Example sentences of "[noun] were assumed to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | For intergroup comparison the data were assumed to be non-parametric and the Wilcoxon 's rank-sum comparison was used . |
2 | It was feared that members of Mboya 's Luo tribe would retaliate against the Kikuyu , the group who dominated the country 's political life and of which the assassins were assumed to be members . |
3 | The picture was not seen as ‘ a moment of time ’ but the wings were assumed to be spread for a long period ( Goldsmith , 1984 , pp.2–3 ) . |
4 | N-terminal lysine residues were assumed to be present in lysylendopeptidase digests because of the high specificity of this enzyme . |
5 | A royal banner now bestowed respectability on a cause ; kings ' wars were assumed to be for the sake of peace , even when cripplingly expensive and increasingly savage . |
6 | There was a time when five-star hotels were assumed to be better than four-star and so on down the line . |