Example sentences of "thought [prep] [be] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that is the rule , then there will be a good contract if the lapse of a week before acceptance is not thought to be an unreasonable time ; and , on these assumptions , A not having revoked his offer before acceptance is liable to B for breach of contract if he does not deliver the horse . |
| 2 | This glut of contracts can also be partly explained by the actions of some banks supporting their national exchanges , and by some governments ' policies through their tax legislation and regulation actions which are aimed at establishing a presence in what is thought to be an essential requirement for each country 's financial centre . |
| 3 | In contributing towards the creation of the properly trained worker , adaptability was also thought to be an indispensable element in the struggle to reduce unemployment , ( what Sadler called ‘ human waste ’ ) , though its direct impact was the subject of some discussion . |
| 4 | A pair of researchers arrived at the extraordinary conclusion that fusion of deuterons could be achieved without the application of massive external energy , which had previously been thought to be an indispensable condition . |
| 5 | More specifically , the scholastic conception of scientia , or scientific knowledge , was thought to be an inappropriate model for empirical knowledge of nature . |
| 6 | Once massive amyloid dposits occur in the muscularis propria , this myopathy is thought to be an irreversible change because of the difficulty of elimination of this insoluble protein . |
| 7 | The conditions of mass unemployment certainly helped to support the feeling of leniency , in that crime was thought to be an inevitable consequence of poverty , so that there was an active sympathy for the young unemployed whose miserable condition was further highlighted in a perceived increase of suicides among the young . |
| 8 | A second reason is that the market for corporate control is thought to be an important disciplining device particularly in those circumstances where competition in product markets is absent . |
| 9 | As noted by Kelsall ( 1979 ) , if the development of appreciative faculties is thought to be an important goal of art education then ‘ … approaches to achieving this goal by means other than those based exclusively on the productive aspects of art need to be developed ’ . |