Example sentences of "be thought that the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It used to be thought that the correct technique was to add positive pitch at just the right moment to give a survivable — if not gentle-landing . |
2 | It might be thought that the present generation of ‘ younger ’ retired women have , by virtue of improved access to occupational pension benefits , greatly reduced their risk of poverty in old age , which for women officially begins five years earlier than men at the ‘ pensionable age ’ of 60 . |
3 | It may be thought that the same verdict applies to the third principle as well . |
4 | It may be thought that the highest-scoring universities in this list attract a higher than average proportion of indigenous students with local area research interests , but examination of the names of thesis authors from Strathclyde and Dundee universities , and confirmatory personal communications with the relevant departments , suggest that many of their students are not of local origin , but have come to the universities from overseas . |
5 | It might be thought that the hon. Gentleman 's independence of mind and spirit owe something to his background . |
6 | As for the beef regime — a second area that we have not yet discussed — there is another reason why it might be thought that the hon. Gentleman was a little premature in suggesting that we had already agreed these matters . |