Example sentences of "[subord] it is thought that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is thought that translation of a polymer chain proceeds by means of a series of segmental jumps involving short kinetic units , which may each consist of between 15 and 30 chain atoms , the complete movement of a chain can not remain unaffected by the surrounding chains . |
| 2 | If it is thought that there are some similarities between country A and country B in the market for microcomputers or car telephones or videocameras etc , a multinational company can analyse its market expenditures within both countries , comparing the effectiveness of these expenditures in each country . |
| 3 | If it is thought that this is one of the pleasanter , more protective aspects of male chauvinism , this is mistaken . |
| 4 | If it is thought that there may be infection in the bladder ( cystitis ) or kidneys , a special sample needs to be taken for laboratory analysis . |
| 5 | And , if it is thought that such a state of affairs is , for whatever reason , undesirable , then it behoves those who argue for another approach to learn the lesson of political realities . |
| 6 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 7 | For example , if it is thought that an error of law or fact or a breach of natural justice should justify quashing only if it can be said that but for the error or breach the decision would have been different , this should be built into the definition of the relevant ground of review and not dealt with as a matter of remedial discretion . |
| 8 | If it is thought that the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor has outlived its usefulness , which I beg to doubt , then I think that it should be swept away by Parliament and not undermined by judicial review . |
| 9 | If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons . |
| 10 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 11 | If it is thought that the politicians have dithered in any way , we shall be slaughtered on the anvil of public opinion and informed opinion in the oil industry . |
| 12 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 13 | The problem arises because it is thought that the positional errors and attribute uncertainties which are characteristic of all spatial databases , may be propagated and amplified by GIS operations and thus adversely affect some or all applications . |
| 14 | In Texas , farmers encourage feral pigs ( which are also hunted — on horseback , with the assistance of specially bred ‘ hog dogs ’ ) because it is thought that they eradicate snakes . |
| 15 | Meteorites are studied in the laboratory because it is thought that their chemical composition is showing us quite accurately the chemical composition of the Solar System at the time of its formation . |
| 16 | But if its harmful effects are ignored because it is thought that they are too generalised , too subjective or too difficult to tackle , then unnecessary ill-health will continue to occur . |
| 17 | There is a tendency to make sentences unnecessarily complex , perhaps because it is thought that a convoluted structure makes them seem more formal . |
| 18 | The speed with which investors react to changes in wealth is dependent upon whether such changes are anticipated and whether it is thought that any gains are transitory in nature , arising from short-term price variability independent of the underlying trend rate of growth . |
| 19 | probably the sensible course is for most books to be ordered sight unseen , with the occasional title requested ‘ on approval ’ when it is thought that seeing the book would be helpful . |
| 20 | However , when it is thought that attitudinism renders ethics irrational , the usual point is that ethical conclusions can not be inferred in any rational manner from premisses which are purely factual . |
| 21 | Here it suffices to say that the aim is to ensure that a company is required to do so when it is thought that the matter is one that the public needs to know . |
| 22 | These cause more of a problem as it is thought that a scheme of arrangement under CA 1985 , s425 can not bind a member who did not have an opportunity to be present or represented at the court-ordered meeting . |