Example sentences of "[pron] is believe [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The following selective lists are from the thirteenth-century Genesis and Exodus ( Morris , 1873 ) , which is believed to originate in East Anglia . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The Kitchings ' workplace which is believed to have been on the grassed wasteland in front of North Road museum became known as Hopetown Foundry . |
| 12 | The house was damaged in the explosion , which is believed to have involved bottled gas apparatus . |
| 13 | The price of snake meat , which is believed to warm the blood , is expected to rise by more than 30 per cent . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ] . |
| 16 | No works of art were produced by Miss Wise , nor was she heard of again after 1918 ; she is believed to have been one of the victims of the influenza epidemic of that time . |
| 17 | She is believed to have discovered his body when she walked into his bedroom at around 7.30am as usual . |
| 18 | She is believed to have a £4.2 million fortune based solely on French property she owned before her marriage to the tycoon . |
| 19 | And she is believed to have banked £10 million since being booted out of Downing Street two years ago . |
| 20 | She is believed to have had a heart attack at Dingle Bay , Co Kerry . |
| 21 | In 1905 she was appointed a member of the royal commission on the poor laws , where she defended the role of organized private charity against the bureaucratic socialism of Mrs Beatrice Webb [ q.v. ] ; she is believed to have drafted many sections of the majority report . |
| 22 | Unmarried , his heir is his second cousin , once removed , Mr. Alfred Blacker who is believed to live in Hobart , Tasmania , where he was last heard of working as a Real Tennis professional . ’ ’ |
| 23 | Its biggest benefactor is the property developer Godfrey Bradman , who is believed to have donated £250,000 to the last campaign , and has pledged £65,000 to the embryo Bill campaign . |
| 24 | Apart from Mr Patten , four other ministers have lost their Cabinet posts : former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker , who is believed to have refused an offer to take over as Welsh Secretary ; Tom King from Defence , who asked for a break from office four months ago ; Peter Brooke from Northern Ireland ; and Lord Waddington , former leader of the Lords . |
| 25 | Then the man who is believed to have attacked at least 100 women would never again be a threat . |
| 26 | But a jovial Alwen , who is believed to have put £1 million into the move , said : ‘ Do n't worry , it 's all cosmetic . |
| 27 | The couple were mown down yards from their home by a car driven by 47-year-old Jill Gunns , who is believed to have had a row with her boy-friend . |
| 28 | But he is likely to be kept out of the team by Prost who is believed to have a deal which bars the Brazilian from coming in as his partner . |
| 29 | The campaign began after the suicide of Sueb Makasthien , the sanctuary 's former director , who is believed to have taken his life because his efforts to ensure protection for the area were continually frustrated by corrupt officials . |
| 30 | The condition of the 60 year-old actress , who is believed to have suffered a severe asthma attack , worsened since yesterday . |