Sentence examples for said to be given from inspiring English sources

"Young people were said to be given targets for selling and punished if the targets were not met.

If aristocrats used to be wild ginseng's biggest consumers, the most prized roots are now said to be given as gifts, or bribes, among the business and political elites.

Referring to the garbage cans residents here use, he said, "To be given a criminal record for leaving your wheelie bin open by three inches has, I think, really gone beyond the bounds of responsible behavior".

Potato peels were said to be given to pigs either raw or boiled by 46% of the farmers.

The Han Chinese are said to be given the best jobs and the majority do well economically, something that has fuelled resentment among Uighurs.

She has taught hundreds of people to ring church bells since the 1980s and said to be given the honour was "an amazing feeling".

Given the increasing price disparity, however, more New Yorkers are said to be giving New Jersey a look.

So far, however, no one is biting, although Summit Entertainment is said to be giving producers the glad eye.

The Philharmonic is now said to be giving serious consideration to Esa-Pekka Salonen, who led the L. A. Phil to glory in the nineties.

United States Representative John B. Larson, Democrat of East Hartford, has been advocating a technology park for the site, town officials say, and United Technologies is said to be giving it serious consideration.

There are also biologists and geologists on the ship, who are said to be giving daily conferences to keep passengers entertained.