Example sentences of "[adv] it was 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 | Originally it was believed that this was a simple ‘ smokescreen ’ , a kind of instant fog in which the cuttlefish became hidden and could escape . |
| 3 | Originally it was believed that the preferred hand was a reliable indicator of the speech-dominant hemisphere . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Initially it was believed that the general devolution to smaller administrative entities would , in itself , create the conditions for asylums to be closed down . |
| 6 | Recently it was believed that morale had declined and that only firm Soviet and North Korean police rule was preventing defections . |
| 7 | Soon afterwards it was believed that such a planet had been discovered in transit across the Sun . |