Example sentences of "[pron] is think [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is thought that rice was first cultivated in India and Indo-China , but it is now grown extensively throughout the Far East . |
2 | It is thought that problems like the Alaska oil spillage , and the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica , influenced the Australian decision . |
3 | It is thought that Jesus was peculiarly open to women , breaking in this with custom . |
4 | However , when it is thought that attitudinism renders ethics irrational , the usual point is that ethical conclusions can not be inferred in any rational manner from premisses which are purely factual . |
5 | In the Century/Hutchinson/Arrow/Legend grouping , it is thought that Kate Parkin ( currently publishing director of Century ) will be appointed to the new position of publisher for Century and Arrow . |
6 | It is thought that development at the chosen site could endanger wildlife . |
7 | However , what the net result of the activity has been is unclear , as DEC says it is now closing down its VLIW-on-Alpha work — having failed to enlighten us as to the reasons why — but , at the instruction level , it is thought that Multiflow 's trace compilers were being pressed into service to boost the speed at which the RISC could execute programmes . |
8 | It is thought that William Terris was wearing evening dress , which suggests that he had visited Covent Garden Opera House nearby . |
9 | It is thought that Allen undermines the rationale behind s.3 . |
10 | It is thought that members of the authority are divided on the issue . |
11 | It is thought that members of the src family play important roles in the cellular signalling pathways that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation . |
12 | It is thought that molecules must collide with each other in a favourable spacial orientation for a successful reaction to occur . |
13 | It is thought that bitches of breed with a tendency to be dominant will often become worse after they are spayed . |
14 | For this reason and others ( reviewed by MacIntyre , 1981 ) , including studies with antagonists , desensitisation experiments and measurement of calcium ionophore activity , it is thought that platelet activation by prostaglandins and thromboxanes is receptor-mediated although a suitable radiolabelled ligand is not available for definitive demonstration ( MacIntyre , 1981 ) . |
15 | Although it is thought that translation of a polymer chain proceeds by means of a series of segmental jumps involving short kinetic units , which may each consist of between 15 and 30 chain atoms , the complete movement of a chain can not remain unaffected by the surrounding chains . |
16 | It is thought that Charlotte Bronte was drawing upon her memories of her sisters , Maria and Elizabeth , who were consumptives . |
17 | It is thought that biology is the richest source of ideas for scientific as well as poetic creativity . |
18 | It is thought that Intel Corp will be introduce an initial Pentium chip as the first member of a family of ‘ Pentium technologies , ’ see front page . |
19 | It is thought that Mary Queen of Scots had an umbrella in the 1560s . |
20 | It is thought that form of insulin may not always give vital warnings of low blood sugar , such as hunger or sweating , and that patients may be at increased risk of slipping unawares into a coma . |
21 | Of course , this is a world where it is thought that men are too assertive , bordering on the aggressive . |
22 | ‘ The terrorist group included a youth of about fifteen with bleached hair and it is thought that glimpses of this boy were used skilfully to support the terrorists ' claims . |
23 | Social roles , therefore , are not just a matter of the way people can be observed to behave ( in the usual run of things ) but concern the way it is thought that people ought to behave . |
24 | It is thought that Brent Walker 's Pubmaster and Devenish may be among the buyers . |
25 | It is thought that planning permission was never sought for the land , behind Oak Lea Farm , Aycliffe Village , to be used as a scrap yard . |
26 | He is thinking that Beuno had lived here all his life and no one Sought of things for him to do , or gave parties for him before . |