Example sentences of "[pers pn] be think to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Often the attraction of broader approaches like counselling is that they are thought to be able to tackle many massive problems at the same time . |
2 | Therefore , they are thought to be important regulators of brain development ( reviewed in [ 12 ] ) . |
3 | What is wrong , however , is the comparison which places universities at the top because they are thought to be concerned with the abstract and academic , polytechnics below , because of their more technological emphasis ( which is itself , as often as not , a myth ) , and which deems schools to be worth considering only if they are seen as primarily devoted to academic ‘ standards ’ , imposed from above by the universities themselves . |
4 | Although no one is completely sure how , they are thought to be hereditary . |
5 | They were thought to be suitable for working on any part of the system . |
6 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
7 | For many years they were thought to be adult creatures , given a special name , ammocoete , and classified as obvious relatives of the lancelet . |
8 | Until recently they were thought to be primitive primates but now science has put them firmly among the insectivores . |
9 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
10 | ( Because they were thought to be able to change their form at will , the accused were branded ‘ shape shifters ’ ) . |
11 | It is also misleading because it is thought to be unhistorical and untrue . |
12 | Little information is available on the developmental cycle of this genus , but it is thought to be similar to that of the genus Trichonema . |
13 | Wimpey refused to quantify the additional charge it has taken for its involvement in the Channel Tunnel project , but it is thought to be similar to the £8 million announced by its fellow Chunnel contractor , Balfour Beatty , recently . |
14 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
15 | It is thought to be unlikely that the action will be settled out of court , and prospects of a rapprochement between the OSF and Sun — that were just beginning to be talked about ( UX No 379 , 380 ) — now appear remote . |
16 | The name is taken from the Greek reuo , to set free , because it was thought to be effective in so many ailments . |
17 | It was thought to be good to have this led by an overseas person . |
18 | It was thought to be efficient to increase the yield to produce more than we need at a price which is more than we can pay and then dump the surplus on the world market , leaving the farmer with nothing . |
19 | Colin Blakemore was pilloried in 1987 and 1988 not just because his work was considered ( wrongly ) to be excessively cruel but also because it was thought to be useless . |
20 | It was thought to be important that Parliamentary and public opinion — and concern — should be reassured by having a comprehensive review carried out by such a body . |
21 | The chief of staff was believed to be Colonel Lee Hwal , who had been educated in Japan ; he was thought to be responsible for the organisation of the North Korean air force . |