Example sentences of "is think [prep] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The matter has a long history and is illustrative of how law can lag behind what is thought to be economically desirable . |
| 2 | Persistent aggression is a deviation not only from social convention , but from the way people ‘ naturally ’ are , since the mind is thought to be properly in control of the soul ( cf. |
| 3 | Cleveland is thought to be most at risk . |
| 4 | It occurs naturally in Palestine , but the hyssop of the Bible is thought to be either marjoram or the caper plant ( Capparis spinosa ) . |
| 5 | A ‘ due diligence ’ investigation by accountants is thought to be already under way . |
| 6 | But even when the information is thought to be reasonably complete and reliable , there are a number of considerations which have to be taken into account in the interpretation of the coins from any site . |
| 7 | The half-life of nicotine and carboxyhaemoglobin is thought to be approximately two hours . |
| 8 | The Duke of York is thought to be away on naval duties and the Duchess of York , believed not to have been invited , was in Birkenhead touring flats for young people with learning difficulties . |
| 9 | Fear is the commonest change in mood associated with complex partial seizures and is thought to be exclusively related to the right temporal lobe . |
| 10 | If human error is thought to be particularly important then expert advice should be sought . |
| 11 | The changes are very slow ; the period is thought to be rather over 1000 days , but is probably not constant . |
| 12 | Quaternary variation in carbonate and silica abundance in deep sea sediments is thought to be largely determined by the balance between the surface production of calcium carbonate and its dissolution in the undersaturated deep waters . |
| 13 | His new salary is thought to be about £220,000 ( $137,000 ) a year . |
| 14 | The promised 80Mhz HyperSparc is thought to be about four months behind the 66.7MHz part — Richards says there is a single completed 80MHz module in existence right now . |
| 15 | The distance is thought to be about 8000 light-years , and each cluster is 70 light-years in diameter . |
| 16 | The early component of the meal stimulated increase in contractile activity is thought to be neurally mediated and the late component is thought to be hormonally mediated . |
| 17 | The programme is thought to be less successful in Zimbabwe , since the denser vegetation means that poachers may not be able to see that the animal has no horn until they have already shot it . |
| 18 | The basic legal distinction between murder and manslaughter lies in the mental element , but English law has now developed qualified defences to murder which mark out cases where , despite the presence of the mental element for murder , culpability is thought to be sufficiently reduced to warrant a reduction in the class of offence . |
| 19 | Rules and regulations are firmly in place , however , and it is thought to be extremely unlikely that Mrs Marcos would make any serious attempt to return the body . |
| 20 | CH 4 production is thought to be fairly constant in individuals and to be independent of diet . |
| 21 | Shortly before the joint statement was issued , Coopers & Lybrand became what is thought to be only the second US firm to file a countersuit against a former client . |
| 22 | The luxurious nature of the palace complex , of which this is thought to be only a wing , together with its spectacular position , led archaeologists as far back as 1976 to speculate that this was one of Herod 's palaces . |
| 23 | The Criminal Justice Act 1988 provides for a similar Attorney-General 's reference where a sentence which is thought to be too lenient is imposed . |
| 24 | If the price asked by the discount houses is thought to be too high , the Bank will refuse to purchase them . |
| 25 | Voting on the issue is thought to be too close to call . |
| 26 | Thus someone of mature judgement and sophisticated taste has to be taught and examined in literature alongside someone who has chosen that subject because it is thought to be relatively easy , has no aptitude for it nor any possible interest except in getting through the examination . |
| 27 | Mother , in other words , is thought to be always the same mother , parental influences are regarded as invariable throughout childhood , and an assessment of the parents ' psychological characteristics at one point is thought sufficient to typecast them for good . |
| 28 | The annual kill is thought to be far greater than could be replaced by the harbour porpoise 's slow rate of reproduction . |
| 29 | The total represents a three-fold increase on the previous decade , but the real death toll is thought to be far higher . |
| 30 | Although this is thought to be long overdue by some of my colleagues , will there be a backlash at some point ? |