Example sentences of "[noun pl] be said to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schooldays are said to be the happiest days in your life but for Asian children in Britain they are often the harshest . |
| 2 | Frontrunners are said to be British Aerospace and Daimler Benz . |
| 3 | Three operations are said to be on the verge of bankruptcy because their claims — submitted through the ‘ one door ’ compensation office in Lerwick — have not been met . |
| 4 | Those jellies whose natural frequency matches the frequency of the shakes will oscillate with the greatest amplitude — the two frequencies are said to be ‘ in resonance ’ . |
| 5 | In this book authorities are said to be limited also by the kinds of reasons on which they may or may not rely in making decisions and issuing directives , and by the kind of reasons their decisions can pre-empt . |
| 6 | Undoubtedly the most important group of works by the artist to appear at auction for many years , the canvases are said to be in extremely good condition . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The so-called chiral drugs ( from chiros — the Greek word for hands ) made with these molecules are said to be safer and more effective . |
| 9 | Artists whose cash-pressed dealers have ended their stipends are said to be climbing on board . |
| 10 | Its radiation emissions are said to be a severe health risk to local residents . |
| 11 | Natural products are said to be … |
| 12 | Under these conditions , the reactants and products are said to be in their standard states . |
| 13 | Forty well organised criminal groups are said to be smuggling works of art out of Russia . |
| 14 | Such waves are said to be capable of setting up oscillations which may damage a jointed structure , as the increases and decreases of pressure tend to pull jointed blocks away . |
| 15 | The spectral type is F. In general F-stars are said to be yellowish , but I have never seen any colour in Canopus , either with the naked eye or with optical aid ; to me it looks pure white . |
| 16 | The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity . |
| 17 | Outputs are said to be up to 1 million litres ( 200,000gal ) /day . |
| 18 | Teenagers are said to be especially sensitive to the financial implications and aware of their own lack of power in the matter . |
| 19 | The ridge walks are said to be second only to those of the Cuillin in Skye in terms of drama and scenery . |
| 20 | China 's own demands are said to be precise . |
| 21 | English family relationships are said to be less strong than those of Asians , but most English people would be deeply shocked if their grandmother or grandfather , coming to visit them , or their young brother or sister , was held in detention by people with quasi-police powers , accused of lying and then sent back ; or if their husband or wife , coming to join them after a long separation , was further delayed for years and then told that they were not the people they claimed to be and hence had no right to come at all . |
| 22 | These shapes are said to be common to each of the three pictures . |
| 23 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |
| 24 | Serbian units were said to be conducting house-to-house searches last night after ordering Muslims and Croats to surrender their weapons . |
| 25 | At one moment six Emperors were said to be alive , each as impotent as the others . |
| 26 | All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform . |
| 27 | In an age when décolletage mattered , her shoulders were said to be superb . |
| 28 | A number of safeguards were said to be in force , the first being that all applications had to be made in writing . |
| 29 | There had reportedly been no profit from Kuwait 's total $5,000 million investment in Spain , and KIO 's worldwide losses were said to be estimated at $5,000 million in 1992 . |
| 30 | MADONNA 's new contract with Warner Brothers is said to be worth a cool $60 million . |