Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before we plunge into that debate we ought to recognize that recruitment to elite positions in the public and private sectors is said to be highly meritocratic . |
| 2 | Traditional patterns of family life and cultural values are said to be breaking down under the pressure of geographical and social mobility , and the power of the mass media . |
| 3 | British Aerospace is said to be one of the key contenders to mount a rescue bid for Ferranti , a vital subcontractor providing navigational and radar equipment for BAe 's military aircraft . |
| 4 | Serbian units were said to be conducting house-to-house searches last night after ordering Muslims and Croats to surrender their weapons . |
| 5 | Several big British companies are said to be ‘ extremely interested ’ . |
| 6 | The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test . |
| 7 | Meanwhile the condition of the two year old boy is said to be improving . |
| 8 | Raw garlic is said to be preferable to kill bacteria and boost immune functioning . |
| 9 | High-ranking officials were said to be rigging privatization to their own advantage , using their influence in local administrations . |
| 10 | At the time when the income of many of the top charities is said to be either static , or to have fallen , it 's essential for public in the private sector , do not forsake their supporting role . |
| 11 | German firms are said to be dumping in Eastern Europe waste which it would be costly for them to dispose of in Germany itself , including radioactive uranium , used tyres and banned pesticides . |
| 12 | This self-sustaining quality is said to be exemplified by current epistemologies . |
| 13 | The picture of the brutal rule of the Jews , for which Social Democracy was said to be preparing the way in Germany , provided the catalyst in the link-up of anti-Semitism and anti-Marxism . |
| 14 | Popular activists were said to be resentful of the army takeover , expressing fears that the achievement of multiparty democracy might be further delayed . |
| 15 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
| 16 | Traditionally the French nation was said to be divided on the basis of ‘ Three Cs ’ — the constitution , clericalism and class . |
| 17 | Similarly , the child fixated at the anal stage will develop an ‘ anal character ’ , whose most marked traits are said to be orderliness , parsimony and obstinacy . |
| 18 | He does not smoke , but despite his diet , he has a penchant for champagne and his favourite food is said to be lobster . |
| 19 | ‘ Tin Can Island ’ proclaim the postage stamps , and old ones are said to be almost as sought after as British Guiana Triangulars or Penny Blacks . |
| 20 | The aim of the Thatcherite reforms to the public services is said to be to give consumers the power to go elsewhere if they are not satisfied . |
| 21 | Changes in social structure are said to be overdetermined by numerous contradictions . |
| 22 | The uncensored unofficial number of Iraqi deaths is said to number as many as 300,000 . |
| 23 | As we go to press , the uncensored unofficial number of Iraqi deaths is said to number as many as 300,000 . |
| 24 | Thus a government borrowing requirement financed wholly by the sale of debt to the non-bank private sector is said to be ‘ fully funded ’ . |
| 25 | PLATFORM-soled shoes are said to be coming back . |
| 26 | For the subsidy of 1534 , thirty-nine noble families were assessed : their average income was said to be £921 , fifteen of them were assessed at over £1,000 and the highest income noted was £2,266 . |
| 27 | Questions about actions are defined as those which seek to establish facts ; questions which explicitly or implicitly seek to criticize individual officials are said to be directed at their conduct . |
| 28 | A level gutter with a central outlet is said to be capable of draining 210 sq . |
| 29 | If autonomous actions are said to be uncaused ( and hence undetermined ) they are left completely mysterious , and the prospects for individualism as a set of explanatory theories look very weak indeed . |
| 30 | The established professions are said to be based upon an underlying logic which is essentially instrumental ; the individual is seen as an instance of a general category . |