Example sentences of "it be believed [conj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is believed that Lady Thatcher is considering advising Philip Morris on only its non-tobacco interests after public outcry .
2 It is believed that chimpanzee colonies in Western Africa have been put under severe strain by live export trade for medical research .
3 A few years after the dissection , it is believed that Philip O'Kelly , brother of the deceased Denis , gave the skeleton to Bond , who kept it in his premises in Upper Brook Street until his death .
4 It is believed that Mr Christie in Edinburgh last night met the four remaining directors on the board , the former chairman , Hamish Deans , and his son George , and Jim Johnston and the Edinburgh lawyer Sandy Moffat .
5 While yesterday 's purchase price was kept confidential it is believed that Mr Arkley paid between £150,000 and £200,000 for each of his new pubs .
6 On the economic side it was believed that customs union , by creating healthy competition and allowing for large-scale production , would have a dynamic effect , leading to higher growth and better living standards .
7 In the early post-war years it was believed that investment expenditures were not very responsive to changes in interest rates , and most of the empirical evidence at the time , seemed to support this view .
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