Example sentences of "is [verb] by some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the concept is explained by some writers , educational technology : |
| 2 | Fourth , I will describe how the organisation of the curriculum into arbitrary hierarchies is compounded by some attempts to make the National Curriculum accessible to all pupils . |
| 3 | The fact is recognized by some philosophers who take the given view of causation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Once again opinions vary as to whether conditions should be attached with the aim of controlling odour pollution and is regarded by some planners as an undesirable duplication of powers , a view endorsed by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution especially with regard to planning conditions designed to control air pollution from registered works . |
| 6 | A disinfectant capability is claimed by some manufacturers . |
| 7 | Fortunately , with improved surgical and technical techniques it is now possible to operate on the cataracts of newborn children within the first ten days of life in some cases , and this is considered by some consultants to be advisable . |
| 8 | There is some uncertainty in the literature as to whether conjunctions which occur within sentences can be considered cohesive , since cohesion is considered by some linguists to be a relation between sentences rather than within sentences ( see Halliday and Hasan , 1976 : 232 ; see also note 2 at the end of this chapter ) . |
| 9 | There are arguments for suggesting the landings at Tarawa were unnecessary , much in the way the Dieppe raid on the French coast the previous summer is considered by some historians to have been a waste of many Canadian and other lives . |
| 10 | This is seen by some judges as usurping their function . |
| 11 | Representing Dagenham , in east London , Mr Gould is seen by some colleagues as well-placed to assess how Labour can broaden its appeal to the communities that have rejected it at four general elections in a row . |
| 12 | At its shortest the coat is seen by some designers as little more than a regular outsize jacket . |
| 13 | The timing of the proposals is seen by some observers as reflecting the growing strength of the French Green Party in the run-up to regional elections in March . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | A round arch near the pulpit is thought by some authorities to belong to an earlier period . |
| 17 | Attitude formation is thought by some writers to depend on personal characteristics . |
| 18 | The removal of many thousands of large whales , especially the krill-feeding rorquals , from the Southern Ocean within a few decades is thought by some ecologists to have favoured the many other species , including fish , birds and seals , that feed on krill . |
| 19 | Hebrew is thought by some linguists to be very distantly related to the first three languages , and by other linguists not to be related , so the reason for the similarity can not be definitely given . |
| 20 | The disappearance of ‘ Metabolism ’ is attributed by some sceptics to the absence of a lobby for that biological process . |
| 21 | Video is a relatively new medium for in-house communications and is used by some companies to great effect . |
| 22 | A set of conditions of the given kind , one which is followed by the effect if the usual background obtains , is called by some philosophers a sufficient condition for the effect . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The employee opens the proceedings by completing an Originating Application ( also known as Form IT1 ) ; this is accompanied by some notes for guidance , and the employee will usually have the Department of Employment booklet on unfair dismissal claims . |
| 25 | The new bishop is a firm believer in the ordination of woman priests , a policy which he knows is opposed by some churchmen in the diocese . |
| 26 | The idea , nevertheless , is an interesting one , given that Novell Inc is believed by some quarters to be determined to end the division of the Unix world into rival camps . |
| 27 | Self installation is allowed by some companies , who supply the meter and usually arrange a survey and inspection . |
| 28 | The response of the law-enforcement agencies is taken by some writers as further evidence that this violence against women is considered legitimate and that the state should , therefore , be considered a patriarchal institution rather than a neutral body . |
| 29 | Indeed , the whole idea of ‘ saving life ’ is rejected by some philosophers and replaced by that of ‘ postponing death . ’ |
| 30 | The cylinder index and any higher-level indexes : it is unlikely that any but the largest files will require more than one cylinder for these indexes , although a complete cylinder has often to be set aside for them , as is required by some manufacturers ' software . |