Example sentences of "[be] believed [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some Berber tribes , pregnancies are believed to last any period — a good deal longer than nine months , certainly . |
| 2 | When market-makers began to suspect that the sales were on behalf of the Bank of Spain , the central bank apparently started to use other Spanish banks , which are believed to include Central Hispano , Bilbao Vizcaya ( BBV ) and Banesto . |
| 3 | Sharks , killer whales , and false killer whales are believed to present some threat to dolphins - scar marks thought to have been caused by shark attack have been observed . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | OLD boy networks , Freemasonry and chapel membership were believed to hold undue sway in the decisions of some Welsh councils , MPs were told yesterday . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Medical appointments in military units were believed to provide useful experience to recent graduates or students , and were much in demand . |
| 8 | Secondly , in the Keynesian function ( where money is a close substitute for bonds ) , the demand for money is interest-elastic because if the rate of interest earned from holding bonds changes , wealth holders are assumed to react only by changing their money holdings ; but in Friedman 's function ( where money is a substitute for all other assets , both financial and real ) , the demand for money is believed to exhibit low interest-elasticity . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Lord McCluskey 's decision yesterday is believed to break new ground for a Scottish criminal court . |
| 11 | They included the forest god , Pan , who was believed to engender intense fear or ‘ panic ’ in those who were foolish enough to venture into remote and desolate places . |