Example sentences of "[noun sg] was think to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Butterworth followed the hooligan careers of similar boys — ‘ Sam Smiler ’ and ‘ Thomas Tiddler ’ — along with the apprenticeship of ‘ Tiddler Junior ’ , because the British hooligan was thought to be getting younger in his time , as in ours : |
| 2 | For all these reasons the future was thought to be uncertain . |
| 3 | The mathematical probability of any family producing a chess Grandmaster was thought to be relatively low ; the mathematical probability of producing three in a row goes off the chart . |
| 4 | It was not that ruffianism was thought to be funny , but the radical and socialist press wished to place a different emphasis on the criminal question which took full account of the social and material circumstances of working-class life . |
| 5 | The conditions of mass unemployment certainly helped to support the feeling of leniency , in that crime was thought to be an inevitable consequence of poverty , so that there was an active sympathy for the young unemployed whose miserable condition was further highlighted in a perceived increase of suicides among the young . |
| 6 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 7 | Soldiers wiped out a village in south Sumatra 's Lampung province in 1989 because a zealot was thought to be preaching fundamentalism ( it has emerged he was just griping about land ownership ) . |
| 8 | Until lately , Turkey 's worst fear was thought to be a vacuum in northern Iraq , leaving room for an autonomous Kurdish entity — which , in its turn , would be a beacon for the separatist movement on Turkish soil . |
| 9 | In the end Seth killed Apophis , whose blood was thought to be seen in the red or pink tint of the morning and evening sky . |
| 10 | A loop was thought to be possible and there were those who claimed to have seen one . |
| 11 | Stool withholding was thought to be present if the child exhibited a certain behaviour at the time of defecation , often termed ‘ the duty dance ’ . |
| 12 | There was considerable irony in the fact that it was Baden-Powell , the maverick hero of Mafeking , who should come to rescue England from its Hooligans , if only because the feverish excitement of the jingo crowds and the ‘ Mafficking ’ that accompanied the South African campaign was thought to be no less of an affront to the English sang froid than ‘ Hooliganism ’ itself . |
| 13 | Almost 40 per cent of such problems were attributed in whole or part to the pupils ' characteristics whilst in about 65 per cent of cases the home was thought to be wholly or partly to blame . |
| 14 | At one time pouchitis was thought to be a serious complication of pouch construction and even an argument against resorative proctocolectomy . |
| 15 | The southern town was thought to be defended by 150 men from the 181 Division , with a solitary tank and 100 men of a labour corps building defences . |
| 16 | The Post was thought to be one of the more vulnerable titles . |
| 17 | Subterfuge was thought to be better than violence . ’ |
| 18 | The ore in God 's Blessing was thought to be rich in gold ! |
| 19 | Divine power which inspired fear and awe was thought to be manifested in certain creatures . |
| 20 | If evolutionary studies provided a vertical dimension within which objects could signify the development of societies , this was complemented by the growth of diffusionary studies in which the horizontal distribution of objects over the globe was thought to be further evidence for the movements of both peoples and ideas , for example , from origins in ancient Egypt or Germany . |
| 21 | Initially a meter was thought to be desirable for accurate monitoring , but now there are available test strips which do not require a meter and are sufficiently accurate for the purpose if correctly used ( Ferguson & Prosser , 1980 ) . |
| 22 | At the time the first radiocarbon dates were calculated , the half-life was thought to be around 5,568 years , and so early dates have had to be corrected . |
| 23 | Because it is also present in some beverages histamine was thought to be responsible for the acid secretory capacity of the beverages . |
| 24 | When discovered , the wreck was thought to be another English naval ship , the Dartmouth , most of which lies about half a mile away . |
| 25 | In addition , some were convinced that family allowances would result in lower wages , although the danger of that happening was thought to be considerably less if they were financed by the state and not by employers ' contributions . |
| 26 | According to reports in the media at that time , the resulting likeness was thought to be that of Abu Talb , a PFLP — GC terrorist who had visited Malta twice before the bombing and was subsequently arrested in Sweden while in possession of large quantities of clothing purchased in Malta . |
| 27 | The word ‘ mithra ’ was also used to describe a friend , and this god was thought to be a true friend of man , protecting and warming him in life and death . |
| 28 | Another factor was thought to be disillusionment with the country 's political leaders , with the internal rivalry between the two wings of Solidarity , as represented by Walesa and Mazowiecki , and with the acrimonious tone of a campaign which became increasingly personalized . |
| 29 | Markets were buoyant and the maintenance of a high level of demand was thought to be the key to sustained prosperity . |
| 30 | The Code was thought to be the answer to misbehaviour . |