Example sentences of "[subord] [is] [adv] thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they also salvaged much , so that the new regime was established upon principles which were much more conducive to Toryism than is normally thought . |
| 2 | The gap between rich and poor countries is smaller than is generally thought |
| 3 | Perhaps 10 per cent misused alcohol and were in persistent trouble for minor breaches of the peace and alcohol-related crimes , a smaller percentage than is commonly thought . |
| 4 | Journalists can do little about legal costs and insurance , but they should be well versed in the legal defences which give them more latitude than is commonly thought . |
| 5 | The traditional " straight " view of the homosexual relationship as a kind of cheap imitation of that which typifies male-female interaction , while true of some couples , is much less generally applicable than is popularly thought . |
| 6 | These divisions within the labour movement made it a less influential force on the side of social reform than is often thought . |
| 7 | This article analyses the constitutional aspects behind the formation of the first and second National Governments , examining in particular the role of the king in the formation of the two governments — a role which , as will be seen , was rather more important than is usually thought . |
| 8 | It 's made the committee larger than is usually thought effective has n't it ? |
| 9 | However , the creature 's capacity to change colour at will in order to blend into its surroundings is not as extensive as is popularly thought . |
| 10 | Private property , as an institution , effects not a closer relationship between people and objects , as is often thought , but a greater separation than was hitherto possible . |
| 11 | However , although these disanalogies were fundamental , Darwin 's theorizing had not taken him out of the causal , lawful , deterministic Newtonian universe , into one as irreducibly acausal and absolutely probabilistic as is sometimes thought implicit in quantum mechanics . |
| 12 | Emperor Tetras are a quiet , peaceful fish and not as delicate as is sometimes thought . |
| 13 | Political commercials might not be as persuasive as is commonly thought , but there are few doubts as to the importance of candidate appearances on ‘ free ’ news broadcasts . |