Example sentences of "but it is believed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 2 | Edwards declined to comment after a lengthy board meeting at Old Trafford , but it is believed the information in question related to players ' contracts and salaries , as well as other financial information about the club . |
| 3 | But it is believed that between 50,000 and 100,000 people in this country , who are free of symptoms are likely to be carrying the virus . |
| 4 | But it is believed that a takeover of Paribas by a foreign entity seems politically improbable . |
| 5 | But it is believed that several dozen members of the last Parliament are still members . |
| 6 | But it is believed funds were channelled through an unauthorised company , Wentworth Asset Management , which had let its application for Fimbra membership lapse . |
| 7 | The reason for this is not clear but it is believed to be related to surface characteristics such as defect chemistry . |
| 8 | The dolphins ' opinion of Miss Goddard was not recorded but it is believed that they would be unlikely to demur from her conclusion . |
| 9 | This is the case at Richmond , where it is incorporated in the royal charters of Elizabeth I in 1576 and Charles II in 1668 , but it is believed to be much older . |
| 10 | But it is believed the board 's acute services review also proposes the closure of a number of inner-city sites including the Royal Infirmary . |
| 11 | A post mortem was carried out yesterday , but it is believed David died from internal bleeding . |
| 12 | BR electrical engineers searched the area for the suspect wire but it is believed to have melted under the force of the current . |
| 13 | Ferguson declined to reveal the fee but it is believed to be Pounds 1.2m . |
| 14 | The two options for the road are in Cambridgeshire but it is believed the route will reduce the speed of traffic entering Suffolk on the A142 . |
| 15 | The pilots were told to divert towards India but it is believed they turned north by mistake and hit the mountains . |
| 16 | But it is believed he was off duty when the telex was sent . |
| 17 | Mr Sugar was not at the house yesterday but it is believed his wife , Ann , was at home as a woman had driven a sports car into the grounds earlier , which bore the registration 1 AS . |
| 18 | The exact boundaries of Barama 's concession are not yet known , but it is believed to contain groups of Warrau , Lokono , Karinya and Akawaio Indians . |
| 19 | How it got its name is not a documented fact , but it is believed to have come about when the tailors of London congregated at the Haymarket Theatre to protest about a play called The Tailors : A Tragedy For Warm Weather . |
| 20 | The exact function of sleep is unproven , but it is believed to be important in the maintenance of health and body repair . |
| 21 | But the Working Party did not need to dally with morbidity indicators , since ‘ the reasons for the pattern of differential Regional mortality are not wholly understood but it is believed that Regional differences in morbidity explain the greater part of it and that statistics of relative differences in Regional morbidity , if they existed , would exhibit the same pattern as those for mortality ’ ( DHSS , 1976b , p. 16 ) . |
| 22 | In 1972 the number of houses used as second homes in Britain as a whole was estimated at 372000 , but it is believed that this number has declined in recent years due to the inflation in house prices since that date . |
| 23 | Publishers have been reluctant to comment on this proposed scheme at present , but it is believed to be an agreement whereby a publisher 's rep would be given authority to put into the store any title in any quantity , for example 500 copies of a new title , and after 60 days would take back any copies the manager no longer wanted . |
| 24 | It is uncertain whether the consultancy will also work for Rover Europe and Rover International , or how much direct marketing or sales promotion work will be involved , but it is believed Rover wants to use as few external agencies as possible . |
| 25 | The police investigation is continuing , but it is believed that two plastic barrels containing some 300 lb of home-made explosive were placed beside the roadside hedge and detonated by command wire from a vantage point overlooking the scene . |
| 26 | But it is believed no action will be taken against her , according to police sources . |
| 27 | The Bill is bound to be extensively amended before it reaches the statute book — at the time of writing 16 , amendments have been put down by the Government and 25 of them are of major importance — but it is believed that few if any of these amendments will affect settlements under which there is subsisting an interest in possession . |
| 28 | He refused to speculate how many jobs could be lost if the council was capped , but it is believed to be around 50 . |
| 29 | Pool boss Alan Murray is refusing to reveal the fee paid for the new man , but it is believed to be about £50,000 . |
| 30 | Greg Dyke , chairman of ITV Sport , would not go into details but it is believed that ITV 's interest will extend to a sponsorship package that could be worth around £80m over four years . |