Example sentences of "be usually [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the lay person 's view , and in the view of some professional linguists , the norms of language are associated with notions of standardization and ‘ correctness ’ or with hierarchical dimensions of social structure ( or all of these ) , and they are usually felt to be institutional : that is , they are thought of as being prescribed by authority through the writing system , the educational system and other agencies ( for a relevant discussion , see J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) . |
| 2 | Beliefs are usually seen to be different again ( at least by researchers ) ; they are propositions about work and society . |
| 3 | Subroutines are usually written to be " transparent " to the calling routine ; that is , the processor registers such as accumulators and condition codes can be assumed to be unaltered by the subroutine call , unless they are explicitly part of the subroutine linkage . |
| 4 | As a rough guide two strands wound together make something approximately like three-ply in thickness and three together are usually reckoned to be about a four-ply. these fine industrial yarns used to be in the ‘ odds and ends ’ bins , but the manufacturers have caught on to the fact that they are popular with machine knitters , so now they can be bought under a brand name . |
| 5 | In economic and statistical terms people whom we define as old are usually taken to be men and women over 65 . |
| 6 | Fecundity and the frequency of intercourse are usually taken to be constant factors . |
| 7 | Such essays are usually judged to be lacking a necessary dimension for achieving high marks . |
| 8 | Sadism and masochism are usually held to be the opposite sides to the same coin , the one being merely an inversion of the state of mind which produces the other . |
| 9 | ‘ Friendly but restrained ’ is a phrase often used to describe this attitude , and interviewers are usually encouraged to be as non-directive as possible . |
| 10 | When formal schools fail , the same elements are usually found to be missing . |
| 11 | ABOVE Particularly on deep sites , stratigraphy is employed as an overall means of dating layers , since layers at the top of a site are usually found to be later in date than ones beneath . |
| 12 | Engineers and ceremonial officers are usually thought to be solemn people . |
| 13 | Salt levels are usually recommended to be an SG ( specific gravity reading on a marinist 's hydrometer ) of 1.002 . |
| 14 | Such thoughts are usually considered to be unnecessarily morbid , although the subject is probably more painful for younger people than those who more closely and personally face their own decline and death . |
| 15 | In general , two or three house hunting visits are allowed by most firms and around three to six days are usually considered to be adequate time to find housing . |
| 16 | Despite what are usually considered to be marginal conditions in the Highlands , Nevis Range , the operators at Aonach Mor , and Glenshee have both invested considerable sums in the new equipment . |
| 17 | Instead she remarked that cats were usually considered to be particularly self-sufficient sort of animals . |
| 18 | It would not have mattered so much if the experiments described all held water , but when ( as we were encouraged to do ) I put up my hand and ventured that one experiment was not consistent , the lecturer acknowledged that this was so in the particular I questioned , but said that the results were usually found to be as would have been expected . |
| 19 | The first constituent of the so-called ‘ toxic mix ’ is usually said to be lifers — prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment . |
| 20 | The dividend is usually expressed to be cumulative , since in the case of equity share capital there is a presumption that dividends are non-cumulative unless otherwise stated . |
| 21 | However , the auditors ' task is usually expressed to be to state the " fair price " of the shares ; considered further at 3.5 . |
| 22 | So there 's often a contradiction as to whether programmes are addressed to their actual or potential audiences or to a hypothetical audience , which in current affairs and news broadcasts is usually assumed to be a male viewer . |
| 23 | Loss of the nuptial pads is usually assumed to be a consequence of mating on land because , in other frogs and toads , their function appears to be to help the male to grip onto the female 's slippery back while mating in water . |
| 24 | Since Bentham 's position is usually assumed to be rigorist , it is worth pointing out that his main formulations , such as we have described above , seem to be non-rigorist . |
| 25 | Similarly the south gate is usually assumed to be at the end of Southgate Street where an internal street points in the direction of Boley Hill ; the existence of a cemetery in this region outside the walls would support this assumption . |
| 26 | The missing actor is usually assumed to be the writer . |
| 27 | Today the Welsh breed is usually understood to be the Welsh Black ( Gwartheg Duon Cymreig ) , a dual-purpose type , though primarily used for beef production in suckler herds , especially on the uplands , either as a purebred or crossbred cow . |
| 28 | For instance in the context of the law relating to sale of goods , a warranty is usually understood to be a representation relating to the subject matter of the contract , which is of secondary importance , and whose breach therefore entitles the injured party to damages but not to terminate the contract . |
| 29 | We can confine ourselves to models of the random coil , as this is usually believed to be most appropriate for synthetic polymers ; other models — rods , discs , spheres , spheroids — are also postulated , but need not concern us at this level . |
| 30 | Bonn is usually taken to be the dividing line between the upper and lower Rhine , western Europe 's longest river at 1,320 kilometres . |