Example sentences of "been say [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A trade union or union official calling its members out on strike is therefore protected but it has been said to be arguable that an individual striker has no protection against a claim that he uses unlawful means when he withdraws his labour because this situation does not appear to fall within section 13(1) . |
| 2 | The principal problem about them has generally been said to be that of their meaning or semantics . |
| 3 | The canvassing by a member of other members of the court , for or against a forthcoming application , has been said to be improper : Macdougall v. Miller ( 1900 ) 8 S.L.T. 284 ; and has led to proceedings being quashed : R. v. Ferguson ( 1890 ) 54 J.P . |
| 4 | It is strong where personal liberty or property rights are affected , but has been said to be weaker in the case of modern statutes , particularly those establishing a sophisticated regulatory regime , such as the FSA . |
| 5 | The following are some of the features that have been said to be characteristic of primitive societies . |
| 6 | Freud 's work has been said to be unusable for this reason — that is , that it , too , was based on a biased sample . |