Example sentences of "be generally [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wages for unskilled labour were the lowest , being significantly below even shop workers who are generally recognised to be among the most intensely exploited ( except that their hours were much longer ) . |
| 2 | There are generally recognized to be two major sources of error when converting vector maps ( either paper or digital ) into gridded or raster format . |
| 3 | But this explanation is not sufficient to explain the phenomenon : there is a definite difference between , shall we say , an amoeba and a crystal , yet the crystal grows and ( in a very limited sense ) reproduces — two activities that are generally assumed to be characteristic of living material . |
| 4 | Alcohol and tobacco are generally assumed to be products with a very inelastic demand . |
| 5 | Controlled processes are generally assumed to be voluntary , flexible and capacity limited while automatic ones are highly efficient , unavoidable , resistant to modification , not subject to capacity limitations and able to occur without awareness ( LaBerge , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | Legitimacy … does not deal so much with whether activities of government are lawful as whether they accord with what are generally perceived to be or what have for long been held up to be , the fundamental principles of the constitution according to which government is or ought to be conducted . |
| 7 | They can be stated in a number of different ways , but they are generally accepted to be : |
| 8 | Immunological abnormalities are generally accepted to be involved in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis . |
| 9 | Attitudes are generally seen to be more stable , opinions more variable , but this is an entirely imposed language rather than a reflection of some inherent stability . |
| 10 | Example In an essay on an eighteenth-century play , which has argued that the women in the play are generally seen to be a source of disruption or confusion , you could conclude by asking whether women are general sources of disruption , broadly understood , in eighteenth-century drama . |
| 11 | One consequence is that the thought patterns of primitive society , being felt to lack a scientific approach , are generally felt to be beyond the bounds of reason . |
| 12 | ‘ those who are generally felt to be of high status locate science less in the journals than in their own and other peoples ’ heads ’ . |
| 13 | Partnerships between education and business are generally believed to be good , useful and worthwhile . |
| 14 | Such enzymes do exist — they are known as reverse transcriptases — but they are generally believed to be exclusive to RNA viruses , which need them to transcribe their RNA genes into DNA for replication inside cells . |
| 15 | The effects of serotonin on gastrointestinal motor function are generally believed to be mediated through myenteric plexus neurons . |
| 16 | Ian Wright , Alan Smith and Kevin Campbell are generally reckoned to be the most potent strike force in the Premier League . |
| 17 | We should not underestimate the power of official systems of classification of children , even when they are generally held to be inadequate by those that work with them . |
| 18 | The initial costs of the latter are generally held to be underwritten by the large surplus generated by any big hit record . |
| 19 | Many of these straits are noted for strong tidal currents , but although such currents may assist in moving away the debris of erosion , they are generally held to be impotent as a cause of marked marine erosion , at least of those which outcrop in this locality . |
| 20 | The first difficulty is the scale of the reforms , which are generally agreed to be the most wide ranging and fundamental since the inception of the NHS in 1948 . |
| 21 | It has to provide the financial resources for at least a minimum number of services — defence , roads , education , income support , etc. — which are generally deemed to be necessary for the survival of any modern society . |
| 22 | Provoked killings are generally thought to be less heinous than unprovoked killings , and provocation has long been accepted as a ground for reducing to manslaughter a killing which would otherwise fulfil the definition of murder . |
| 23 | The complex structures of the Gower Peninsula , and in particular the Cefn Bryn and Bishopston thrusts , are generally thought to be the continuation of the Front south of the South Wales coalfield . |
| 24 | Brüggen directs hard-driven , almost consciously abrasive performances of these two symphonies that are generally thought to be among Beethoven 's more genial offerings . |
| 25 | They are generally thought to be striking at Hipparchos not shown , an interesting but rather surprising concept ; one might rather see them as defending themselves against the bodyguard which cut them down . |
| 26 | Pupils here in the fifth year are generally thought to be dross . |
| 27 | Rational thought and behaviour are generally thought to be dependent in some ways upon an ability to reason logically . |
| 28 | Road conditions in the county are generally considered to be inadequate and the construction of the remaining Maidstone-Ashford section of the M20 is programmed for completion in 1991 . |
| 29 | In treating myofascial pain , however , the best results are generally considered to be obtained by inserting the needles into the points of maximum tenderness , though electrical stimulation is usually unnecessary . |
| 30 | But in that there is common ground with Psychiatry : people who believe that they themselves are God are generally considered to be insane . |