Example sentences of "it was believed that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is regarded as passive ( because the light does not have the intensity of the sun ) , and productive because it was believed that her shining , heavenly presence encouraged the growth of crops . |
| 2 | N.G. Attenborough and his crew were killed , although it was believed that they had flown into a balloon barrage . |
| 3 | The fatalism of life at work was accepted just as it was believed that they could not help themselves or , indeed , be helped . |
| 4 | Najibullah refused to identify the opposition leaders he had met , but it was believed that they included the leading National Islamic Front ( NIF ) moderate Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani and Seghbatullah Mujjaddedi , the president of the Pakistan-based Afghan Interim Government ( AIG — see p. 36449 ) , as well as two men linked with ex-king Mohammad Zahir Shah , namely his close confidant and former Prime Minister Mohammad Yusuf and the ex-king 's son-in-law , Gen. Abdul Wali Khan . |
| 5 | It was believed that they were to stage yet another demonstration at the Party conference , this time during tomorrow 's crucially important debate on immigration . |
| 6 | At the beginning of the century it was believed that everything could be understood in terms of continuum mechanics . |
| 7 | At the beginning of this century it was believed that one could find a basic element of learning that was common to all these activities ; and that once this was established it would be possible to construct a single theory that would explain all learning and would provide a once-and-for-all guide to teaching . |
| 8 | He evidently hoped to secure the Mullah 's daughter as a bride ; it was believed that he even aspired to marry the Caliph of Islam 's daughter . |
| 9 | Aurangzeb had been struck down with a fever , and it was believed that he was beyond recovery . |
| 10 | By setting up a nuclear energy community at the outset , it was believed that it could provide an important impetus towards closer integration . |
| 11 | When the Almoravid general sent a token force of twenty mounted warriors to the gates of the city , their arrival caused such consternation that it was believed that there were actually 500 or more . |
| 12 | It was believed that there was a ring of people involved . |