Example sentences of "[pron] is [vb pp] by some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A well-known example is ‘ controversy ’ , which is pronounced by some speakers as and by others as ; it would be quite wrong to say that one version was correct and one incorrect . |
| 2 | Change which is imposed by some form of ‘ authority ’ or ‘ expert ’ is rarely effective in the long run . |
| 3 | The term ’ conceptual ’ arises because each node is a ’ concept ’ which is defined by some predicate . |
| 4 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 5 | Furthermore , it is argued by some commentators that , if an attempt were made to trace the redistributive consequences of other types of government policy , e.g. subsidies that are part of industrial policy , then an already very fuzzy picture would become totally confused . |
| 6 | It is argued by some workers in artificial intelligence ( such as Boden ) , drawing analogies from neurophysiology , that consciousness is a function of the degree of complexity and connectedness of networks — neural or artificial — but this view has been strongly criticised by Penrose as simplistic and lacking the necessary objective evidence . |
| 7 | This arrangement secures a quiet legal life for the film industry in general , although it is resented by some film-makers who are obliged to tailor their product to BBFC standards in order to secure distribution outlets . |
| 8 | The second major defect in the relative clause proposal is that it does not actually explain anything unless it is supplemented by some account of what a relative clause is . |