Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be thought to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , though the various criminal justice agencies were seen as differentially culpable with regard to racial discrimination , racially prejudiced attitudes were thought to be widespread . |
| 2 | The Oct-2 proteins are thought to be effectors of octamer-dependent immunoglobulin gene transcription and certain cytokine genes [ 7 ] . |
| 3 | If , however , further safeguards were thought to be necessary , it would be open to the Director to reserve such decisions to himself . |
| 4 | No German warships were thought to be in the immediate area and only some four squadrons of fighters and bombers — an estimated 37 planes — were flying from Herdia , Stavanger , and Trondheim . |
| 5 | Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to it , but diet always seems to get the blame . |
| 6 | Although the Cabinet was composed of members of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ( PDGE ) , some members were thought to be close to the opposition . |
| 7 | The company says it has a worldwide installed base of 160 systems , two thirds of which reside in Japan and at least 30 systems are thought to be in Europe . |
| 8 | Many of Japan 's largest and most famous corporations , including Matsushita Electric , Hitachi and Nippon Steel , have reported major drops in profits while nearly a third of the country 's medium-sized companies are thought to be losing money . |
| 9 | Another six families are thought to be suing the baby drinks firm this year because of its effect on their children 's teeth . |
| 10 | Although government figures show adult illiteracy rates continuing to fall to below 30 per cent , the real rates are thought to be far higher than this . |
| 11 | Average mortgages are thought to be Pounds 25,000 . |
| 12 | Some of the changes have been suggested because individual modules are thought to be at an appropriate level . |
| 13 | Conventional scientific wisdom has held that whales are relatively immune from the effects of toxic chemicals , because such contaminants were thought to be safely stored in the blubber , a tissue considered to be fairly inert . |
| 14 | The cultural value of all these activities was thought to be negligible but at least some useful qualities were being inculcated and above all their commercial basis bound them in to the mainstream organization and values of middle-class society . |
| 15 | These solutes are thought to be the origin of cements within the subsurface , either as quartz overgrowth cements ( e.g. Sibley & blatt , 1976 ) or as calcite cements . |
| 16 | My problems are precisely the same as my father 's , but the climate 's different now : in those days , people who had large houses were thought to be plutocrats who ran society , the Establishment if you like . |
| 17 | The date of these vessels was thought to be late second century ( although , as I write this , a more accurate date is from c . |
| 18 | The earlier stations were not as successful as their British counterparts but later designs were thought to be an improvement . |
| 19 | These savings were thought to be of the order of £0.5 million at the most . |
| 20 | A period of three years was thought to be necessary for census-taking and drawing up electoral rolls . |
| 21 | On the basis of data such as the following , younger mothers are thought to be particularly at risk . |
| 22 | This is reflected in the tendency to look back to a ‘ golden age ’ when these societies were thought to be more peaceful and law abiding . |
| 23 | These unmarried women were thought to be a good influence on the girls and good role models . |
| 24 | The Queen Mother 's strong beliefs are thought to be rooted in her intense disapproval of her brother-in-law Edward VIII 's decision in 1936 to abdicate for the love of American divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson . |
| 25 | Key variables were thought to be the size of the selected area , the population characteristics and the traffic structure . |
| 26 | ( Meliaceae ) but durian seeds are so damaged that ground-walking animals are thought to be the principal effective agents possibly sun-bears , or even tigers . |
| 27 | MORE than 80 banks are thought to be studying final proposals for the £1.4 billion debt refinancing plan to rescue the property and trading group , Heron . |
| 28 | Many Rottweilers are thought to be too soft when young and encouraged forward , forward , forward , in their defensive instinct . |
| 29 | Although corporacy and good relations were thought to be important , both sides acknowledged that conflicts of interest were bound to happen which had to be worked through by negotiation and bargaining . |
| 30 | Because their tour of duty usually lasted no more than three or four years their primary loyalties were thought to be to their careers in the Home Office at large . |