Example sentences of "it [be] think [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought possible that , when the Universe came into existence , there was by chance a little more matter than antimatter ; most of the matter destroyed itself by interaction with the antimatter , but that still left some over — the matter which makes up the Universe around us . |
| 2 | It is thought certain that Mr Ward will fight extradition proceedings , which as a result could take up to two years to bring to a conclusion . |
| 3 | ‘ if it is thought desirable that debentures in their popular meaning may be made irredeemable , it would seem to be both absurd and inconsistent to forbid a company to make its ordinary mortgages of land also irredeemable . ’ |
| 4 | But the spokesman said : ‘ In other cases it is thought desirable that they should no longer stay in this country . ’ |
| 5 | It is thought likely that more than this have been bred and not registered , simply used as guard dogs by the booming security industry in South Africa . |
| 6 | It is thought likely that both press and TV would be central to a campaign . |
| 7 | It is thought likely that Cussons will drop ABM 's creative strategy , which featured actress Julie Walters in spoof Noel Coward-style TV ads . |
| 8 | If it is thought likely that an approach will be made from radio or TV , organise factual material and brief the Director/Chairman . |
| 9 | But while details of the police operation are being kept under wraps , it is thought likely that armed officers will be on standby . |
| 10 | When it is thought vital that members or creditors should receive notice , the Act requires them to be given notice by the company ; in relation to the general public the best that can be done is to require publication in newspapers . |
| 11 | However , it is thought unlikely that Jaguar would ask the Government for the limit to be raised early in order to allow its preferred partner to build a stake of more than 15 per cent before January , 1991 . |
| 12 | It is thought unlikely that marketing or agency arrangements will be affected . |
| 13 | It is thought unlikely that he will appear at an event attended by the international Press . |
| 14 | This doctrine is currently under review but if an alteration is proposed it is thought unlikely that the proposal would be to scrap the doctrine altogether . |
| 15 | Clearly , this kind of work would not be undertaken unless it was thought possible that causal relationships between variables might exist , just as a medical researcher might hypothesize a causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer , or as a historical linguist might hypothesize that a contributory cause of palatalization of [ k ] is an adjacent front vowel . |
| 16 | Since the infra-red reflectance is strongly linked to the presence of water it was thought possible that unfiltered readings might not show the same decline — since to the eye at least the area does not decline until the onset of withering , which occurs only at a much later stage . |
| 17 | On Aug. 21 the WEU meeting in Paris was informed that the West German coalition government was to begin talks with the opposition parties on a possible amendment to the constitution to remove this barrier , but it was thought unlikely that any such measure could be enacted before German unification had been completed . |
| 18 | It was thought unlikely that , even if successfully applied , the Florida statute could survive an appeal process . |
| 19 | It was thought likely that some substantial Teesdale farmer might buy all three , ranch the land and sell off the house as a weekend cottage — a regrettably common practice which has been partially responsible for the steady depopulation of the Dales , particularly the more isolated places . |
| 20 | Although he did not elaborate , it was thought likely that this would involve curtailing the sovereign 's already largely ceremonial powers even further , possibly by abolishing the need for the royal assent . |