Example sentences of "were considered to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Areas where the legislation was felt to be insufficiently strong included many rights which were considered to be beneficial in theory but ineffectual in practice . |
| 2 | For the second survey a sample of 1.7 million volumes was taken from a number of areas of the Library which were considered to be representative of the book collections as a whole . |
| 3 | These environmental objections were considered to be serious enough to outweigh the economic benefits of allowing the proposal . |
| 4 | The majority of interviewees were not well informed about the services provided by the CSSU , and , partly as a consequence , the services were considered to be inadequate . |
| 5 | His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published . |
| 6 | His landscapes were considered to be supreme examples of photographic technique , a number of them being published . |
| 7 | Jewel Lafontant , the United States co-ordinator for refugee affairs , said on March 16 that the United States would accept half of any new Vietnamese boat people fleeing to Hong Kong , as long as they were considered to be genuine refugees ; only 11 per cent of those as yet screened in the colony had been classified as such . |
| 8 | Phasic contractions in the lower oesophageal sphincter , were considered to be present when resting pressure slowly but transiently increased to more than 50% of its basal value . |
| 9 | These complications all occurred within three months of operation and all were considered to be technical in nature . |
| 10 | Despite objections from United 's machinists ' union , the participation of management , and BA 's equity contribution , were considered to be ample assurance to potential investors in Airline Acquisition 's junk bonds . |
| 11 | The timing of the election was also influenced by disarray within the opposition Liberal-National Party coalition arising from what were considered to be ill-conceived policies regarding health care and labour relations , and continuing problems within the leadership . |
| 12 | well we were considered to be fortunate that we did n't , we only had a small percentage that we had a problem with |
| 13 | Only letter strings which appeared in this dictionary were considered to be correct . |
| 14 | Two points were considered to be crucial . |
| 15 | Brownie and Lola were young and defiant at a time when those who went their own way were considered to be delinquent . |
| 16 | This fascinating document , completed in 1941 , after its aged author had once again perambulated the African continent , shows the extent to which accommodation to change and the continuation of control were considered to be compatible goals of policy . |
| 17 | Public utilities such as electricity , gas , water and telecommunications provided the best examples of what were considered to be natural monopolies , although when technological advances are made , certain industries formerly classed as natural monopolies may cease to be so ( eg telecommunications ) . |
| 18 | After further assessment six patients were considered to be inappropriate referrals and were returned for surgery ( two total obstruction , one tumour invading anus , three fit for surgery and resectable by anterior resection ) . |
| 19 | The test was used with continuity correction , and values of p<0.05 were considered to be significant . |
| 20 | Statistical analysis was performed with the Mann Whitney U test and values of p<0.05 were considered to be significant . |
| 21 | Given any example of a classic scientific theory , whether at the time of its first proposal or at a later date , it is possible to find observational claims that were generally accepted at the time and were considered to be inconsistent with the theory . |
| 22 | There is a great deal more tolerance and enlightened thinking about sexual practices and principles which until comparatively recently were considered to be abnormal , outlandish and even criminal . |
| 23 | In the days when Lewis Carroll wrote these stories , people who made hats were considered to be mad , because of the fibrous fumes they inhaled . |
| 24 | Its housing , shopping , school and medical facilities were considered to be excellent and so very attractive to the London-based staff . |
| 25 | The amount of industrial waste imported into Britain has multiplied dramatically in the last six years : in 1986/87 some 183,000 tonnes of waste were imported into Britain for treatment or incineration , of which 53,000 were considered to be hazardous . |