Example sentences of "[pers pn] may be said to " in BNC.

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1 Variants of ( Ε ) and ( o ) do not form a continuum along a single linear scale , but each of them may be said to be part of one or more subscales which can be constructed on , for example , the continua of roundness , or backness or length .
2 Though we have not yet attained a full system of compulsory registration , we may be said to be moving , surely and at an increasing pace , in that direction .
3 If adjustment to these constraints appears ( on the basis of psychological and/or physiological evidence ) to be innate rather than learned , they may be said to be ‘ built in ’ , or ‘ hard-wired ’ .
4 To the extent that these parts of the social structure are based on the same values , they may be said to be integrated .
5 They may be said to be exercising an administrative function .
6 It may be said to be on the right lines , but at best it provides materials for an answer to the logical question , materials which it does not combine properly .
7 However , it may be said to be fairer than the Community Charge in that the tax does , at least , rise with the value of the house and it is reasonable to assume that those living in more expensive houses have higher incomes than those living in less expensive dwellings .
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