Example sentences of "it be [adv] believed that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the life sentence is regarded as a sufficient denunciation in society depends on the public 's perception of what life imprisonment means : if it is widely believed that it results in an average of nine years ' imprisonment , the effect will be somewhat blunted . |
| 2 | This is why to account for their longevity it is now believed that they were a qualified kind of ectothermic homeotherm continually striving to become endothermic homeotherms . |
| 3 | It is now believed that they may have been written for a subscription concert series in 1788 — the ‘ Casino ’ series mentioned in a letter to Puchberg , which may have taken place in the autumn . |
| 4 | It was generally believed that they were proposing to seek an electoral pact with the Conservatives , so as to ensure that they would hold their seats against what was expected to be a Conservative landslide at the next general election . |
| 5 | At the time it was genuinely believed that he was a significant factor in the unsatisfactory World Cup performance . |
| 6 | It was now believed that they — or vital parts of them — were infallible cures for a whole variety of ailments and weaknesses . |