Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be believed that " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was believed that a pronunciation change in one word would be followed by changes in all similar words — that there are laws of language evolution — and that is generally the case . |
| 2 | Thus it is believed that polystyrene forms miscible blends with poly ( vinyl methylether ) , and with poly ( phenylene oxide ) s ( examples 1 and 2 , respectively ) because of interactions between the π-electrons of the phenyl rings and the lone pairs of the ether oxygens . |
| 3 | Originally it was believed that this was a simple ‘ smokescreen ’ , a kind of instant fog in which the cuttlefish became hidden and could escape . |
| 4 | Originally it was believed that the preferred hand was a reliable indicator of the speech-dominant hemisphere . |
| 5 | Initially it was believed that only one of these , the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus , was involved in visual perception and that the rest were involved in visual reflexes like pupillary control ( the pretectum ) , orientation movements ( the superior colliculus ) , and stabilization of the visual field when the head moves ( the accessory optic system ) . |
| 6 | Initially it was believed that the general devolution to smaller administrative entities would , in itself , create the conditions for asylums to be closed down . |
| 7 | The pygmies of Central Africa can not find enough food in the Zaire forests and , indeed , there seems to be no unambiguous ethnographic account of any people living solely off forest products and the only tropical areas where it is believed that such people might have lived are in central Malesia . |
| 8 | A full explanation of why it is believed that contributions have been over-paid , the amount and the period involved , and the names and NI numbers of the people concerned should be included . |
| 9 | Recently it was believed that morale had declined and that only firm Soviet and North Korean police rule was preventing defections . |
| 10 | Soon afterwards it was believed that such a planet had been discovered in transit across the Sun . |