Example sentences of "[be] think to [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bulls supporting the baldaquin are thought to be a reference to the peasant background of Queen Libuše 's husband and co-ruler , the first Přemysl . |
| 2 | Article 86 , by contrast , has no section 3 to permit exemptions , which has sometimes been thought to be a weakness . |
| 3 | This might be thought to be a good thing . |
| 4 | As for the infrequency with which it is celebrated , this may be thought to be a reaction against the daily sacrifice of the Mass and the emphasis that grace comes dear and difficult not cheap and daily . |
| 5 | A court might not be thought to be a particularly suitable body to make such a decision because , in many situations , the decision , whichever way it goes , will be politically highly contentious . |
| 6 | These unmarried women were thought to be a good influence on the girls and good role models . |
| 7 | And the 52mph winds which swept London were thought to be a record for the month . |
| 8 | Mentally ill people were thought to be a disgrace to the family . |
| 9 | Eighty two staff at the Sainsbury 's supermarket on Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham have contracted what 's thought to be a virus infection that causes fever , aches and vomiting.They 've all been sent home , and staff from other stores have been drafted in to keep the supermarket open.Tests are being carried out at the public health laboratory in the town to identify the illness.But Cheltenham 's Assistant Chief Environmental health officer says shoppers at the store should n't be worried about the outbreak : |
| 10 | This is thought to be a mite higher than the brewery workers in Hartlepool will draw on the dole even if the management buyout of Cameron 's Brewery is successful . |
| 11 | ABOUT one in every four of Romania 's 23 million population is thought to be a member of the security service , the Securitate . |
| 12 | Naming rape victims without their permission is thought to be a bad thing . |
| 13 | The buyer was not identified , but is thought to be a private collector . |
| 14 | The tiborium itself is thought to be a masterpiece of Renaissance art , although it hardly seems to be in the same class as that on Santa Maria delle Grazie . |
| 15 | The mill occupies what is thought to be a Domesday site ; however , the present building dates partially from 1655 , when it was rebuilt . |
| 16 | The desire to achieve success at work , and to be recognised as doing so , is thought to be a powerful source of motivation . |
| 17 | The feature is thought to be a former Cimmerian high block which has suffered inversion in the Cretaceous ( see Profile 1 , Fig. 8 ) . |
| 18 | Hypochondria is thought to be a result of repressed emotions and secret fears , and it is far more likely to develop in families where there is a preoccupation with illness , or in people who have a great deal of contact with invalids as children . |
| 19 | So ‘ kempt ’ is he , in fact , that he is thought to be a guest at a formal reception held at the Taft Hotel on his first visit . |
| 20 | Also known as hobmen , the name hobgoblin is thought to be a corruption of ‘ Rob-goblin ’ , i.e. Robin Goodfellow , or PUCK . |
| 21 | Even the Member of Parliament , Jim Wallace , has been unable to obtain a copy of what is thought to be a damning indictment of Orkney Islands Council Social Work Department . |
| 22 | It is thought to be a reaction to the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone . |
| 23 | But the features that make Mr President sexy do n't work the same trick when the man behind them is thought to be a vacuum cleaner salesman from Bolton . |
| 24 | This kind of representational ability is thought to be a particularly important developmental achievement since the essence of early language is the child 's ability to use speech sounds to represent or refer to objects , actions and locations . |
| 25 | An aviation archaeologist in Normandy has dug up the remains of what is thought to be a Seafire , naval version of the Spitfire fighter , buried some 20 feet deep in a maize field near Rauville-la-Place . |
| 26 | This form of predation by Egyptian vultures is thought to be a significant source of egg loss for many ostriches . |
| 27 | Ours is thought to be a multi-faith , multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society , one in which diversity of life-style flourishes and which tolerates and fosters social and individual differences . |
| 28 | He is thought to be a good economist , but a back-room boy . |
| 29 | Lee Brown , the former New York police chief who was appointed as ‘ drug tsar ’ by Bill Clinton on April 28th , is thought to be a good appointment . |
| 30 | He is thought to be a man who is going to increase taxes , not one who is cutting the deficit . |