Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Index followed a year later , originally launched inside the stores , but eventually intended to be fully independent . |
| 2 | Inflation for the month of December was officially stated as 40.1 per cent but was unofficially recognized to be much higher . |
| 3 | The number of deaths from asthma in England and Wales is widely reported to be about 2000 a year . |
| 4 | During his eight years as Premier Cain 's government , widely considered to be relatively free from financial corruption , had prohibited nuclear warships , decriminalized brothels , enacted freedom of information legislation , reformed licensing laws and increased expenditure on education . |
| 5 | He can be a ‘ character ’ , a source of quaint rustic humour or homespun rural philosophy on such matters as the seasons and the weather , but he is rarely expected to be either forward-thinking or ‘ forward ’ in his demeanour . |
| 6 | Perhaps other parties , simply because they have lacked the British Labour party 's advantages , have necessarily had to be more adaptable and willing to make alliances . |
| 7 | In some cases this is true , but Milan fared well , and the Viscontis especially proved to be very able rulers . |
| 8 | She looked , in fact , blowzy but good-humoured , and of an age which is usually politely said to be around thirty-five . |
| 9 | Managers are members of the company pension scheme , which allows for retirement at 60 and is generally recognized to be reasonably generous . |
| 10 | They are not intended to be narrowly restrictive , ‘ only-possible ’ solutions : instead , you should find that they suggest what kinds of factors you ought to be identifying in your analysis , and the range of possible solutions we think are sensible . |
| 11 | He had not intended to be so sharp but Cranston 's secretive arrival had unnerved him . |
| 12 | A third party right can not be revoked or modified by the parties if it is established that the right was not intended to be so revocable or modifiable without the third party 's consent . |
| 13 | But for /Ε/ , the short variant can be a low vowel ( [ a , ae ] ) and the long variant is a mid vowel that is easily heard to be qualitatively distinct . |
| 14 | These paints are available in a number of natural and unnatural colours and while giving the pool a good waterproof finish , are generally considered to be rather expensive to contemplate for large expanses . |
| 15 | With his television news background and now intimate knowledge of Middle East drugs trafficking , Coleman helped Ross and Silverman prepare what was generally considered to be as balanced and authoritative a survey of narco-terrorism as the media had ever presented to the American public , a contribution which they both generously acknowledged on several occasions afterwards and which subsequently led to Coleman 's appearance on NBC News after the Flight 103 disaster , although neither of them were aware then or before of his DIA/NARCOG affiliations . |
| 16 | While it was generally considered to be almost impossible to prove bribery charges against those in receipt of such payments — the success of such a charge would require specific evidence of mutual benefit — the sums received by individual politicians were large enough to have contravened the Political Funds Control Law which restricted the size of political donations and required those over 1,000,000 yen to be registered along with the donor 's name . |
| 17 | Savory has a longer history than sage , though not considered to be as useful medicinally . |
| 18 | Although this is not considered to be very significant here , the improved measurement precision afforded by negative thermal ionization mass spectrometry over previous methods will exacerbate problems with 186 Os normalization , making a switch to 187 Os/ 188 Os desirable . |
| 19 | Pupils ' work is generally expected to be more practical , the oral being regarded as of the same importance as the written . |
| 20 | This broke the tradition whereby Presidential Addresses were not expected to be highly personal ; the convention was that the President reviewed the scientific developments in the past twelve months , usually appealed for more public support for research and education , and might indicate what avenues seemed most hopeful . |
| 21 | Women are not expected to be socially subservient to their husbands as was often the case even 50 years ago . |
| 22 | Starting at 14–1 and not expected to be fully fit after his long lay-off , he won easily . |
| 23 | Attitudes are generally seen to be more stable , opinions more variable , but this is an entirely imposed language rather than a reflection of some inherent stability . |
| 24 | In such a mood it is inevitable that the Government 's attempts to bring about change through legislation and increased prescription will be generally felt to be yet another attack on autonomy and yet another indication of a lack of trust in teachers ' judgement and their ability to do a good job . |
| 25 | The last situation is the system of alternating tripods of support , which is thus seen to be only one of a larger number of possible gaits . |
| 26 | Marxism is not seen to be particularly antagonistic to the rights of women , and several women attribute their general political consciousness to the education they received through the Party . |
| 27 | Since " murder " is a strong term and some killings are not seen to be as heinous as the archetypal murder case , the retention of a second form of criminal killing is probably a good idea . |
| 28 | They will suffer still more communication deprivation if ‘ uneconomical ’ public telephones are withdrawn from villages ; yet , sadly , in the early 1980s many rural public telephone boxes are being removed by British Telecommunications , in spite of campaigns to retain them , because they are not felt to be economically viable . |
| 29 | Provoked killings are generally thought to be less heinous than unprovoked killings , and provocation has long been accepted as a ground for reducing to manslaughter a killing which would otherwise fulfil the definition of murder . |
| 30 | Coffee decaffeinated by chemicals is generally thought to be as harmful as the beans containing caffeine , so always look for the water processed decaffeinated coffee . |