Example sentences of "[noun] [be] widely hold to [be] " in BNC.

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1 His unpublished logarithmical tables were widely held to be a great advance on those of Henry Briggs [ q.v . ] .
2 The consequent adverse publicity was widely held to be damaging to the Labour cause .
3 Glossy dark bronze-green foliage is widely held to be very resistant ; in some places it is , but in others it can look as though a flour sack has burst .
4 This situation was widely held to be responsible for Australia 's slowness in adopting new technology — automation in the motor industry was far less advanced than in western Europe — and for persistently low levels of labour productivity .
5 DEC is widely held to be the largest foreign computer company in the country , although IBM Corp 's turnover is unknown .
6 The first edition of Acid Earth is widely held to be the most comprehensive and effective popular book on the subject .
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