Example sentences of "the [noun] be said to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A principal justification for the change was said to be that it unduly restricted the proper development of the law ( Practice Statement , ( Judicial Precedent ) , [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 ) . |
| 2 | The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident . |
| 3 | It never gave large quantities of milk , but the milk was said to be richer than that of the well-known Suffolk Dun ( see Red Poll ) . |
| 4 | As of late November the Nasir group still claimed to control Malakal , whereas the government account stated that the town had been attacked abortively by a group led by a local religious leader , and Garang 's wing of the SPLA was said to be claiming that the town had been captured by " southern nationalists " within the army , aided by the southern rebel faction calling itself Anyanya II . |
| 5 | All the accountants in the case were said to be acting as experts and not as arbitrators , and the determination was to be final and binding for all purposes . |
| 6 | The court will not want the defendant to be liable indefinitely for damage and will impose a cut off point beyond which the damage is said to be too remote . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly the most important group of works by the artist to appear at auction for many years , the canvases are said to be in extremely good condition . |
| 8 | The churchyard is said to be the scene of a visitation from a ghost — reputedly a ‘ young man in black ’ , who caused the frantic barking by a dog one evening and then promptly disappeared ! |
| 9 | Although the recession was said to be the major cause , blame was also aimed at tycoon Gerald Ratner , whose father founded the firm and built it up to become Britain 's biggest jewellery chain . |
| 10 | Behind the resignation is said to be her discontent with the management style of the American board and their way of treating her market . |
| 11 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 12 | At the Haymarket he directed Alec Guinness as John Mortimer 's blind father in A Voyage Round My Father ; at the Royal Court his version of Charles Wood 's Veterans starred John Gielgud and John Mills as two film actors on location ( the play was said to be based on the filming of Tony Richardson 's Charge of the Light Brigade ) ; and at the New Theatre , Donald Sinden scored a brilliant success as an urban fop pursuing a country heiress in Eyre 's revival of Dion Boucicault 's London Assurance . |
| 13 | All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , the methodology was said to be in an early state of development and no references to this approach are given . |
| 15 | Staff who witnessed the murder are said to be very distressed . |
| 16 | The ( unnamed ) organization responsible for the conspiracy was said to be directed by a committee of 75 members , and there were also allegations of plans to mount a money-laundering operation . |
| 17 | It is hoped the slabs will block the conduit from which the main force of the lava is said to be bearing down ‘ like a train ’ , causing it to break up and cool . |
| 18 | The deal is said to be divided into two portions , with $3,000m for IBM itself and $1,600m for IBM Credit Corp . |
| 19 | The buying is said to be largely from America , where investors are beginning to take a more optimistic view of their economy while showing concern about renewed Middle East tension . |
| 20 | Only 10 per cent of the coast was said to be in excellent condition . |
| 21 | If the fedback signal opposes the input signal then the feedback is said to be negative . |
| 22 | In a similar way , if the fedback signal augments the input signal then the feedback is said to be positive . |
| 23 | The cell is said to be the remains of an ancient Carthaginian temple . |
| 24 | In July , looking thin and strained , the Princess is said to be suffering from post-natal depression during the Balmoral holidays . |
| 25 | The princess was said to be furious and Channel 4 came under fierce attack from MPs who said the drawings were highly insulting . |
| 26 | The range is said to be from 3.2 to 4.2 and the period around 45 days , but I have never been able to make much periodicity out of it , and neither have I ever seen it brighter than magnitude 3.6 . |
| 27 | The outlook was said to be hopeless , and they started the journey back to Wales . |
| 28 | THE PRINCESS ROYAL announces her divorce and the Queen is said to be upset . |
| 29 | A source of tension in government was Lekhanya 's perceived conciliatory attitude towards South Africa , whereas Moshoeshoe and some officers on the Council were said to be themselves sympathetic to the South African liberation movement , the African National Congress ( ANC ) . |
| 30 | ‘ Described as a ‘ law professor 's dream ’ , the law was said to be far too complicated for easy day-to-day use . |