Example sentences of "is believed " in BNC.
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| 1 | At their trial , the judge is believed to have added 25 per cent to each sentence specifically because the police had carried out the attack while operating in their official capacity . |
| 2 | Unmarried , his heir is his second cousin , once removed , Mr. Alfred Blacker who is believed to live in Hobart , Tasmania , where he was last heard of working as a Real Tennis professional . ’ ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A Very little is known about Foster , but he is believed to have worked with Leppard in Bristol around 1810–30 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The Government is believed to be willing to accept the recommendation . |
| 7 | Just under £60m in cash is believed to have changed hands in the deal where the pub owning company Enterprise Inns , headed by Taunton Cider chairman Michael Cottrell , acquired the Bass outlets . |
| 8 | The deal is believed to have been financed with debt and equity funding arranged by ANZ Banking Group and County NatWest Ventures . |
| 9 | Tropical Plant Rentals , acquired in October 1988 for $41.5m , is believed to have accounted for a decline in margins in Rentokil 's environmental services division from 25.8 per cent to 23.1 per cent in the first half of 1989 . |
| 10 | Even if the Soviet Union is no longer able to give orders , it still has great influence , and Mr Shevardnadze is believed to have used this in calls to Prague , Warsaw and East Berlin . |
| 11 | The final decision , it is believed here , was made by Erich Honecker , the East German leader . |
| 12 | Its biggest benefactor is the property developer Godfrey Bradman , who is believed to have donated £250,000 to the last campaign , and has pledged £65,000 to the embryo Bill campaign . |
| 13 | He is believed to have been one of two armed men who last month hijacked a police car , prompting a manhunt over three Irish counties . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Presidential elections were held last May and the opposition candidate , Guillermo Endara , is believed to have won by a large majority , but the elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is believed to be Britain 's largest bail forfeiture . |
| 18 | The Coopers and Lybrand report is believed to detail a highly complex fraud involving a string of bogus subcontractors and front companies to maintain the fiction of large contracts in Pakistan , China and Africa . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Mr Renaudat is believed to have been arranging a deal for a large supply of arms captured by Chad during the war with Libya to be sold to the Lebanese Christians , through intermediaries in Tunis and Iraq . |
| 21 | The Defence Department is believed to have strenuously opposed use of US forces , once again , during Tuesday 's meeting . |
| 22 | It is believed that Knighton has also had talks with Midani , at which he offered him control of the club , with Knighton himself staying on as vice-chairman . |
| 23 | He is believed to own around 40 properties there and in the Isle of Man , as well as a large private art collection which could be worth £1m . |
| 24 | His family is believed to have paid a ransom of up to $1m . |
| 25 | One programme department head is believed to have rejected it . |
| 26 | Edwards declined to comment after a lengthy board meeting at Old Trafford , but it is believed the information in question related to players ' contracts and salaries , as well as other financial information about the club . |
| 27 | Sid Kelly , who minds the net for table-topping Eccleshall , is believed to tip the scales at around 20 stones . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Yorkshire Water has declined to comment but is believed to be refusing to accept liability . |