Example sentences of "[adv] be said to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The existence of the debt can only be said to be a ‘ burden ’ if the government is constrained in its use of lump-sum taxes . |
| 2 | The supporters of O M O V have put their arguments in what can only be said to be a ham-fisted and insulting way . |
| 3 | Conscience gave her an uncomfortable nip , for it could n't exactly be said to be the height of honour for her to accept his invitation to dine in his home in the guise of a journalist when she was n't one , but Fabia went and studied her wardrobe . |
| 4 | When , however , its satisfactions depend upon the infliction of pain or damage upon an unwilling partner , the situation is again that of using a person as a mere object : the sadist ( or , sometimes , the masochist ) may genuinely be said to be a social and personal menace . |
| 5 | Quite obviously the playwright has largely pre-empted negotiation of this kind ; also , a theatrical performance can hardly be said to be a social interaction in a normal sense as the actor 's concern is to describe to someone outside the interaction on stage — to the spectator . |
| 6 | The Prince of Wales could hardly be said to be a good luck symbol at the moment . |
| 7 | It could also be said to be an example of the developed use of experienced laymen to assist in the determination of disputes . |
| 8 | If the scheme is comprehensive , it may also be said to be an unwieldy instrument for judges and juries to use . |
| 9 | The question which arises is whether the family proceedings court can make an order for no contact ; that is whether it could properly be said to be an order which was ‘ appropriate ’ with respect to the contact between the child and the parent . |
| 10 | Can this properly be said to be the case with a play such as Doctor Faustus ? |
| 11 | Since the unit almost certainly operated some Piper Cubs , it could loosely be said to be an airfield memorial ! |
| 12 | One of the waterwheels that drove machinery here was said to be the biggest in England . |
| 13 | To the extent that Catholic Secondary School pupils have received the Sacraments of Initiation and are living in a community of faith , catechesis can validly be said to be a function of the Catholic School . |