Example sentences of "is believed [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thrusting action should accompany all linear punches and kicks , since it is believed to be related to potential power in a way that a snapping action is not . |
| 2 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 3 | The Government is believed to be willing to accept the recommendation . |
| 4 | Grand Metropolitan , which is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests , came to life in late trading , jumping 21p to 599p as the story flowed that Sir James Goldsmith and friends were stake-building . |
| 5 | The venture , which will involve investment of £8m , is believed to be receiving regional development grants worth up to 36 per cent of the total investment . |
| 6 | It is believed to be Britain 's largest bail forfeiture . |
| 7 | The Government is believed to be reluctant to push rates any higher , but City analysts predicted it would act if pressure on sterling became too great to hold with intervention alone . |
| 8 | The target is believed to be a privately-owned Surrey business which is a supplier of most aluminimum products to the aerospace and defence sectors . |
| 9 | According to Dr Moore , speech recognition could be an important feature of future aircraft and it is believed to be under consideration for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 10 | Yorkshire Water has declined to comment but is believed to be refusing to accept liability . |
| 11 | In particular Amer Midani , the United director who has a 15 per cent holding and who is believed to be waiting to buy Edwards 's stake . |
| 12 | This is believed to be Eddy Shah , the media entrepreneur who has claimed he was offered the Edwards shares for £16m . |
| 13 | However , it is not yet clear how he will finance the payment , which is believed to be in cash . |
| 14 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 15 | Mr Raper is believed to be in Switzerland , in hiding from a two-year jail sentence imposed for moving assets out of Britain . |
| 16 | THE DECISION of Eamonn Barnes , the Irish Republic 's Director of Public Prosecutions , not to bring explosives charges against Patrick Ryan is believed to be due to the refusal of key witnesses to testify against him . |
| 17 | The specimen is believed to be a rough ground record for the south west . |
| 18 | The short session on the mid-tide paid dividends for the fish is believed to be a rough ground record for the south west . |
| 19 | Weight-saving by the increased use of aluminium for engine and suspension components is believed to be a high priority . |
| 20 | At the present time , as we have described , the problem with daytime sleep is believed to be only that it is too short . |
| 21 | A family of four is believed to be involved in organizing a spy-ring from their home . |
| 22 | However , a decision is believed to be imminient and reports suggest the SFO will take no further action . |
| 23 | The Al Zulfiqar group is believed to be based in Damascus and is said to be headed by Mr Murtaza Bhutto , the Prime Minister 's brother . |
| 24 | Even East Germany is believed to be two if not three electronic generations behind the Far East . |
| 25 | THE Chinese Premier , Mr Li Peng , yesterday made what is believed to be his most forthright attack yet on the reforms sweeping Eastern Europe during a private meeting with a delegation from Hong Kong . |
| 26 | The settlement is believed to be the largest compensation payment the BBC has ever made , topping the £75,000 paid in April 1982 to Dr Sydney Gee , who ran a Harley Street slimming clinic . |
| 27 | THE Chinese Premier , Mr Li Peng , yesterday made what is believed to be his most forthright attack yet on the reforms sweeping Eastern Europe during a private meeting with a delegation from Hong Kong . |
| 28 | Mr MacGregor , who supports strongly the principle of loans for students , is believed to be embarrassed by the controversy created by Mr Robert Jackson , the junior minister for higher education , who devised a top-up scheme which has angered backbench Tories and the banks that are supposed to administer it from next September . |
| 29 | Mr Christopher Patten , the Environment Secretary , using ‘ value for money ’ as his argument , is believed to be challenging the traditional thinking of the ‘ ungreen ’ transport , energy , and treasury ministers . |
| 30 | Mr Michael , 49 , is believed to be a former British Army officer and is now in hiding along with his wife Jane , in a safe house near Perth under the protection of the Australian Federal Police . |