Example sentences of "[was/were] believed [that] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In 1975 it was believed that a large fleet of supersonic aircraft flying at altitudes up to 25 km would have a ‘ noticeable effect ’ on the ozone layer ( World Health Organization , 1976b ) .
2 Initially it was believed that the general devolution to smaller administrative entities would , in itself , create the conditions for asylums to be closed down .
3 Originally it was believed that the preferred hand was a reliable indicator of the speech-dominant hemisphere .
4 It was believed that the principal rumour-monger was poor George Brown .
5 At the time of the auction , it was believed that the wide expanse of sky had been skinned ; in fact the original sky was in remarkably fine condition , the skinned appearance due to discoloured overpaint .
6 Campaigners against the regulations were working to undermine the time-honoured alliance between medicine and morality but the healer who deployed his art ‘ honourably and fully ’ could never be in antagonism with divine law.It was believed that the curative functions of medicine provided their own moral guarantee .
7 By the 1840s there was some knowledge of the rhythm method of birth control from discussions by French physicians Pouchet and Raciborski on women 's ovulation cycle , though for a while it was believed that the safe period was immediately after menstruation .
8 It was believed that an Urban Development Grant might meet this need and Manchester City Council agreed to support the association 's application for this form of government assistance .
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