Example sentences of "is often [vb pp] that [adj] be " in BNC.

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1 Although it is often assumed that these were one and the same battle , there is no evidence that Clovis fought at Zülpich , and it is possible that they were separate events .
2 It is often said that this is just an example of Swiss discretion in business , but in my view we have begun to believe that works acquired abroad are somehow superior .
3 But it is often implied that these were the result of particular social and political circumstances .
4 It is often thought that these are supported by the arguments in Book 2 for the view that all ideas , the materials of knowledge , come from experience .
5 It is often held that this is the prerogative of governments , the economically or politically powerful , the leadership within the churches or simply those who can afford the means .
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