Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] by many " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am influenced by many painters , usually those with a social or religious message such as Breughel , Velasquez , Goya , Delacroix , Gauguin or El Greco . |
| 2 | I was told by many teenage mothers that the best thing about having a child so young in life is that you can grow up with your children . |
| 3 | In any case , there are earthier explanations , such as the changes in sea level favoured by Newell ( 1963 and 1967 ) , or changes in climate ( perhaps themselves brought about by changes in the earth 's magnetism ) which are favoured by many authors . |
| 4 | In adult Pterygota the cerci are retained in the Palaeopteran and Orthopteroid orders but pregenital abdominal appendages are absent and the only other abdominal appendages present are the gonopods which are believed by many to enter into the formation of the genitalia or external reproductive organs . |
| 5 | These could result from the economic , social and political problems , " including ethnic rivalries and territorial disputes , which are faced by many countries in central and eastern Europe " . |
| 6 | Along with the rise in car ownership came a fall in interest in horse-drawn vehicles which were seen by many to symbolize war time austerity and petrol rationing . |
| 7 | These was felt to be an excessive use in the Act of phrases such as ‘ consult ’ , ‘ challenge ’ , ‘ take note of ’ and ‘ reasonable ’ , which were thought by many to be vague and open to interpretation . |
| 8 | Although a revised standard on going concern is needed , it is important that this SAS , which is seen by many as a critical element in reducing the expectation gap , is not rushed and that due consideration is given to all the issues the commentators have raised . |
| 9 | Thus that most typical mid-Victorian scientist William Thompson , Lord Kelvin ( typical in his combination of great if conventional theoretical power , quite enormous technological fertility and consequent business success ) , was clearly not happy about the mathematics of Clerk Maxwell 's electromagnetic theory of light , which is regarded by many as the point of departure for modern physics . |
| 10 | As I said before , the risk of collective action of this sort , which is regretted by many teachers ( as reflected in the rise and fall of the memberships of the different unions over the last few years ) , is that it tends to reduce to the lowest common denominators of more pay on the one hand and a narrow-minded , knee-jerk resistance to change on the other . |
| 11 | It is a pity that a magazine , which is purchased by many who are not supporters of the English rugby team , must print articles that serve only to stir primitive xenophobic sentiments in the reader . |
| 12 | One alternative to rub-down transfers which is preferred by many designers is the use of crepe-paper tapes . |
| 13 | The poor mobility , fear of falling and resulting social isolation which is experienced by many older people , for example , could often be improved simply by better foot care and chiropody services . |
| 14 | ‘ The first product release is likely to be a Windows version of ‘ Oilwat/Gaswat ’ which is awaited by many existing and potential users of the package . |
| 15 | It lends itself quite suitably to the UK sporting scene which is populated by many black sportsmen growing up in broken homes , settling on the side of the mother and eventually seeing the father as an anathema , as did Repton heavyweight Ray Tabi : |
| 16 | One of the most impressive features of 1971–81 population changes is the marked upturn in rate of population growth which was recorded by many of the more remote rural places in Britain , compared with the 1960s . |
| 17 | This concert is a follow-up to last year 's very successful event ( run by the Dublin AIDS Alliance ) which was supported by many celebrities , including U2 . |
| 18 | Will the Government recognise that the only way that many of those pensioners will have a happy and healthy retirement is through a substantial increase in the basic rate of income of at least £5 for a single person and £8 per couple , which is the commitment of the Labour party and which is supported by pensioner groups throughout the country as was shown by a recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners from the north-west which was supported by many Conservative Members ? |
| 19 | Despite the defeat of the current plotters , the main danger to the government was of another coup attempt , which was seen by many as almost inevitable , given the high level of politicization within the armed forces , the almost total lack of respect for the Constitution , and the inability of the President to move decisively and quickly enough against the disaffected elements . |
| 20 | The special session had been called to discuss a far-reaching LDP-sponsored electoral reform package , the success of which was seen by many commentators to be crucial to Kaifu 's chances of retaining the party leadership ( and , therefore , the premiership ) when his current term expired in October 1991 . |
| 21 | I used to work with an ex-BBC engineer who revelled in the fact that , in his day , Radio 3 , which was deemed by many hi-fi buffs as tonal nirvana , emanated from studios with ageing turntables and consoles , odd lengths of disparate signal cable were employed and much of it was held together with string and Sellotape . |
| 22 | Last year a resolution on nudist areas was accompanied by an explanatory statement form its proposers which was considered by many hundreds of naturist members of the Trust to be inaccurate and tendentious . |
| 23 | Modern socialism , however , is a reaction to the Industrial Revolution which began in the second half of the eighteenth century : in particular to the advent of the machine and the factory , the rapid growth of population and urbanisation , the payment of low wages and the existence of sporadic unemployment , and to the kind of society which industrialisation created which was considered by many as inhuman , unjust and divisive . |
| 24 | He was standing with his back to a tree as all lone men stand if they can who are attacked by many . |
| 25 | You are regarded by many competent judges as one of the finest of all conductors of the music of Verdi and Puccini , which is a rare distinction for an Austrian- or German-born conductor . |
| 26 | To their credit , several cabinet members , including the defence and foreign ministers , opposed the choice of Mr Zeevi who is seen by many people as successor to the late Meir Kahane . |
| 27 | Blanche found the gesture patronising , symbolising the way she was treated by many of her superiors at the Metropolitan Police or creatures from the male world of spies . |
| 28 | Thereafter , she was identified by many newspapers , including the prestigious New York Times , leading to bitter criticism by civil rights organizations and womens ' groups . |
| 29 | Arthur Thompson , he said , should be remembered as a man of dignity who was loved by many . |
| 30 | Opium farmers ' income is tiny compared with Pakistan 's drug barons and owners of heroin laboratories , and they are regarded by many as the impoverished , innocent end of the country 's narcotics business . |