Example sentences of "be often [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often useful , however , to be able to visualize the distribution of clays in a sandstone or argillaceous carbonate , since clays are often related to otherwise obscure fabric in these rocks . |
| 2 | The sows do not have enough room to turn round , or move more than one step forward and one step back , and are often tethered to the ground by a girth strap or an iron neck collar . |
| 3 | Its characteristic musculature is strongly marked in crossbred offspring , especially from the age of six weeks , and it is also a colour-marking breed : reds and blacks are diluted to salmon pink and a ‘ creamy soot ’ ( pale coffee to agouti ) while whites are often diluted to off-white , but the coat pattern of the dam is often transmitted and a white dorsal stripe is dominant , though ghostly . |
| 4 | Chestnut is still in demand for fencing , although the trees are often grown to a greater girth , and hornbeam is now little used . |
| 5 | This , by the way , is something of a misnomer , since although adjectives like ‘ fiery ’ are often applied to volcanic phenomena ( count the number of times in this book ! ) it 's not strictly correct , since there is rarely any actual fire , in the sense of combustible material burning to produce flames and smoke . |
| 6 | These principles are often applied to a given context ; however , the works are not rooted in a priori ideas or theoretical propositions . |
| 7 | The fedback gain represented by expression ( 10.26 ) is aptly referred to as the closed-loop gain and quite naturally corresponding descriptions open-loop gain and loop gain are often applied to the quantities A and respectively . |
| 8 | This is not only because quotation contributes to an appropriate " literary critical " register ( for this dubious reason , quotations are often believed to be " compulsory in essays " ) ; it is also because your essays are largely about language ( both the language of the literary texts you are analysing and also the language of critical works about them ) , so quotation is the main way of presenting essential data . |
| 9 | For this reason they are often seen to be weak ; yet it is this very willingness of the subordinates to shift their own goals in order to preserve the harmony of the team that makes it possible for the group at the top of the hierarchy to perform at all . |
| 10 | Heavy writing jobs such as brochures are often given to freelancers who specialise in subjects like financial or technical writing . |
| 11 | These are often given to very low birthweight babies ( under about 4lb ) as they are easy to digest and have a different balance of salts or minerals , especially calcium and sodium , to breast milk . |
| 12 | I know that such experiences are often said to be the result of the individuals concerned having read a book or article or seen a film or television programme about the particular place and then having forgotten that they have done so . |
| 13 | Er and similarly the syntax of languages are often said to be oppressive of women , a lot of the way that language is structured and a lot of the words that you get in a language , that 's another thing that 's said . |
| 14 | Football fans in this region are often said to the most fanatical in the country and so deserve teams among the elite . |
| 15 | Music publishing deals are often referred to by two figures , like 95:5 or 85:15 . |
| 16 | Such studies are often referred to as community profiles , and may cover factors such as education , occupation , age , literacy , language ( related to ethic groups ) , recreation , the needs of the handicapped and housebound , housing and many other matters . |
| 17 | These are often referred to as local ombudsmen . |
| 18 | These methods are often referred to as power-assertive ; the adult asserts dominant and authoritarian control through physical punishment , harsh verbal abuse , angry threats and deprivation of privileges . |
| 19 | They are often referred to as ‘ landscape temples ’ . |
| 20 | Beer , wine and spirits are often referred to as ‘ alcohol ’ . |
| 21 | Consequently , the ‘ xuechao ’ came to end , but not before the ‘ hope of China ’ as young people are often referred to had declared that , ‘ we have no hope ’ They insisted that they were supportive of reform , ‘ but these are not the reforms we want ’ . |
| 22 | These kinds of tests are often referred to as ‘ normative tests ’ , since they involve comparisons with scores from a ‘ normal ’ group of children . |
| 23 | These other sites are often referred to as the subcortical visual system . |
| 24 | These rewards of work are often referred to collectively as ‘ job satisfaction ’ or ‘ motivators ’ . |
| 25 | There have been a number of recorded cases of children living in the wild and presumed to have been nurtured and reared by animals ; such children are often referred to as feral ( wild ) children . |
| 26 | Indeed , they are often referred to as " trilobite larvae " . |
| 27 | These ways are often referred to as vehicles or methods in public relations practice , because it is through them that messages may be sent to consumers . |
| 28 | The warp and weft are the basic constituents of all textiles , and are often referred to as the " foundation " of a rug . |
| 29 | Like the reports of the NAO , the reports of the Commission receive wide attention and are often referred to in the media . |
| 30 | These " bookers " , as they are often referred to , operate as a sort of informal agency . |