Example sentences of "[be] claimed that the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it can be claimed that the young men who spend a short time in a school before moving on provide the vitality , it is equally true that those who devote their whole lives to a single school give the continuity , tradition , and wisdom which are equally , if not more , important . |
| 2 | It is claimed that the new levels of pesticide do not pose a risk to health . |
| 3 | It 's claimed that the laser-engraved cards are fraud-proof at a cost of £1.20 each to produce , compared with 25p for the old cards It 's an investment that the industry hopes will beat the fraudsters hands down . |
| 4 | There had been plans to introduce a separate currency , in the form of Soviet roubles stamped with a letter " U " ( Ukraine ) for purchasing basic goods , but it was claimed that the Soviet authorities had thwarted the plans at the last minute , forcing the reintroduction of coupons instead . |
| 5 | It was claimed that the Ptolemaic builders at Edfu in constructing the great girdle wall had followed a design written down by Imhotep . |