Example sentences of "thought [prep] [be] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Voting on the issue is thought to be too close to call . |
| 2 | But it was thought to be too disruptive right now , given the soggy state of the economy . |
| 3 | The Criminal Justice Act 1988 provides for a similar Attorney-General 's reference where a sentence which is thought to be too lenient is imposed . |
| 4 | Many Rottweilers are thought to be too soft when young and encouraged forward , forward , forward , in their defensive instinct . |
| 5 | One , in Heaton Norris , was not seriously considered , as that area was thought to be too near to Manchester Grammar School . |
| 6 | The employee 's estimate of £100,000 in savings was accordingly thought to be too conservative . |
| 7 | If the price asked by the discount houses is thought to be too high , the Bank will refuse to purchase them . |