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Example sentences of "be understood to be [prep] " in BNC.

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1	More recently , the quest for " ultimate meaning " has been understood to be at the heart of RE — and something which all can share in .
2	Discussions are understood to be under way with several companies which have expressed an interest in setting up alongside the plant to supply components to Motorola , which operates on a just-in-time principle of bringing in materials just as they are required for the production process .
3	Arts Council officers are understood to be considering changing the practice of handing out separate information about the arts to the different political party conferences .
4	For details of the secret itinerary for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain are understood to be in the hands of the IRA .
5	The organization and reorganization of the state must be understood to be at least as much the product of the wishes of state officials as of social pressures .
6	There is no substance to Neumann 's remark that the ‘ many minuets [ of the classical masters ] without tempo indications were understood to be in Tempo di menuetto or in Allegretto and that , we have seen , was anything but fast ’ .
7	FORMER Middlesbrough boss Bruce Rioch is understood to be on a shortlist of six for the manager 's job at Darlington .
8	The bid to obtain Objective One status is understood to be on a knife edge and caution was the order of the day .
9	An acre of grassland and 100 railway sleepers caught fire but now have been put out , however the rest of the building is understood to be on fire .
10	It is understood to be of a similar size to the centre at Ainslie Park , with little use , if any , for special functions , and with provision of a library .
11	The big surf companies have caught on to such a trend towards the plain and dark : Quicksilver is understood to be behind the Pirate Surf label , and Gotcha runs a second , more cultish label called More Core Division .