Example sentences of "[is] said to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Playground ’ was written specifically for the movie In A League Of Their Own starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks and Madonna which premieres in the UK in September , and is said to be unrepresentative of the material featured on the ‘ Erotica ’ LP . |
| 2 | It is said to be present , although usually without symptoms , in one in ten people over the age of forty , and in one in three over the age of sixty . |
| 3 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 4 | Sonia might be persuaded to keep a seat warm for her daughter : Priyanka is only 20 ( the minimum age for a seat in the lower house is 25 ) but is said to be sharp and keen on politics . |
| 5 | Commenting on his purchase , McCartney is said to be delighted that the land is now ‘ free from the huntsmen . ’ |
| 6 | ( 11 ) Orthogonal matrices — a square , non-singular matrix A having the property unc is said to be orthogonal . |
| 7 | When a bank note can be exchanged for gold on demand at a bank it is said to be convertible or redeemable . |
| 8 | How does one go about luring people away from a profession that is said to be non-existent ? |
| 9 | It follows that we can not make up a square matrix X of eigenvectors to satisfy ( 8 ) ; for this reason the matrix B is said to be defective . |
| 10 | A level gutter with a central outlet is said to be capable of draining 210 sq . |
| 11 | The 50MHz version is said to be capable of 100 MIPS . |
| 12 | Who is to say that the poorer countries of Europe are to be happy with a dominant Germany just because it is said to be good for ‘ Europe ’ ? |
| 13 | The sixty seven year old chairman of Thames water is said to be depressed after he was diagnosed as having Parkinsons disease . |
| 14 | In terminology which is due to Kydland and Prescott ( 1977 ) , the optimal position point B is said to be time-inconsistent . |
| 15 | Loosely , a policy is said to be time-inconsistent if , once it has been adopted , there is an incentive at some later date to renege or cheat on it . |
| 16 | It is said to be invisible in its natural state but will form into semi-matter under certain conditions , rather like invisible moist air condensing into a filmy liquid on windows . |
| 17 | The true Aquarian is said to be friendly , progressive , creative , inventive , independent , original , tolerant , refined , artistic , discreet , optimistic and fond of science and literature . |
| 18 | If the enthalpy of the products is higher than the enthalpy of the reactants , the reaction is said to be endothermic . |
| 19 | Oscillation is clearly just prevented and there is said to be critical damping ( refer back to figure 4.15(b) ) |
| 20 | Laura Bundy , 11 , is said to be heartbroken . |
| 21 | In addition to his political and military achievements , Barbarossa acquired a legendary fame ; like the British King Arthur , he is said to be sleeping , awaiting the time of greatest need for his return as a national saviour . |
| 22 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 23 | When the actual yield equals the theoretical yield , the yield is said to be quantitative . |
| 24 | The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test . |
| 25 | If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative . |
| 26 | When expectations are revised in accordance with the specific hypothesis , behaviour is said to be adaptive . |
| 27 | The ability to do some ‘ magic bunnyhops ’ is said to be useful . |
| 28 | Any node with children is said to be internal . |
| 29 | Naltrexone is an anti-euphoriant which masks any pleasure from subsequent use of opiate drugs and it is said to be non-addictive . |
| 30 | One globular cluster , NGC 5466 , is said to be visible , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |