Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] be thought [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 The risks are thought to be very small : ( 1 ) because the balance of the natural environment is primarily controlled by the species already present which appear to operate to the detriment of new introductions ; and ( 2 ) because in new releases of microorganisms to date , all very closely monitored , there has been no evidence of any of them getting out of control or adversely affecting the environment .
2 The bombings were thought to be in retaliation for the shooting by British soldiers in an undercover operation on Oct. 9 of IRA activists Desmond Grew and Martin McCaughey near Loughgall in south Armagh .
3 Like much of the Marcos story , at least some of the paintings are thought to be fakes .
4 Some of the representations are thought to be actual portraits .
5 The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others .
6 The differences are thought to be functional differences in the nervous system .
7 In both cases , the breccias are thought to be exclusively developed in the Z1 Carbonate , although it is possible that the upper part of the reservoir in Auk may represent a collapsed portion of the Z2 Carbonate .
8 The amount of energy carried by the electrons is thought to be spread smoothly across a spectrum .
9 The men are thought to be aged about 25 , 6ft tall with short fair hair .
10 The arrests were thought to be in connection with a series of violent attacks .
11 The incentive for the NPA to participate in the negotiations was thought to be the possibility of gaining the release of some of the many hundreds of its members and supporters currently in prison .
12 The thrushes are thought to be harmed by consuming slugs and snails which have been treated with molluscicides , whose use has grown by 900 per cent in recent years .
13 In most instances the contexts were thought to be appropriate to pupils in schools in different locations .
14 Without a demand for services , no services were thought to be necessary .
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