Example sentences of "[be] believe to have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shorter half-life of 235 U results in it having a much lower abundance at present relative to 238 U. Because U and Th are believed to have similar distribution coefficients during mantle melting , a large fractionation in U/Pb is associated with change of similar magnitude in Th/Pb . |
| 2 | Approximately one-fifth of all school children are believed to have special educational needs of one sort or another . |
| 3 | Anglo-Welsh 's huge breweries in Birmingham , Bristol , Cardiff , London , Plymouth and Wrexham are believed to have more than enough spare capacity to brew all of Palatine 's production requirements . |
| 4 | According to reports nearly 50 per cent of Spain 's 36,736 prisoners were believed to have some form of addiction and just under 25 per cent were said to be HIV positive . |
| 5 | The effects were believed to have enduring consequences on the child 's thought processes and predispose to ( rather than precipitate ) schizophrenia . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Rhino horn is believed to have numerous medical applications , and such is the demand for it in China that Ming dynasty cups and bowls , worth up to £75,000 in Europe , are now being ground down . |
| 8 | Lotus is believed to have devoted $30m over four years developing a database that it cancelled in 1989 — just before it bought a 15% stake in Sybase Inc , sold again in 1992 . |
| 9 | Obviously not all shaman practices are applicable in the modern world , one procedure involved blowing tobacco smoke over a sick person because it was believed to have magical healing powers — I ca n't see that selling too well today ! |
| 10 | Of the members re-elected to the standing committee , Premier Li Peng 's commitment to Deng 's reform programme was equivocal and he was believed to have conservative sympathies . |
| 11 | About half way down the hill forming the eastern slope of Nafferton Slack , by the road-side , to prevent waggons leaving the roadway , stood a large stone , which was believed to have wonderful powers . |
| 12 | Coastguards were alerted and Department of Transport officials travelled to Eyemouth and boarded the boat , which was believed to have ten people on board . |