Example sentences of "[conj] was believed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that the key issue is the extent to which there was ( or was believed to be ) a significant Soviet threat to those supplies , especially in southern Iran . |
| 2 | The expert used a ouija board in an attempt to contact the spirit that was believed to be tormenting them . |
| 3 | At the tip of the gull 's bill is a red spot that was believed to be the signal to the chick to peck . |
| 4 | Phil Wells , 48 , vanished from Heathrow Airport following the theft of the money in 1989 and was believed to be living somewhere in Florida , or possibly dead . |
| 5 | Noble had been in hiding since his participation in the December 1989 coup attempt against the Aquino government — the most serious to date — and was believed to be closely associated with the Reform the Armed Forces Movement ( RAM ) , the dissident movement within the military led by the now fugitive colonel , Gregorio " Gringo " Honasan . |
| 6 | Although the Soviet Union ended fuel subsidies to Cuba from Jan. 1 , 1991 , it agreed to supply 10,500,000 tonnes of oil which represented a shortfall on promised supplies and was believed to be the bare minimum sufficient to meet Cuba 's needs [ for previous shortfalls in Soviet oil supplies see p. 37813 ] . |
| 7 | A former Supreme Court Justice and broad supporter of Aquino , he announced his candidacy on Nov. 22 , and was believed to be backed by several powerful corporations . |
| 8 | The fire , at Cragside , was in a first floor bedroom and was believed to be caused by electrical equipment overheating . |