Example sentences of "[noun prp] be reported to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | China and Taiwan are reported to be close to agreement on joint development of a centre for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste . |
| 2 | Such legal action in the United States is reported to be seen by teachers there as limiting their disciplinary authority to a significant extent . |
| 3 | Glasgow Celtic are reported to be keen on the Dublin-based player . |
| 4 | Furthermore , Kim was reported to be deeply unpopular within two of the three factions of the DLP . |
| 5 | Following their release the surrender of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria was reported to be imminent . |
| 6 | On 5 June he is said to have ignored a request from a Catholic merchant for protection for his family in the Mansion House ; and he stirred himself only when the Bank of England was reported to be in the mob 's sights . |
| 7 | As recently as January , the bank 's bid for the heart of England was reported to be in difficulties with the regulatory authorities . |
| 8 | The ANC leadership rejected this as a " propaganda ploy " , although by the end of the month the ANC was reported to be under intense diplomatic pressure to attend the " peace summit " . |
| 9 | However , many Serbs were reported to be disappointed with the refusal to introduce a more democratic political system in Yugoslavia 's largest republic , since all but staunch followers of the republic 's President , Slobodan Milosevic , were removed from the electoral lists , and three candidates from the Serbian LC 's umbrella organization , the Socialist Alliance , who were known only for their support of Milosevic , were selected to contest the presidential post in addition to Milosevic himself . |
| 10 | BOSNIAN Serbs were reported to be poised to overrun the besieged Muslim enclaves of Srebrenica and Zepa yesterday , the same day as the first full peace talks took place . |
| 11 | Now new owner Chris Knight is reported to be in financial difficulties . |
| 12 | As the calls for a new privacy law were mounting , journalists and photographers were massing outside a Gloucestershire estate where John Bryan is reported to be renting a cottage . |
| 13 | Moreover , King Hassan was reported to be ambivalent about the Shah . |
| 14 | Col. Iafai Camara was reported to be under house arrest in November [ see p. 37842 ] , but charges were reported to have been dropped and he remained in post . |
| 15 | The government rejected an offer from the alleged Cali drug cartel leader Jorge Luis Ochoa to mediate their release , but an unofficial " Committee of Leading Citizens " led by former President Alfonso Lopez was reported to be trying to arrange talks between the cartels and the government . |
| 16 | Following the trial Walsh was reported to be considering forcing North and Poindexter to testify before a grand jury in order to determine if there were others within the Reagan administration who had made false statements to Congress but had not yet been charged . |
| 17 | Rory Finegan was reported to be considering going to the European Court . |
| 18 | After suffering serious losses , Onoue was reported to be on the verge of bankruptcy with debts of 410,000 million yen . |
| 19 | Soon two-thirds of the activists of the Provisional IRA in Ulster were reported to be in prison either awaiting trial or convicted . |
| 20 | Fiji also won the promise of a $2,000,000 loan from Taiwan for arms , while Israel was reported to be offering " guidance " to the Army on controlling civil disturbances . |
| 21 | At this time Singapore was reported to be one of Myanma 's main suppliers of arms and ammunition . |
| 22 | Knighton is reported to be ready to abandon his takeover bid . |
| 23 | It 's hard to say which one will take the most careful handling , especially in view of the fact that Calder is reported to be considering backing the building of the new radio station . |
| 24 | At the end of the month Trenchev was reported to be in hiding . |
| 25 | After Palace reached the semi-finals , Allison was reported to be in line for the job as American team manager during a summer contest against England . |
| 26 | One month later Glassford was reported to be completing the work of preparing nominal votes , and in this his lawyer , who lacked experience in such matters , was being helped by the agent of Lord Dundas , who clearly considered him still an ally , but on August 6th , Glassford removed such illusions by making it quite plain that he meant what he had said about his price for support , and denied that he was in any way pledged to Lord Dundas : |
| 27 | He denied having any solid relationship with Unix System Laboratories Inc , a fellow AT&T company , despite the fact that USL is reported to be working on any ANDF-style solution for its Destiny project as well as being determined to evaluate the Open Software Foundation 's own ANDF selection ( UX No 384 ) . |
| 28 | Japan was reported to be considering a liberalization of its market for amorphous metals , used in power generation , which US producers claimed to be closed to foreigners . |
| 29 | But while bobbies were chortling throughout Greater Manchester police , Supt XXXX was reported to be ‘ incensed ’ . |
| 30 | Farmers in Ovamboland were reported to be unable to plant crops and to be facing severe stock losses . |