Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] thought that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often thought that Cichlasoma pair for life , and in the home aquarium , this may appear to be so . |
| 2 | It is often thought that drug addiction is a failure of will-power and is evidence of a weak will or inadequate personality . |
| 3 | It is sometimes thought that rigorism can take adequate account of what seems troubling here by recognizing that if we ask too much of ourselves we damage our power to do good by becoming worn out or embittered . |
| 4 | It is currently thought that cholesterol gall stones arise because of a triple hepatobiliary defect : cholesterol supersaturation of gall bladder bile , reduction gall bladder contractility , and increased rate of cholesterol nucleation , probably due to mucin glycoprotein hypersecretion . |
| 5 | It is commonly thought that herbs were used chiefly to disguise the flavour of bad meat during the winter when there was no recently slaughtered beef or lamb to be had , or when food in general had started to go off . |