Example sentences of "[det] be believed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least half are believed to be switched off by remote control every night . |
| 2 | This is believed to be Eddy Shah , the media entrepreneur who has claimed he was offered the Edwards shares for £16m . |
| 3 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 4 | This is believed to be harmless unlike the use of X-rays which could be damaging . |
| 5 | This is believed to be the lowest price that its owner Trafalgar House will accept in order to dispose of it . |
| 6 | National Savings announced lower rates on many other products on 5 August ; again , this is believed to be a move to prevent a rise in mortgage rates . |
| 7 | This is believed to be due to the complex organization of their centre-surround mechanisms . |
| 8 | This is believed to be a consequence of the legislation ( Kiernan 1989b ) . |
| 9 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 10 | This is believed to be one of the world 's richest areas of rainforest biodiversity . |
| 11 | This is believed to be the first time that timber banned under CITES has been the target of Customs operations in Europe . |
| 12 | This is believed to be their 5th raid — with reports of incidents in Aylesbury and Thame . |
| 13 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |
| 14 | Although the document did not mention him , this was believed to be Chris Burrows , previously with Henderson Adminstration . |
| 15 | Although the document did not mention him , this was believed to be Chris Burrows , previously with Henderson Administration . |
| 16 | During the 1960s , ozone concentrations generally increased by up to 10 per cent at some monitoring stations ( Komhyr et al. , 1971 ) , and this was believed to be associated with variation in solar radiation over the 11-year cycle ( Keating , 1978 ) . |
| 17 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 18 | In July it was disclosed that the Soviet Union was owed the equivalent of 87,500 million ( 25 per cent in convertible currencies ) , but much of this was believed to be for arms sales to poorer countries who were unable to repay it . |
| 19 | Very occasionally true flames are seen , usually small and faint , and these are believed to be produced by the burning of hydrogen gas escaping from the magma . |
| 20 | These were believed to be an increase in the Amir 's constitutional powers , to allow him to veto National Assembly decisions , and a reduction in immunity for Assembly members . |
| 21 | The main difference between the ‘ Oracles ’ and the Created God is that the former were believed to be of ‘ divine ’ origin , whereas the latter would be of mankind 's own creation , and therefore under human control . |
| 22 | Both are believed to be local . |
| 23 | Some of those arrested were released last night , but most were believed to be still in custody at RUC interrogation centres in Belfast and Armagh , held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , the Official Secrets Act and common law . |