Example sentences of "said [prep] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first might be said to be context- and task-independent : we can understand what a sequence of symbols is meant to represent , without understanding the context within which those symbols might be put to use . |
| 2 | I mean I know an awful lot of people outside Harlow who who come here but Harlow people could be said to be apathetic or not being marketed rightly . |
| 3 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 4 | He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger . |
| 5 | An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable . |
| 6 | ‘ language or conduct is not said to be insulting unless it is intended to show contempt or disesteem , or is understood by the hearer or observer to show this attitude . ’ |
| 7 | The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America . |
| 8 | ( ii ) The polynomial unc and the above polynomial unc are said to be equal iff ai = bi for all on-negative integers i . |
| 9 | A certain number of members must be present before a meeting is said to be quorate and can proceed . |
| 10 | These meetings could not be said to be unimportant because world Christianity ought to be seen to meet . |
| 11 | No area of the law can ever be said to be easy but the legislation dealing with obscene and indecent publications seems to be unduly complicated . |
| 12 | Last night the teenager was said to be serious but stable after surgery at London 's King 's College Hospital . |
| 13 | Sonia might be persuaded to keep a seat warm for her daughter : Priyanka is only 20 ( the minimum age for a seat in the lower house is 25 ) but is said to be sharp and keen on politics . |
| 14 | A relation is said to be transitive if the fact that it holds between two elements A and B , and also between B and some third element C , guarantees that it holds between A and C. The relation ’ — is longer than — ’ is thus transitive , because if A is longer than B , and B is longer than C , we can be sure that A is longer than C. In the case of an intransitive relation , on the other hand , the fact that it held between A and B , and between B and C , would entail that it did not hold between A and C. For instance , if A were the father of B , and B the father of C , then A could not be the father of C ; the relation ’ — father of — ’ is thus intransitive . |
| 15 | Subjective comments about John : ‘ He is said to be hyperactive and seems to show bizarre behaviour ’ ( lines 8 and 9 ) . |
| 16 | In some cases registration was said to be complete when no one had been entered on lists at all . |
| 17 | She was said to be upset because she was too old to use the centre where the party was held in Whitley Bay . |
| 18 | A trade union or union official calling its members out on strike is therefore protected but it has been said to be arguable that an individual striker has no protection against a claim that he uses unlawful means when he withdraws his labour because this situation does not appear to fall within section 13(1) . |
| 19 | erm At least it can be more nearly said to be mental than anything else . |
| 20 | In adjudicating , a meaning is attributed to a rule of law which can not be said to be correct or incorrect . |
| 21 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 22 | Although the Sandinistas have repeatedly pledged democratic elections in February , Mr Arias was said to be fearful that a failure to disarm , relocate or disband the contras could provoke a Sandinista cross-border sweep against the rebels and cancellation of the polls . |
| 23 | When a bank note can be exchanged for gold on demand at a bank it is said to be convertible or redeemable . |
| 24 | The government was said to be anxious that the Iraqi-Kurdish refugee crisis should not provide an opportunity for either Syria or Iran to extend its influence in the region . |
| 25 | Whilst the examples used avoid questioning the assumptions on which these ideologies are based , mathematics is said to be neutral and divorced from social issues . |
| 26 | Accordingly , shorelines are said to be submergent or emergent depending upon the most strongly marked characteristics present . |
| 27 | In addition to the above criteria of articulation and recognition of breaches , a further necessary condition must be satisfied : actions can only be said to be rule-governed when some other alternative actions are possible . |
| 28 | The 76-year-old was said to be shocked and upset by the incident . |
| 29 | Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons . |
| 30 | Half of all aircraft are said to be inoperable and two thirds of all vessels are in port at any given time . |