Example sentences of "[noun sg] are said [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Galileo group of end users and system integrators pushing for a common graphical front-end on different types of computers are to meet during UniForum in San Francisco this month : a couple of the Baby Bells and Mitre Corp are said to be latest converts to the cause . |
| 2 | The Galileo group of end users and system integrators pushing for a common graphical front-end on different types of computers are to meet during the Uniforum show in San Francisco next month : a couple of the Baby Bells and Mitre Corp are said to be latest converts to the cause ( UX Nos 415 , 423 ) . |
| 3 | It is well known that responses to a stimulus presented off-centre will be faster when made by the limb on the same side of the body as the stimulus appears , that is , when stimulus and response are said to be compatible ( Fitts and Seeger , 1953 ) . |
| 4 | In addition , social disruption and discontent are said to be fostered by temporary visitors , and ghost communities may be created out-of-season . |
| 5 | There are few descriptions of the histological features of gold induced colitis , but a preservation of glandular architecture and diffuse inflammatory cell infiltrate sometimes with a prominent eosinophil component are said to be characteristic . |
| 6 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 7 | Amplifier circuits that oscillate parasitically through accidental positive feedback are said to be unstable and , unless their design can be modified to render them stable , are useless for amplification purposes . |
| 8 | Staff who witnessed the murder are said to be very distressed . |
| 9 | The overt acts of the alleged conspiracy are said to be set out in the statement of claim . |
| 10 | Nerves that communicate with the use of acetylcholine are said to be cholinergic and are found in the peripheral and central nervous systems . |
| 11 | Evenings in the Jones household are said to be a nightmare . |
| 12 | Substances which have the same type of chemical formula and which crystallise with the same crystal lattice are said to be isomorphous . |
| 13 | It is a very simple denial of deafness and corrupts the most fundamental aspect of scientific investigation : the elements which are the outcome are said to be the cause . |
| 14 | Sir Derek Alun-Jones , chairman of Ferranti , and some other directors of the troubled group are said to be ready to resign in February once a share issue to raise £187 million in finance for the group is agreed by shareholders .. |
| 15 | Notice secondly that the general laws governing nature are said to be ‘ necessary and constant ’ . |
| 16 | The differences in organisation are said to be due to innate ability , and the kind of experience received . |
| 17 | The disadvantages of matrix organisation are said to be as follows : |
| 18 | It is a centre of pilgrimage , since the bones in the cathedral are said to be those of St. James , and the cathedral is a must , particularly the entrance from the Plaza del Obradoiro . |
| 19 | Key Sun employees in the areas of programming and signal processing are said to be moving to the new company , which is claimed to have made breakthroughs in security and ease of use . |
| 20 | An 1801 description criticised , ‘ Though the corporation are said to be enriched by the produce of the ferry over the Tamar , the privilege of dragging the oysters , the anchorage and clearance of foreign vessels etc , yet the town presents but a poor appearance ’ . |
| 21 | Children of such a union are said to be born with webbed feet or scaly skin , although as with any fairy/mortal mating the child will be uncommonly gifted . |
| 22 | The generic and common names of mint are said to be taken from the Greek myth of the nymph Minthe , who was being pursued by Hades , the god of the Underworld . |
| 23 | In this case , the ‘ strategic compromises ’ of monopoly capital are said to be imposed by the balance of power between classes in the power bloc — a balance which might itself be explicable in structural terms . |
| 24 | Moore is not denying that such elucidation is sometimes needed and possible , but bringing home to us that this is never what is going on when all things with a certain complex property are said to be good . |
| 25 | Changes in social structure are said to be overdetermined by numerous contradictions . |
| 26 | The defence secretary has announced further cuts to Britain 's armed forces , including the cancellation of a nuclear missile system for the R A F. The decisions came as MPs warned that cuts the treasury are said to be seeking , would leave Britain unable to defend itself . |
| 27 | Although their numbers appear to have held steady over the past 15 years , the prospects for survival are said to be slim . |
| 28 | The low and high-pass , L-C , ladder filters already discussed in this section are said to be constant-k filters because the product of the series and parallel impedances is independent of frequency , which fact can be expressed in terms of a constant k as For the low and high-pass filters considered , k is just . |
| 29 | The colours used on the façade of the palace are said to be the same as those originally used . |
| 30 | Both the gardens and the castle are said to be undermined with escape tunnels built during the years of Communism . |