Example sentences of "but it was widely [verb] that " in BNC.
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1 | The law was welcomed by leading Soviet journalists , but it was widely assessed that true press freedom would only be achieved when state control of paper production and of distribution and ownership of print works was ended . |
2 | The two drivers were later charged with dangerous driving , but it was widely suspected that they had been acting on orders . |
3 | Whether Mrs Thatcher herself was implicated in the leak is not known , but it was widely believed that Brittan resigned to save her skin . |
4 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |
5 | Wingti 's position was improved by the defection to his government of a further six MPs , but it was widely assumed that some of those not rewarded with Cabinet office were unlikely to remain permanently within the government coalition . |
6 | Occasionally it was conceded that New York had elements of sophistication but it was widely appreciated that film tastes and standards were determined in the populous and philistine Midwest . |