Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [be] thought [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who subscribe to them and are honoured by reference to them may be thought of with contempt by those for whom the underlife is the serious basis of social living . |
| 2 | Nuclear weapons can not escape from the kinds of restraints built up carefully in the laws-of-war tradition over the centuries , but there is a risk that they may be thought to be so escaping ( especially in view of the UK and US reservations to 1977 Geneva Protocol I ) unless positive action in this direction is taken , The comparative neglect of the whole subject of laws-of-war restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons has endured for forty years , for reasons which can be understood if not approved . |
| 3 | They should be thought of as models rather than theories because they are orientated to action and to practice . |
| 4 | If something had to be labelled with this vogue word ‘ citizenship ’ , they no doubt felt that the more they included in their responses , the better they would be thought to be discharging the task of citizenship education . |
| 5 | They can be thought of as seven tests to be applied . |
| 6 | Both of them can be thought of as being exercised in varying degrees , so that observation of people can be carried out with varying degrees of participation and varying degrees of control . |