Example sentences of "[be] think [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The differences are thought to be functional differences in the nervous system . |
| 32 | There are thought to be risks of developing cancer of the breast or lining of the womb as a result of HRT , and it is not recommended if there is a family history of heart disease , breast or womb cancer , or if you have high blood pressure , blood clotting problems , a heart disorder or gall bladder disease . |
| 33 | Tipler 's description of a working time machine is a cylinder with the density of a neutron star , 100 km long and 10 km in radius , rotation twice every millisecond ( New Scientist , vol. 87 , p 654 ) , superficially , such an object would be a lot like a fast pulsar , since pulsars are thought to be rotation neutron stars , but the fastest pulsar known when Tipler made his calculations was the Crab pulsar , with a period of 30 milliseconds . |
| 34 | But its members are thought to be waiting to see what its British equivalent comes up with . |
| 35 | Nobody has counted science teachers for many years but there are thought to be about 30 000 , so 6000 more could be needed . |
| 36 | TWO COMPLETELY new organisms have been discovered that are thought to be important contributors to the ever-increasing problem of sexually-transmitted disease — in particular so-called ‘ non-specific genital infections ’ . |
| 37 | Changes which are identified here are thought to be suggestive of changes which might take place in other areas of Shetland as the construction phase of the oil era winds down , and the oil production phase takes off in earnest . |
| 38 | Shetlanders are afraid that they might be excluded from this market — with their higher salaries and various company safeguards , incomers are thought to be willing to make higher bids for scarce pieces of land . |
| 39 | There is no doubt that Shetlanders ' images of social class vary extensively from individual to individual ( typically in relation to the ‘ things ’ which are thought to ‘ give ’ people their class , and the elements which are thought to be consequence of class membership ) . |
| 40 | Most mammals apart from man are thought to be unaware of colour , or the differentials between wavelengths in the light to which their eyes are sensitive . |
| 41 | Humpbacks are thought to be mostly solitary creatures , though such songs indicate that close physical proximity is by no means necessary for social contact of a vocal nature . |
| 42 | Although no one is completely sure how , they are thought to be hereditary . |
| 43 | Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to it , but diet always seems to get the blame . |
| 44 | In days of yore , such places were spattered with the blood of sacrificial victims to ensure good fortune in battle , and dunters are thought to be the spirits of these unhappy people . |
| 45 | They are thought to be the Devil 's companions and to tempt men to death or illness by offering them bewitched foods . |
| 46 | The Queen Mother 's strong beliefs are thought to be rooted in her intense disapproval of her brother-in-law Edward VIII 's decision in 1936 to abdicate for the love of American divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson . |
| 47 | While New Zealand , Australia and the West Indies are thought to be ready to back the TCCB 's bid , the chances of South Africa and Zimbabwe doing so are remote . |
| 48 | Average mortgages are thought to be Pounds 25,000 . |
| 49 | This section provides a brief overview of those social abilities which are thought to be development precursors to the emergence of spoken language . |
| 50 | They are thought to be under the aegis of the Soviet military . |
| 51 | Often the attraction of broader approaches like counselling is that they are thought to be able to tackle many massive problems at the same time . |
| 52 | Another six families are thought to be suing the baby drinks firm this year because of its effect on their children 's teeth . |
| 53 | Agility , speed , muscular power , sharpness of reflex , accuracy of judgment , these I presume to be some of the attributes with which blacks are thought to be born . |
| 54 | Front runners for this project are thought to be ICL Plc , Data General Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co . |
| 55 | Bangladeshi babies are thought to be vulnerable , and they sleep close to other people both day and night ; at night they are either in the mother 's bed or in a cot next to it , a practice also reported by Farooqi et al . |
| 56 | The Common Open Software Environment — and IBM 's attempt to woo Hewlett-Packard to its object-oriented Taligent operating system effort with Apple Computer Inc — are thought to be manifestations of these talks . |
| 57 | Front runners for this project are thought to be ICL Plc , Data General Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co . |
| 58 | Judges who thumb their noses at presidents are thought to be good for democracy . |
| 59 | The Cameroon line basaltic magmas have OIB-like isotopic compositions and are thought to be derived by melting of a fossil plume , the head of which became fractionated in U/Pb about 125Myr ago . |
| 60 | In the modelled docked structure , residues 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 of CsA protrude out into the solvent , and are thought to be involved in binding the effector protein , calcineurin . |