Example sentences of "[be] think [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pair of researchers arrived at the extraordinary conclusion that fusion of deuterons could be achieved without the application of massive external energy , which had previously been thought to be an indispensable condition . |
| 2 | This might be thought to be a good thing . |
| 3 | These unmarried women were thought to be a good influence on the girls and good role models . |
| 4 | Because work is still considered a male role , leisure , similarly , is thought to be a male preserve . |
| 5 | Anil Gadre , vice president of systems product marketing at Sun told Unigram a couple of weeks ago that a Sparc version of Novell 's Portable NetWare would arrive soon : meanwhile it 's thought the two will shortly announce NetWare SunLink to run on top of Sun 's Solaris 2.0 for Intel Corp platforms , which is thought to be a key part of Sun 's bid to capture a share of the Unix-on-Intel market . |
| 6 | Even the Member of Parliament , Jim Wallace , has been unable to obtain a copy of what is thought to be a damning indictment of Orkney Islands Council Social Work Department . |
| 7 | He is thought to be a good economist , but a back-room boy . |
| 8 | Lee Brown , the former New York police chief who was appointed as ‘ drug tsar ’ by Bill Clinton on April 28th , is thought to be a good appointment . |
| 9 | Ours is thought to be a multi-faith , multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society , one in which diversity of life-style flourishes and which tolerates and fosters social and individual differences . |
| 10 | The buyer was not identified , but is thought to be a private collector . |
| 11 | Thus , its growth rate is thought to be a useful guide to the future rate of inflation . |
| 12 | The desire to achieve success at work , and to be recognised as doing so , is thought to be a powerful source of motivation . |
| 13 | These observations suggest that the rectal contractile response , which is thought to be a spinal reflex and the internal sphincter relaxation , an enteric reflex , are both normally suppressed by descending inhibitory pathways . |
| 14 | A useful collection of theorems and proofs is presented at the end of the chapter : among these is what is thought to be a novel proof of Sylvester 's law of degeneracy . |
| 15 | Naming rape victims without their permission is thought to be a bad thing . |
| 16 | This form of predation by Egyptian vultures is thought to be a significant source of egg loss for many ostriches . |
| 17 | If price is thought to be a significant factor in the product 's success , then the manufacturer should only deal with distributors who are willing to agree a mark-up and selling price with the manufacturer . |
| 18 | A second limitation , at least if the joint profit maximizing ( cartel ) allocation is thought to be a likely objective of the collusion , is that this allocation may not be sustainable by threats of reversion to a Cournot-Nash equilibrium . |
| 19 | This glut of contracts can also be partly explained by the actions of some banks supporting their national exchanges , and by some governments ' policies through their tax legislation and regulation actions which are aimed at establishing a presence in what is thought to be an essential requirement for each country 's financial centre . |
| 20 | Once massive amyloid dposits occur in the muscularis propria , this myopathy is thought to be an irreversible change because of the difficulty of elimination of this insoluble protein . |
| 21 | A second reason is that the market for corporate control is thought to be an important disciplining device particularly in those circumstances where competition in product markets is absent . |
| 22 | As noted by Kelsall ( 1979 ) , if the development of appreciative faculties is thought to be an important goal of art education then ‘ … approaches to achieving this goal by means other than those based exclusively on the productive aspects of art need to be developed ’ . |
| 23 | He went to see a young clergyman , seized by what was thought to be a dangerous illness : |
| 24 | The sudden onset of severe weather conditions was thought to be a frequent result of disturbance to a site . |
| 25 | One of the brown immigrants deliberately poured some of his coffee over the pale slab of sugar crusted fruit pie he was eating , and this was thought to be a brilliant piece of improvised humour . |
| 26 | Now , Fiona was thought to be a suitable bride for my father-just the right age , pretty and vivacious enough it was thought to appeal to a man who was beginning to be known as a confirmed bachelor . ’ |
| 27 | At one time pouchitis was thought to be a serious complication of pouch construction and even an argument against resorative proctocolectomy . |
| 28 | This ceasefire was reported to be holding on Oct 21 , although poor weather was thought to be a major factor . |
| 29 | In February 1991 E. was bruised and it was thought to be a non-accidental injury . |
| 30 | The word ‘ mithra ’ was also used to describe a friend , and this god was thought to be a true friend of man , protecting and warming him in life and death . |