Example sentences of "it [be] thought [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The problem arises because it is thought that the positional errors and attribute uncertainties which are characteristic of all spatial databases , may be propagated and amplified by GIS operations and thus adversely affect some or all applications . |
| 32 | It is thought that the records made by British politicians before the General Election of January 1910 were played to voters by means of Auxetophones ; certainly their expected sales would not have justified their production . |
| 33 | Since the difference between levels of receptors in women becomes apparent 3–4 days after the onset of depression , it is thought that the effects of falling sex hormones are mediated via the megakaryocyte , a huge bone-marrow cell which is the precursor of platelets , |
| 34 | It is thought that the side-chain inter-reacts with poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the membrane , leaving the hydroxyl group in a position to scavenge free radicals and so maintain the integrity of the cell . |
| 35 | Generally , it is thought that the cheese took its name from Dunlop village or parish but it could have been from Mrs. Barbara Dunlop ; we will never know . |
| 36 | ‘ Several subtle changes will require more skills from the riders , and with the addition of a new complex called the ‘ Bull Pens ’ it is thought that the optimum time will be harder to achieve , ’ says Michael Tucker . |
| 37 | It is thought that the intruder was disturbed by a barking dog . |
| 38 | It is thought that the saints were modelled on Henrique Alemão ( King Ladislau of Poland — see p.87 ) and his wife , Senhora Anes , who commissioned the painting . |
| 39 | It is thought that the Panel considered that the accounts breached the true and fair spirit of the Companies Act , rather than a specific rule . |
| 40 | Indeed , it is thought that the first domestic animals may have originated as wild babies brought home by the hunters for their womenfolk to rear . |
| 41 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 42 | It is thought that the sound of the approaching steam train and the prevailing gale prevented him from being aware of the electric train 's presence . |
| 43 | It is thought that the Christians of the early Church valued such phrases which had been spoken by Jesus and used them in their original Aramaic form . |
| 44 | It is thought that the panda once roamed over much of China but due to human development the areas where they can exist have been greatly reduced . |
| 45 | It is thought that the very first placental mammals were tiny insectivores , but no fossil evidence of them remains . |
| 46 | It is thought that the original machine on which this scheme is based was used for air racing in 1947 . |
| 47 | It is thought that the separation of children from poor parents , the keeping of children apart from parents and the removal of parental rights are undertaken too readily by these agencies . |
| 48 | One type of reservation relates to the class nature of adoption : it is thought that the observed beneficial effects of adoption stem mostly from the tendency of adoption to move children to a somewhat higher social class than that of the family of origin . |
| 49 | It is thought that the complex could have lost 1000 m by erosion and that only the basal sections of the mineralisation are preserved ( Harris and others , 1988 ) . |
| 50 | It is thought that the tobacco industry 's trade body could increase its marketing budget from £300,000 to £2 million . |
| 51 | It is thought that the defence is most relevant in the context of take-overs where a merchant bank may build up a stake in a target company for a prospective bidder . |
| 52 | Thus it is thought that the fact that some human beings are of the opposite sex to Christ is not of importance . |
| 53 | It is thought that the head secretes a substance which is capable of breaking down the outer layer of the ovum . |
| 54 | It is thought that the newcomers bring their own interests and beliefs into the community , and they do not appreciate or recognize the value of agricultural work . |
| 55 | Persian values also made themselves felt at native satrapal courts : a recently published Greek verse inscription from Lycian Xanthos , put up by a local dynast , echoes Persian educational ideals ( ‘ riding , shooting and speaking the truth ’ , Hdt. i. 136 ) when it speaks of : The dynast in question is called Arbinas : he is certainly a Lycian but it is thought that the form of the name is Persian . |
| 56 | If it is thought that the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor has outlived its usefulness , which I beg to doubt , then I think that it should be swept away by Parliament and not undermined by judicial review . |
| 57 | ‘ In the Empire it is thought that the history of mankind goes back about five million years . ’ |
| 58 | This subsection does not , of course , affect any liability for negligence which the defendant may incur qua occupier of the premises or keeper of the animal , but it is thought that the keeping of guard dogs is consistent with the occupier 's duty to trespassers , provided at least some warning of their presence is given . |
| 59 | Like the established economic torts , this is a tort of intention and it is thought that the conduct of the defendant must have the plaintiff as its target though it need not be the predominant purpose in the sense that the defendant needs to be activated by malevolence : the pursuit of self-interest by unlawful means is actionable . |
| 60 | It is thought that the answer in each case should be ‘ no ’ because , quite apart from the practical consequences of thus multiplying liability , it would be a travesty of history to unify these disparate wrongs under one heading of tort . |