Example sentences of "it is [adv] thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is generally thought in the trade that the agreement has been abrogated by the Ivory Coast . |
| 2 | It is generally thought that the new Home Secretary , Kenneth Clarke , wants to review the Bill introduced by Kenneth Baker , his predecessor . |
| 3 | It is generally thought that the latter component should be small ( about one-third the concentration of H 2 O 2 ) which , given the lower sensitivity of the instrument for CH 3 OOH ( by a factor of 0.6 ) , implies that the total peroxide signal should approximate that for hydrogen peroxide alone . |
| 4 | At the other end of the scale , although in many cases it is open to private individuals to prosecute for breach of the criminal law , it is generally thought , for various reasons , that usually it is best for public prosecutors to take such action . |
| 5 | It is generally thought that homophobic prejudice kept Minton out of the Academy , Munnings especially having a dislike of both him and his art . |
| 6 | It is generally thought that it is helpful for managers and clinicians to be aware of the variations between maternity units and knowing where their own unit stands . |
| 7 | It is generally thought that the climate became more oceanic in character . |
| 8 | It is generally thought that highly priced shares are unpopular among investors and that the liquidity of the market for the company 's equity can be improved by effectively lowering the price . |
| 9 | Traditionally , there are restrictions on using " I " : some teachers forbid it , as an example of inelegant intrusion by the author ( though nowadays it is generally thought permissible to use " I " occasionally , to emphasise a point which you wish to show is personal rather than general ) . |
| 10 | It is generally thought that they were a new people only in name , and that they were made up of tribes such as the Amsivarii , Chattuarii and Chatti , who are mentioned in earlier sources , but rarely , if at all , in later ones . |
| 11 | It is generally thought that if premises can not be reinstated within three years then something is grossly wrong . |
| 12 | ‘ It is generally thought from talks I have had with other chairman that there will be between 600 and 800 players released at the end of this season because clubs are seeking to trim their wage bills . |
| 13 | ( It is medically thought that only after the 28th week of pregnancy that the foetus has a separate existence from that of its mother ) . |
| 14 | For many endoscopists , the squamous columnar junction is considered as the representative of the oesophagogastric junction and the segment distal to it is frequently thought of as a ‘ hiatal hernia ’ , because of the presence of gastric mucosa . |
| 15 | Where the technique was first practised is unknown , although it is traditionally thought to be of Chinese origin , although there are accounts of it being used in India around 550 BC . |
| 16 | It is widely thought that they are descended from genes , or groups of genes , of higher organisms , which have somehow escaped and set up life on their own . |
| 17 | Wilkinson Sword hopes Protector will enable it to wrest back the technological advantage in the razor market which it is widely thought to have lost to brand leader Gillette in recent years . |
| 18 | It is widely thought that a turnover tax may range from between 15% and 20% . |
| 19 | It is widely thought that it will , but that special protection will be given to historical portraits , textiles , arms and armour , and architectural and scientific drawings . |
| 20 | It is widely thought that substantial additional amounts were exported illegally to countries in Eastern Europe and the Third World . |
| 21 | It is also thought that some women enjoy fantasies of rape . |
| 22 | It is also thought that a proper coupling of electrical and metabolic activity is a prerequisite for the generation of pacemaker activity . |
| 23 | It is also thought to be carcinogenic . |
| 24 | It is usually thought to represent ‘ average reflectance ’ while principal component 2 ( accounting for 5–20% of the total information in all four bands ) is normally associated with the visible/near-infrared contrast . |
| 25 | The actor is no different , although for some reason it is often thought that you are somehow ready to act , magically , the moment you enter a stage door . |
| 26 | It is often thought that these are supported by the arguments in Book 2 for the view that all ideas , the materials of knowledge , come from experience . |
| 27 | Yet , because the pineapple is usually shown without its crown of pointed leaves , it is often thought to be a pine cone , the original confusion continuing . |
| 28 | It is often thought that Cichlasoma pair for life , and in the home aquarium , this may appear to be so . |
| 29 | When women complain about men calling them by endearment terms , it is often thought rather silly — the men are just trying to be friendly , after all , they do not intend any sexist slur . |
| 30 | It is often thought that drug addiction is a failure of will-power and is evidence of a weak will or inadequate personality . |