is symmetric about the centre point of its array is said to be centrosymmetric ; thus , if A is centrosymmetric , of order n , it is characterised by unc More simply , if J is the reversing matrix , a centrosymmetric matrix has the property A = JAJ A centroskew matrix is characterised by the equation A = JAJ . |
| 25 | PC performance is said to be unaffected by the card . |
| 26 | Host performance is said to be unaffected by the board . |
| 27 | When the actual yield equals the theoretical yield , the yield is said to be quantitative . |
| 28 | We are young and youth is said to be fickle , mutable , and we have both looked at the possibility of ourselves not being exceptions to that supposed rule . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | A relation is said to be transitive if the fact that it holds between two elements A and B , and also between B and some third element C , guarantees that it holds between A and C. The relation ’ — is longer than — ’ is thus transitive , because if A is longer than B , and B is longer than C , we can be sure that A is longer than C. In the case of an intransitive relation , on the other hand , the fact that it held between A and B , and between B and C , would entail that it did not hold between A and C. For instance , if A were the father of B , and B the father of C , then A could not be the father of C ; the relation ’ — father of — ’ is thus intransitive . |