Example sentences of "it is thought that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grant and the rest , however , believe the fans should know how the board feels about Celtic 's crisis , but it is thought that no-one on the board wants Brady 's resignation . |
| 2 | The first fifty or so milliseconds of these waves are the most consistent for any particular stimulus and it is thought that they are almost entirely generated by the incoming stimulus , irrespective of any mental activity on the part of the subject . |
| 3 | As the compiler has used ‘ ditto ’ marks in other instances of repeated similar ranks , it is thought that they can not be simply sergeants . |
| 4 | It is thought that they are able to do this partly by measuring pressure , just as we rely on atmospheric pressure readings from barometers to forecast the weather . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is thought that they developed in the oceans , possibly as a result of chance combinations of atoms into large structures , called macromolecules , which were capable of assembling other atoms in the ocean into similar structures . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The forms set out in this book follow the prescribed forms as nearly as circumstances permit and it is thought that they will be acceptable to HM Land Registry . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They are therefore sometimes known collectively as ostracoderms ( bony-skinned ) and it is thought that one or other ostracoderm groups gave rise to the gnathostomes . |
| 11 | It is thought that we , prisoners of the land , are compelled to return to the source whence , eons ago , we first emerged . |
| 12 | It is thought that none of the selection of vintage aircraft sold , the Stearman , for example , reaching £30,000 against a reasonably realistic estimate of £35–38,000 . |
| 13 | The date of its founder , Zarathustra ( Zoroaster is the Greek form of his name ) , is uncertain but it is thought that he flourished in the first half of the sixth century BC . |
| 14 | It is thought that he tried to lie down to sleep — he normally slept sitting up , propped against pillows — and suffocated . |
| 15 | If the clause specifies the President as the appointor of the expert or arbitrator , it is thought that he must do so personally . |
| 16 | A defendant involved in a case where such proceedings are contemplated should be present if , after discussion with counsel , it is thought that his interests may be affected . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It is thought that there is no theft where the owner recovers an impounded car because the police have no right to retain it : Meredith [ 1973 ] Crim LR 253 , per Judge Da Cunha . |
| 20 | It is thought that there are some generalized cultural patterns that can be recognized . |
| 21 | It is thought that there has been some element of a share dealing ring in the Dunsdale case . |
| 22 | It was , it has the face value of one million pounds in physical terms , there is , in fact it is thought that there was a ten million pounds as well based on the same , on the same er principle . |
| 23 | It is thought that there might , it might have remained in the hands of some diplomats who were transferring it , and there were two of these issues , there is one in a private collection at present , so this is a second one , and number eight which is coming out for sale , but the number seven did change hands er a couple of years ago , so at about fifty five thousand pounds I believe . |
| 24 | The Arts Council is holding a special meeting in November to discuss the funding crisis ; it is thought that it might decide to cut the number of bodies receiving grant if more government money is not forthcoming . |
| 25 | Although the CAB interview must be exploratory , as in other counselling situations , it is thought that it should be strongly directed towards examining options and decision making . |
| 26 | It is thought that it does not necessarily mean granted or refused . |
| 27 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It is thought that it is irrelevant what consideration accepting shareholders receive under the arrangement . |
| 30 | As far as the exemption in s103(3) is concerned , " arrangement " is again widely defined as any agreement , scheme or arrangement and it is thought that it must be the case that at least part , if not the whole , of the consideration for the shares allotted is the transfer of the shares in the other company ( ie the target ) . |