Example sentences of "thought to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He indicated that he would introduce whatever evidence he thought to be appropriate , regardless of whether such evidence had formed part of the reasons for the suspension or not . |
| 2 | The best known example of this is Liversidge v. Anderson in which the majority of the House of Lords found that the phrase ‘ reasonable cause to believe ’ in wartime emergency legislation would be complied with provided that the Secretary of State acted on what he thought to be such a reasonable cause , and that it was not necessary for there to be objective facts to support this . |
| 3 | McEwan Younger was a marvellous host , especially with business or political cronies , and had a leisurely , relaxed manner that could become passionate in discussion of what he thought to be mistaken policies or dubious personalities . |
| 4 | The Conservative Government believed , however , that what they thought to be excessive subsidization would be stemmed and resources would be better employed . |
| 5 | To expurgate ; remove from a book anything thought to be objectionable . |