Example sentences of "it is thought that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought that the Government may soon double this fine . |
| 2 | Are those empirical credentials sufficient , however , to sustain the metaphysical implications it is thought that the laws have ? |
| 3 | It is thought that the discounts could start next Saturday . |
| 4 | It is thought that the potters had migrated from Malaga in response to the increasing pressure of the sea blockade of southern Spain by Christian ships . |
| 5 | On similar grounds , it is thought that the mitochondria ( see p. 63 ) are also descended from free-living prokaryotes which became symbiotic . |
| 6 | It is thought that the right-handed molecule produced the therapeutic effect but the left-handed molecule produced the birth defects . |
| 7 | It is thought that the first bitch to be imported was from England , Attila Bathsheba , who was imported in whelp to a good dog , Upend Gallant Alf . |
| 8 | It is thought that the cargo was destined for Crowland Abbey . |
| 9 | A few miles south from Brora , past the Duke of Sutherland 's monstrous French-château fantasy castle at Dunrobin , is the town of Golspie , whose name derives from the old gaelic word meaning the ‘ place of the strangers ’ and although evidence is sparse , it is thought that the strangers in question were Vikings . |
| 10 | It is thought that the mechanism whereby all the genes in the chromosome are inactivated is a chemical modification of the DNA . |
| 11 | In skin absorption , it is thought that the essential oils , with their very fine aromatic molecules , pass through the hair follicles , which contain sebum , an oily liquid with which the essential oils have an affinity . |
| 12 | It is thought that the Romans were first to erect a beacon light on this treacherous stretch of coast where many ships have foundered . |
| 13 | It is thought that the small cholesteryl ester-poor HDL 3 particles are converted to HDL 2 as they acquire cholesterol and later apolipoprotein E , and that it is the HDL 2 which may release cholesterol in the liver ( Rothblat & Phillips , 1982 ; Gordon et al , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | It is thought that the platelet is necessary for the maintenance of normal vascular integrity in that patients with thrombocytopaenia show a generalised haemorrhagic tendency and bruising when the platelet count falls below about 5 × 10 9 /1 , spontaneous bruising and more severe bleeding being possible as the platelet count falls below 20 × 10 9 /1 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It is thought that the records made by British politicians before the General Election of January 1910 were played to voters by means of Auxetophones ; certainly their expected sales would not have justified their production . |
| 17 | Since the difference between levels of receptors in women becomes apparent 3–4 days after the onset of depression , it is thought that the effects of falling sex hormones are mediated via the megakaryocyte , a huge bone-marrow cell which is the precursor of platelets , |
| 18 | It is thought that the side-chain inter-reacts with poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the membrane , leaving the hydroxyl group in a position to scavenge free radicals and so maintain the integrity of the cell . |
| 19 | Generally , it is thought that the cheese took its name from Dunlop village or parish but it could have been from Mrs. Barbara Dunlop ; we will never know . |
| 20 | ‘ Several subtle changes will require more skills from the riders , and with the addition of a new complex called the ‘ Bull Pens ’ it is thought that the optimum time will be harder to achieve , ’ says Michael Tucker . |
| 21 | It is thought that the intruder was disturbed by a barking dog . |
| 22 | It is thought that the saints were modelled on Henrique Alemão ( King Ladislau of Poland — see p.87 ) and his wife , Senhora Anes , who commissioned the painting . |
| 23 | It is thought that the Panel considered that the accounts breached the true and fair spirit of the Companies Act , rather than a specific rule . |
| 24 | Indeed , it is thought that the first domestic animals may have originated as wild babies brought home by the hunters for their womenfolk to rear . |
| 25 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 26 | It is thought that the sound of the approaching steam train and the prevailing gale prevented him from being aware of the electric train 's presence . |
| 27 | It is thought that the Christians of the early Church valued such phrases which had been spoken by Jesus and used them in their original Aramaic form . |
| 28 | It is thought that the panda once roamed over much of China but due to human development the areas where they can exist have been greatly reduced . |
| 29 | It is thought that the very first placental mammals were tiny insectivores , but no fossil evidence of them remains . |
| 30 | It is thought that the original machine on which this scheme is based was used for air racing in 1947 . |