Example sentences of "said to be very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 2 | ‘ A most curious-looking young man with a mobile white face and small red-rimmed eyes ; he is said to be very clever as well as deeply religious . |
| 3 | The systems division is still not profitable after charging research and development expenditure , but services — technical support , third-party maintenance , consulting , are said to be very profitable and represent 30% of receivables all told . |
| 4 | I have not tried the Nitragon myself but they are said to be very good . |
| 5 | The black mud from the sea shores is said to be very good for the skin . |
| 6 | GE Plastics has introduced a strong new alternative to glass for home use — Lexan Margarde , which is said to be very effective . |
| 7 | Alain Carignon , forty-four , mayor of Grenoble since 1983 , and President of the Department of Isère , is said to be very keen on the post and possible the strongest candidate . |
| 8 | Robert Knolles , whose origins were said to be very humble , made a fortune out of war service in the 1350s and 1360s , and may be taken as typical of the successful captains with no inherited wealth who raised themselves by their military skills . |
| 9 | Quality consciousness is said to be very high among Japanese workers who endeavour to eliminate components that are rejected as substandard . |
| 10 | Staff who witnessed the murder are said to be very distressed . |
| 11 | A religious war is often said to be very bitter because the two sides are fighting for something that they both feel is very important . |
| 12 | They are said to be very fast over the first 40 yards , and the advice offered by the locals is that you should run on a zig-zag course if one of them takes a fancy to you . |
| 13 | Pain , or at least the consciousness of pain ( for Moore professes to distinguish these ) , is said to be very bad , but the main other things which he regards as bad are the enjoyment of ugly things , and the dislike of beautiful things ! |