Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] be an " in BNC.
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1 | Although ‘ teleworking ’ might be considered to be an old idea — anyone who has done the odd bit of paperwork at home while keeping in touch with the office by telephone can be said to have been doing it — the opportunity to have computer-aided design , back-office and data entry work carried out full-time away from the office has widened immeasurably . |
2 | To illustrate , I will take what might be thought to be an example posing relatively few problems — the case of the Loch Ness monster . |
3 | That is to say , Tolkien 's stories could be said to be an embodiment of that Northernness with which Lewis and Greeves had been in love since early adolescence . |
4 | The " appearance " exception ( that is , the second part of the exception ) could only apply if the soundproof box and printer , when taken together , could be considered to be an integral unit . |
5 | Simple pre-exposure may be assumed to be an effective method for reducing associability because it allows the rapid formation either of a strong stimulus — no event association or of associations among stimulus elements , just as consistent reinforcement allows the rapid formation of a strong CS-US association . |
6 | The courts have developed some complex tests based on control whereby the subsidiary may be deemed to be an agent of the parent company . |
7 | For an ideal solution consisting of two components A and B , Raoult 's law may be expressed mathematically as The vapour of an ideal solution may be considered to be an ideal gas , and Dalton 's law ( see section 3.1 ) therefore applies . |
8 | New Zealand copyright law is very similar to United Kingdom law , although , in the United States , it would be likely that the design features indicated in the specification would be considered to be an unprotectable idea . |
9 | From a socio-economic point of view , the low-input/low-output farm , which predominates especially , but not exclusively in the Mediterranean and upland regions , can be said to be an adaptation to the extremely difficult conditions under which it operates . |
10 | Of course , as recognized by the judge in the above case , if the structure is dictated by function then it can be said to be an uncopyrightable idea although , often that will not be so ; there will be a variety of potential structures possible . |
11 | Burrough ( 1986 ) suggests that the area of the map covered by lines can be assumed to be an area of uncertainty . |
12 | This is that , where there is judicial uncertainty over the meaning of a legislative text , in the absence of any consequent overt expression of a contrary parliamentary view , certain categories of statement on the effect of the provision of a Bill by one of a narrowly defined group of parliamentarians , if not later withdrawn or varied , can be assumed to be an expression of parliamentary intention . |