Example sentences of "is think [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little information is available on the developmental cycle of this genus , but it is thought to be similar to that of the genus Trichonema . |
| 2 | Wimpey refused to quantify the additional charge it has taken for its involvement in the Channel Tunnel project , but it is thought to be similar to the £8 million announced by its fellow Chunnel contractor , Balfour Beatty , recently . |
| 3 | The British way of life is thought to be best and the ways of foreigners , inexplicable . |
| 4 | This trophy , whose origin is unknown but is thought to be contemporary with the arrow , was presented by the Society of Gentlemen Archers of Darlington in 1830 . |
| 5 | Drugs evaluated by this method include D-cycloserine which is thought to be involved in the formation of memory . |
| 6 | ( It should be made clear that , in the vast majority of cases , the poison is so aged that its potency is thought to be negligible . ) |
| 7 | In all of these cases special considerations , which I have elaborated , serve to limit what is thought to be appropriate treatment ; but in none of them do we consult the recipient 's point of view , for there is no such view to be had . |
| 8 | Another option is migration , whether to the urban areas where work is thought to be available — though this is often an illusion — or to South Africa and Botswana . |
| 9 | 6.3 Centres are being asked to engage in consultation ( and , if consortium development is thought to be possible , in consultation with other centres ) and to complete the proforma showing the session in which the centre will be ready to enrol candidates for the new-style course . |
| 10 | It is also misleading because it is thought to be unhistorical and untrue . |
| 11 | The enzyme progastricsin , is present in 30–40% of gastric adenocarcinomas and is thought to be useful in differentiating between colonic and gastric adenocarcinomas . |
| 12 | Thus the observer looking for evidence of ‘ knowledge , skills , or expertise ’ in the activities of the specialist team might see it in their tendency , relative to the generic team , to visit more and to recommend and provide a wider range of services ; to make fewer offers of service that are refused ; and to encounter fewer occasions on which re-assessment is thought to be necessary . |
| 13 | A casting session is then arranged and the location viewed if this is thought to be necessary . |
| 14 | These show that every publication has a class number consisting of at least three digits , but the system permits further sub-divisions allowing as fine a division as is thought to be necessary . |
| 15 | The whole operation is thought to be loss-making , though the Leeds does not disclose its results . |
| 16 | Burly Clancy — the 6ft , 19st owner of a crane hire business — is thought to be one of five men involved in the ambush at Leamington Spa magistrates court , Warwicks . |
| 17 | Will he turn his eyes to the country as a whole and to the north — to the West Riding and my own constituency , where the health service is thought to be one of the best in Europe ? |
| 18 | The earliest in the series of brooches is thought to be that from the cemetery at Chessell Down ; the various combinations of the design elements on the other examples in the series make it possible to suggest the sequence in which they were manufactured . |
| 19 | Ulster is thought to be distinctive within both the United Kingdom and the island of Ireland . |
| 20 | Indeed , capital movements may offset the current account deficit if speculators think that the exchange rate will recover to its former level in the near future , as could be the case if the current account deficit is thought to be temporary . |
| 21 | Ps. livingstonii and Ps. elegans are both members of the Maylandia subgenus which also includes the rock dwelling Ps. zebra and its close relatives , and Ps. elegans is thought to be close to the ancestor of the ‘ Ps. zebra complex ’ ( Konings 1989 ) . |
| 22 | Loading doses are used , and , because of the large variability in half life , even when renal function is thought to be normal we think that that is sensible . |
| 23 | 33% of our patients had sweat chloride concentrations of less than 60 mmol/L , which is thought to be normal . |
| 24 | The System/36 market is thought to be prime for rightsizing . |
| 25 | Head Office can draw up a general set of specimen job descriptions for all posts , if this is thought to be helpful . |
| 26 | This has been generally well received and is thought to be helpful and informative on matters of chambers administration . |
| 27 | The reason for this is not known but is thought to be due to infection by the virus itself . |
| 28 | The anomalous heat is thought to be due to solar energy , which penetrates the surface ice in spring and warms the depths . |
| 29 | The etiology is unknown , but is thought to be due to the dissolution and aspiration of dead or dying worm material into the alveoli . |
| 30 | An informal survey of guests in residence reveals that the standards of the cooking and service are admitted to be high , but that the menu is thought to be unimaginative , the wine list extensive but inappropriate , and the hours inflexible . |