Example sentences of "[am/are] generally [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Shoes would almost certainly have had a maker 's name on them , and such names on shoes are generally stamped in the leather and not easy to take out . |
| 2 | Wet gravel pits are generally recognised as important habitats for wildlife , particularly in view of the increasing drainage of wetlands . |
| 3 | Wages for unskilled labour were the lowest , being significantly below even shop workers who are generally recognised to be among the most intensely exploited ( except that their hours were much longer ) . |
| 4 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 5 | This being said , and allowing for the fact that much which was viewed as sexually deviant a generation ago is now viewed tolerantly if not taken for granted , a few words may be said about some practices or groups of practices which are generally recognised as deviant from either the normal object , the normal aim or the normal focal issues of sexuality . |
| 6 | The interest rates and prices of financial assets are generally recognised to have a pervasive influence in the economy . |
| 7 | They are generally arranged back to back , and a rough little relief of Roman date shows that then at least they were so set . |
| 8 | The terminals are generally connected to the central computer by telecommunications links . |
| 9 | Hinged doors are generally fitted with ‘ lay-on ’ hinges attached to the front of the wardrobe frame , and often push-action magnetic catches , sometimes with no handles . |
| 10 | Drainvalves are generally fitted in the rising main just above the main stopcock and in the cold supply pipe to the hot water cylinder at the point where it enters the cylinder . |
| 11 | One reason for this is that more women are first offenders , who are generally treated more leniently . |
| 12 | Customs seem to accept that fees for the registration of a notice of assignment are generally treated differently from reimbursements for other costs . |
| 13 | This kind of statement contrasts very sharply with the maps and lists of traditional dialectology , where elements are generally treated as if they were categorical within a given region . |
| 14 | Trustees in 1 above are generally treated as a wholly separate entity for tax purposes ; in the case of a bare trustee , nomineeship and agency , the acts of those persons will generally be treated as the acts of the beneficial owners or principals . |
| 15 | But local authorities are generally empowered to make regulations and by-laws for the use of public places where meetings might be held ( such as parks and squares ) , and the assertion of quasi-private property rights are generally sufficient to exclude the claims of those seeking to exercise rights of freedom of speech in public . |
| 16 | ‘ That where they are generally authorised for the purpose of Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 the Directors be and they are hereby empowered pursuant to Section 95 of the said Act to allot equity securities ( within the meaning of Section 94 of the said Act ) for cash , as if Section 89(1) of the said Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall : |
| 17 | The vast majority of what are generally called well-educated persons in this country have , in the very process of their education , been impressed with the belief that metre is an arrangement of language which can be judged by the application of a mechanical test , and that the poet who produces a line which does not answer to the test is a fit subject for correction by any critic who can point out the discrepancy . |
| 18 | The people are generally called on to elect a special constituent assembly mandated to draft a constitution , though this may not always be the case — as in General de Gaulle 's constitution for the Fifth Republic . |
| 19 | The second kind of activity is handled by what are generally called " database management systems " . |
| 20 | At the four ancient Scottish universities , however , first degrees in art faculties are generally called Master of Arts ( MA ) , although the newer Scottish universities and the CNAA in Scotland follow the English system and award bachelor degrees . |
| 21 | For the purposes of this chapter such clauses are generally called " exemption clauses " and references to " exclusion " of liability include partial exclusion or restriction as well as total exclusion . |
| 22 | To anticipate the argument a little , my view is that consumption patterns of the majority of people ( not only in the Third World ) are ill-matched to their needs because both consumption and needs are generally dictated by transnational practices . |
| 23 | This applies particularly when the bricks come from Ryarsh 's three complementary ranges — Sandlime , Flintlime , and the Village range , which are generally manufactured to Class 3 strength , which means they are load-bearing . |
| 24 | A number of specific aids which are generally declared compatible with the common market , and therefore exempt from the ban , are specified in Article 92(2) . |
| 25 | The two main traditions of piano building are generally distinguished according to the type of action employed in them . |
| 26 | The game has its fair share of power-ups and bonuses , which are generally obtained by smashing a jewel to bits and reaping the winnings . |
| 27 | In discussing the various types of eruption that are generally recognized , it was emphasized that labels such as ‘ Strombolian ’ or ‘ Plinian ’ should only be applied to recognizable phases of an eruption ; they may not necessarily apply to the whole thing . |
| 28 | There are generally recognized to be two major sources of error when converting vector maps ( either paper or digital ) into gridded or raster format . |
| 29 | They are now smaller than their predecessors and are generally bound in a buff or blue cover . |
| 30 | Bonds are generally traded on the basis of their prices , but because of the complicated patterns of cash flows that different bonds can have , they are usually not compared in terms of prices ; instead , they are generally compared in terms of yields . |