Example sentences of "[adv] be said [prep] [be] a " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The Prince of Wales could hardly be said to be a good luck symbol at the moment . |
| 6 | 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 . |