Example sentences of "was widely [verb] that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was widely believed that the financial records supplied by Hakim were instrumental in supplying evidence for the charges against Clines . |
2 | Hitler 's confidence in early victory made a deep impression , and it was widely believed that the final push would begin in March or April . |
3 | Although there was no official statement concerning the content of the agenda , it was widely believed that the two sides would begin detailed discussions for the first time since the negotiations began in July 1990 . |
4 | There was guarded optimism that all Cambodian factions ( the three NGC elements and the State of Cambodia ( SOC ) regime based in Phnom Penh ) would accept the UN framework , as it was widely expected that the five states would put pressure on the respective factions they supported . |
5 | It was widely expected that the formal ban on direct trade with the Soviet Union would be lifted in 1990 leaving only mainland China , Albania , Cuba and North Korea on the prohibited list . |
6 | Although Attorney General William Barr refused to comment on the appointment of former District of Columbia federal attorney Joseph diGenova or to confirm which officials were under investigation , it was widely reported that the latter included outgoing Chief of Staff James Baker . |
7 | At the time it was widely held that the early parts of the visual system acted like a closed-circuit television , with the eye acting as the camera and the visual cortex acting as the TV monitor . |
8 | Although no formal announcements were made , it was widely thought that the two leaders might meet twice more in the near future , to sign the CFE and the START treaties , planned for later in 1990 . |