Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to be making " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand . |
| 2 | Cuba — only ninety miles from the United States — must have seemed to Khrushchev ( who had to be seen to be making progress on at least one front ) an irresistibly appropriate object for a Soviet response to US arrogance and intransigence . |
| 3 | The initiative foundered , probably largely because Kennedy found it politically unacceptable to be seen to be making any deal with the Cubans after Washington 's humiliation at the Bay of pigs . |
| 4 | In an attempt to be seen to be making every effort to avert war , Bush had proposed on Jan. 3 that Baker and Aziz should meet in Geneva . |
| 5 | Research findings suggest , moreover , that the people most likely to change their votes — the floating voters — are generally the least informed within the electorate , and are thus not people who can be said to be making careful choices between policies . |
| 6 | It further adds that an object ‘ normally dedicated to civilian purposes , such as a place of worship , a house or other dwelling or a school ’ shall in case of doubt be presumed to be making no effective contribution to military action . |