Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] believe that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It is generally believed that garlic and tea-tree essences are the most powerful anti-viral oils . |
2 | It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland . |
3 | In work organisations it is universally believed that cooperation is a Good Thing , and achieve greater productivity than lack of cooperation . |
4 | It is also believed that activity in the alpha band of the EEG signifies a low level of cerebral activation . |
5 | The issue of emigration of professionals and management executives was examined by a government working group in 1967 and its report concluded as follows : ‘ It is popularly believed that income tax plays a dominant part in the decision to emigrate from Britain . |
6 | It was widely believed that middle and low-level government employees accepted gifts in return for favours . |
7 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
8 | At the time it was widely believed that Sugar would not be returning to operational flying , as the following press release issued at the time seemed to indicate : |
9 | It was widely believed that City were no more guilty than a great many other clubs keen to do well in the emergency competitions . |
10 | It was falsely believed that deprivation was a ‘ geographical ’ problem rather than a social and economic one , that particularly affected families in inner cities who passed multiple deprivations from generation to generation . |
11 | It was long believed that remarriage and the prospects of remarriage must be taken into account when considering a widower 's claim but this must be in some doubt following the wide interpretation given to s4 of the Act in Stanley v Siddique [ 1992 ] 1 QB 1 : see Kemp & Kemp ( Sweet & Maxwell ) 22 – 004 et seq . |