Example sentences of "[noun sg] be known to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After primary dispersal by a range of vertebrates in a dry-seasonal forest in Costa Rica , the fruits of F. hondurensis are known to be re-arranged by several ant species . |
| 2 | The sandstone rocks along its western side were known to be porous , but the engineers predicted that the pores would be blocked by silt . |
| 3 | If you are addressing an organisation or a person known only to you by their title — the Head of Business Studies , The Metal Consortium PLC the Department of Health and Social Security — then the salutation will be Dear Madam if the recipient is known to be a woman and , traditionally , Dear Sir if the sex is unknown . |
| 4 | The US motor industry is known to be sceptical over whether the timescale proposed for the new emission levels can be met . |
| 5 | The Ceasg is known to be dangerous and will swallow a man whole , possibly in memory of a fish-tailed god to whom human sacrifices were made . |
| 6 | Long before the sulphonamides were used as medicines , quinine was known to be a specific drug against malaria . |
| 7 | Mr Akashi insists on looking on the bright side : Khmer Rouge artillery was known to be inaccurate and their shells often failed to explode , he said . |
| 8 | In 307 cases the method used at conception was known to be less effective than one previously used by the same patient . |
| 9 | Russian opposition to the concession even as it stood was defused by presenting the Persian text to the Russian delegation when the Russian 's translator was known to be out of town . |
| 10 | Indeed , many trees that look as though they might be adapted to wind pollination are known to be pollinated by insects — like Mallotus oppositifolius ( Euphorbiaceae ) in West Africa , which has an attractive sweet scent — and it has been suspected that even forest grasses are animal pollinated . |
| 11 | Acetylcholine is known to be cotransmitted with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide at the synapse between the sympathetic nerve and the sweat gland , vasoactive intestinal polypeptide probably being responsible for the local vasodilation which is necessary for a normal sweat response . |
| 12 | This is indicative of a slow exchange between two conformations ; the rate of quadruplex formation is known to be slow . |
| 13 | Unless your elderly parent is known to be both very slow to take offence , and also to be a great lover of ‘ lists ’ for everything in life , it would be useless and irritating to her to be presented with a series of sensible menus to follow . |
| 14 | Almost all the surviving evidence for the streets is confined to the walled area which enclosed 8 ha ( 20 acres ) , even though occupation debris is known to be far more extensive . |
| 15 | In the small nursery class , contact was frequent and speaking face-to-face was preferred , so they held a special coffee morning for parents and families ( with a creche provided , since baby-minding was known to be a problem ) . |
| 16 | The Birmingham Railway Museum was known to be losing some £20,000 per year before it started the innovative programme , but have now used the windfall to wipe out a £90,000 overdraft . |
| 17 | Before they left , they heard the Regent declaring that if Edward Plantagenet sat tight and did not attempt any attack across Tweed , then he might lead the Scots force raiding deep into Northumberland , even as far as Bamborough where Edward 's young Queen was known to be installed . |
| 18 | Wollmuth was known to be a member of an anarchist group . |
| 19 | The hyperacute rejection reaction is known to be mediated by complement which in itself is regulated by a family of membrane glycoproteins including decay-accelerating factor ( DAF ) and membrane cofactor protein . |
| 20 | Patients with ARF were subdivided according to whether their duration of renal failure was known to be greater than or less than 10 days . |
| 21 | Numerous people arrested after the army assault on Tiananmen Square are known to be still imprisoned , even though Beijing may not classify them either as students or political prisoners . |
| 22 | The core of the wall is known to be still standing to a height of nearly 9 m ( 29½ ft ) at its maximum . |
| 23 | Whooping cough vaccine is known to be effective in preventing the illness ( or at least lessening its effects ) in an individual . |
| 24 | If a respondent is known to be acting by a solicitor , service may be effected on the solicitor by delivery to his office , by first-class post , by use of a document exchange or by fax . |
| 25 | The individual 's level of stress is known to be important in relation to maintaining a safe environment . |
| 26 | The demand for electricity was thus being artificially boosted : the price was known to be sufficient only to meet the historic average costs of supply , not the costs which in future would have to be paid if the demand were met . |
| 27 | However where demand is known to be variable , for example if a large share of output is exported , any major internal expansion carries the danger of periodic over-capacity with consequent higher average costs just as the market is weakest . |
| 28 | Failure of paracetamol except when discomfort is known to be severe , in which case use codeine phosphate as first choice |
| 29 | In bites and stings if the creature is known to be poisonous or the person is known to react badly to such bites or stings . |
| 30 | Speaking of the Warburg Institute : the relationship between your Department and the Warburg Library is known to be very close . |