Example sentences of "[noun] [is] think [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ( It should be made clear that , in the vast majority of cases , the poison is so aged that its potency is thought to be negligible . )
2 The font is thought to be medieval .
3 Food chain Tescos is thought to be interested in taking over the imposing building .
4 Another option is migration , whether to the urban areas where work is thought to be available — though this is often an illusion — or to South Africa and Botswana .
5 Bar work is thought to be transitory , undemanding and unskilled .
6 NEGOTIATING a settlement acceptable to both sides has proved difficult but a divorce is thought to be imminent .
7 Unlike Western governments , which have been careful to avoid giving the appearance of fomenting unrest in eastern Europe , the Norwegian Nobel committee is thought to be ready to try to advance the cause of democracy in a country which has shown only the most rudimentary signs of change .
8 The reason why at present independence is thought to be achievable only by involving a different force is that investigations of police operations typically involve suspicion of malpractice .
9 Thus the observer looking for evidence of ‘ knowledge , skills , or expertise ’ in the activities of the specialist team might see it in their tendency , relative to the generic team , to visit more and to recommend and provide a wider range of services ; to make fewer offers of service that are refused ; and to encounter fewer occasions on which re-assessment is thought to be necessary .
10 The Butler Committee argued that relatively minor mental disorders may be regarded as falling within section 2 simply because this outcome is thought to be preferable to mandatory life imprisonment .
11 The organism is thought to be protozoan , and almost always affects immunocompromised people , invading the alveoli and forming fluid-filled cysts that inflame the lung tissue , causing impaired gas exchange .
12 In Malaysia , a single tiger whisker ground up in the animal 's flesh or bone is thought to be powerful enough to kill an enemy .
13 An informal survey of guests in residence reveals that the standards of the cooking and service are admitted to be high , but that the menu is thought to be unimaginative , the wine list extensive but inappropriate , and the hours inflexible .
14 6.3 Centres are being asked to engage in consultation ( and , if consortium development is thought to be possible , in consultation with other centres ) and to complete the proforma showing the session in which the centre will be ready to enrol candidates for the new-style course .
15 Ulster is thought to be distinctive within both the United Kingdom and the island of Ireland .
16 The sociology of Freud is built on his analysis of instincts , and has usually been given little serious consideration within sociology precisely because the concept of instinct is thought to be unsociological .
17 A HOODED man who raped a 19-year-old student is thought to be responsible for at least six other sex attacks over the past two years .
18 Alcohol is thought to be responsible for 40,000 premature deaths a year , as well as 60pc of suicide attempts , 50pc of murders , 54pc of fires and 30pc of domestic accidents .
19 Maternal responsiveness is thought to be important in cognitive development and for secure mother-infant attachment : thus infants of mothers with chronic schizophrenia are at risk of disrupted bonding and its sequelae of impaired social behaviour and problem solving .
20 The whole operation is thought to be loss-making , though the Leeds does not disclose its results .
21 The loss of the conserved Arg525 in patient A could prevent substrate recognition because this residue is thought to be important in the substrate-specific domain .
22 The cause is thought to be infective and while ‘ Whipple 's bacillus ’ has never been cultured , it has recently been identified by a molecular genetic approach .
23 Similarly , if the rule about strict performance in delivery is thought to be unjust , it is overcome by invoicing back .
24 Where domiciliary care is thought to be impracticable , however , it still remains unclear who is going to pay for ‘ institutional ’ care .
25 Ps. livingstonii and Ps. elegans are both members of the Maylandia subgenus which also includes the rock dwelling Ps. zebra and its close relatives , and Ps. elegans is thought to be close to the ancestor of the ‘ Ps. zebra complex ’ ( Konings 1989 ) .
26 In many situations the male is thought to be superior to the female , but not in all ; in some situations an object or person can be profane , in others sacred .
27 A simplified leaflet to be made available to the public will concentrate on procedures for making a complaint and the follow-up action which can be taken if the initial response is thought to be unsatisfactory .
28 Shoreditch wishes Mr Love good luck over any polling card litigation ; but surely it 's a sad day when the suggestion that a socialist opposes mass slaughter is thought to be libellous ?
29 Indeed , capital movements may offset the current account deficit if speculators think that the exchange rate will recover to its former level in the near future , as could be the case if the current account deficit is thought to be temporary .
30 Loading doses are used , and , because of the large variability in half life , even when renal function is thought to be normal we think that that is sensible .
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