Example sentences of "[pron] [is] believed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grand Metropolitan , which is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests , came to life in late trading , jumping 21p to 599p as the story flowed that Sir James Goldsmith and friends were stake-building . |
| 2 | However , it is not yet clear how he will finance the payment , which is believed to be in cash . |
| 3 | Our planet has three main parts : an inner core which is believed to consist of a mass of iron and nickel ; a mantle , composed of dense dark silicate rock , rich in iron and magnesium , known as peridotite ; and a very thin crust [ see Fig. 1 ] . |
| 4 | I thought I heard the music of fairies , which is believed to render men forever enthralled to wonderland , and it plays in a responsive mind all life long . |
| 5 | The plans have already led to a number of Farnham Lane residents and others interested in protecting the track — which is believed to pre-date Roman times — to object to the reclassification scheme . |
| 6 | This practice has coincided with the development of the cow disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE or ‘ mad cow disease ’ ) which is believed to affect one cow in every thousand . |
| 7 | In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Business Journal , during which he showed a model of a six-seat design by Burt Rutan which is believed to be that currently in flight test at Mojave ( Pilot Notes , May ) , Togo commented : ‘ I 'd like to build such a futuristic plane . |
| 8 | It is the propeller salvaged from a Royal Navy Coastal Airship which is believed to have been shot down by a U-Boat in July 1918 whilst operating from Longside Airship Station . |
| 9 | In both these countries , therefore , collective bargaining lacks depth , in terms of the involvement of local union officials and workplace representatives in the administration of agreements , which is believed to have adversely affected union density . |
| 10 | At upper left is a network of lace-like filaments , which is believed to be organized by magnetic fields . |
| 11 | It is varied , later in the sonnet , with the traditional image of the adder , which is believed to be able to block its hearing ( ‘ my adder 's sense/To critic and to flatterer stoppéd are ’ ) , but does so in order not to be deflected by charm or blandishments from destroying its prey . |
| 12 | City observers suspect some of the group 's banks , who are led by National Westminster and Barclays , may have refused to sign cheques to allow the payment of the dividend which is believed to cost about £7 million . |
| 13 | During Princess Diana 's visit to Bury , which is believed to be her first , she will also attend a conference organised by the St Matthew Society . |
| 14 | The following selective lists are from the thirteenth-century Genesis and Exodus ( Morris , 1873 ) , which is believed to originate in East Anglia . |
| 15 | The infant is held to be beset by anxiety which is believed to be related both to the notion of the death instinct , and to its confrontation with the complexity and contradictory nature of its environment . |
| 16 | May I take this opportunity to dispel rumours , circulating among supporters , concerning Mr Pahdra Singh 's involvement with an unnamed supermarket syndicate which is believed to be interested in purchasing ‘ The Tip ’ for redevelopment . |
| 17 | BRL , which will invest £250,000 in the project , won the tenancy of the shop in April , against competition which is believed to have included Dillons , Waterstones and Student Bookshops . |
| 18 | Expression of P3A + variant in thymus , which is believed to play a central role in the induction of autoimmune MG , may have important clinical implications . |
| 19 | * Personality — which is believed to be significant in the " trickle down " process ( or diffusion ) of new products In particular , opinion leaders may be important in increasing the level of recognition and acceptance of a new product , or in situations where innovatory behaviour is required of the consumer ( for example in purchasing a completely new car model as soon as it is launched ) . |
| 20 | Melangell 's grave slab has been reset in the floor of Cell-y-bedd and the shrine rebuilt to its full height in the chancel , which is believed to be its original position . |
| 21 | For instance , Bell-Ingram has been appointed by Clackmannan District Council to undertake a review of its property portfolio , which is believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland . |
| 22 | The rifle is one of two AK47 's used in the attacks carried out by the Ardoyne IRA unit which is believed to number up to 18 . |
| 23 | The major consequence of this bureaucratic inheritance is thus an imbalance between the power of bureaucracy and the power of other political institutions , an imbalance which is believed to have serious implications for further political development . |
| 24 | Pregnancy is often associated with two definite gall bladder abnormalities — namely , reduced gallbadder contractility which is believed to be due to raised progesterone concentrations , and the development of biliary sludge . |
| 25 | The price of snake meat , which is believed to warm the blood , is expected to rise by more than 30 per cent . |
| 26 | The Soviet government 's insistence on cash aid is seen as hampering efforts to develop cross-border co-operation in cleaning up the region 's pollution , 80 per cent of which is believed to originate from Soviet plants . |
| 27 | The US Agriculture Department has proposed the use of irradiation to kill salmonella and other bacteria in raw poultry , some 40 per cent of which is believed to be contaminated with salmonella . |
| 28 | that 's just they 're the people I 'm going to interview okay then you 've got example yesterday at approximately nine twenty Bacon 's technical college at went up in a barrage of smoke taking one life which is believed to be that of the caretaker who was having a last minute check before leaving the building in the evening . |
| 29 | The Kitchings ' workplace which is believed to have been on the grassed wasteland in front of North Road museum became known as Hopetown Foundry . |
| 30 | Gordon Ackerman , headmaster of a primary school which is believed to be the only one in Scotland still allowing corporal punishment , said this was available as the ultimate stage of disciplinary action , if the parents agreed . |