Example sentences of "[noun] be believed [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pennants date from 1974 , while the chains are believed to be five years older . |
| 2 | Midland shares were the most actively traded on the stock market and fell 7 to 365p on announcement of the all-paper terms compared with the 400p which Lloyds is believed to be prepared to pay . |
| 3 | The crashed aircraft is believed to be one of three on attachment to RAF Lossiemouth in the north-east of Scotland … carrying out what is being described as tactical training . |
| 4 | Official statistics put the number of women who travel to Britain from the province for abortions each year at around 2,000 , although the actual figure is believed to be higher . |
| 5 | A mutilated body found in Portugal is believed to be that of a man missing from his home in Oxfordshire for a month . |
| 6 | It was agreed that systematic use should be made of the words ‘ safety ’ , ‘ security ’ ( a word Labour was believed to be fond of and which might therefore be turned to advantage ) , and ‘ support ’ . |
| 7 | The alternative was believed to be another Great Crash.The maxim ‘ Waste not , want not , ’ became obsolete too ; ‘ waste not , work not ’ was the new fear . |
| 8 | Institutional investors who include Schroders , Prudential and Phillips & Drew Fund Management are believed to be opposed to a rights issue . |
| 9 | In most cases , additional more specialized tagsets are provided for those wishing to encode aspects of these features in more detail ( see further section 9.4. below ) , but the elements defined in this core are believed to be adequate for most applications most of the time . |
| 10 | Several directors are believed to be unhappy that he has kept details of the negotiations from them . |
| 11 | Any attempt to generalize about the English village is therefore regarded as an affront : bland uniformity is an attribute of the urban population , but the English village is believed to be resistant to any summary . |
| 12 | The protective effect of HDL against atheroma formation is believed to be due to the HDL 2 subfraction ( Miller et al , 1981 ) . |
| 13 | Ardiles is believed to be top of Spurs chairman Alan Sugar 's wanted list to take over as manager and is expected to fly back from a holiday in Argentina to discuss a possible move later this week . |
| 14 | This gallery is believed to be older than many in the Lake District . |
| 15 | Although her candidacy was dismissed in most quarters as irrelevant , she was potentially the best-funded of the candidates ( although much of her wealth was believed to be inaccessible in frozen Swiss bank accounts ) and had the advantage of the remnants of her husband 's huge patronage network . |
| 16 | Souter 's judicial philosophy was believed to be conservative in that he was an advocate of " strict construction " — the belief that judges should interpret legislation — including the Constitution itself — narrowly and in accordance with the original intentions of its creators , and " judicial restraint " — the notion that the judiciary should intrude as little as possible into the political domain . |
| 17 | Arsonists are believed to be responsible for destroying part of a film-processing laboratory causing thirty thousand pounds damage . |
| 18 | The final stages of negotiation over the sale of Cummins ' 185,000 sq ft engine factory on Yarm Road are believed to be imminent . |
| 19 | The 13th reform were believed to be sufficient to allow locos to work over the bridge and it is understood that 37/4 's will not be allowed over . |
| 20 | Toxic chemicals dumped in the unlined landfill site were believed to be responsible for leukaemia and birth defects among children of families living nearby . |
| 21 | The population is believed to be similar to Darlington 's and there is a technical college devoted to metal work . |
| 22 | If any person involved in a takeover is believed to be guilty of breaching the Code , the Panel executive will invite him ( or it ) to appear before the full Panel with his advisers ( if he wishes ) to explain his conduct . |
| 23 | Sex difference unlike class difference was believed to be natural and immutable . |
| 24 | Germany 's tough waste disposal regulations are believed to be encouraging unscrupulous operators to dump toxic waste in neighbouring countries . |
| 25 | These positions are believed to be unchanged . |
| 26 | Tranmere manager John King is believed to be keen to bring the utility man to Prenton Park . |
| 27 | The first Comintern Congress in 1919 devoted almost exclusive attention to events in Germany , where revolution was believed to be imminent . |
| 28 | The internal announcement of the resignation circulated December 21 also spoke of his ‘ leave of absence ’ from the company but Harris ' appointment is believed to be permanent . |
| 29 | Garuda was believed to be enormous in size and , as it flew , the beating of its wings caused the earth to topple and monsoons to follow in its wake . |
| 30 | These three reactive oxygen species are believed to be responsible for tissue injury . |