Example sentences of "it is thought that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought that similar but even larger black holes , with masses of about a hundred million times the mass of the sun , occur at the centers of quasars . |
| 2 | It is now known that many plants grow at temperatures as low as 0°C , albeit slowly , and it is thought that higher temperatures are more important in the earlier half of the year . |
| 3 | It is thought that therapeutic operations provide such a social benefit by the psychological benefit . |
| 4 | It is thought that that will be the result if enough factors are taken into account . |
| 5 | However , it is thought that that can cause imperfections in the glass which sometimes cause it to explode without warning . |
| 6 | After Seymour it is thought that all of these accused would be guilty of reckless manslaughter . |
| 7 | The incident took place at around 4.30 on Thursday afternoon , and it is thought that one of the men could be middle aged and the other younger . |
| 8 | It is thought that two young were raised . |
| 9 | It is thought that 16 months should provide sufficient time for new pension arrangements to be set up , but if difficulties arose the powers in clause 12 would be available to the Secretary of State . |
| 10 | And , if it is thought that such a state of affairs is , for whatever reason , undesirable , then it behoves those who argue for another approach to learn the lesson of political realities . |
| 11 | The significance of this observation is still unknown , but it is thought that such larvae may resume development if the adult hookworm population is removed by an anthelmintic or at times of stress such as lactation . |
| 12 | It is thought that many of the jury became wealthy men , through bribes by both Blount and Dudley , so that they arrived at the same conclusion — a conclusion that ‘ After a searching enquiry , they could find no presumption of evil doing . ’ |
| 13 | It is thought that high-mass X-ray binaries accrete primarily from a stellar wind escaping from the companion star whereas LMXBs accrete by means of Roche-lobe overflow into a disc ; a viable hypothesis is that QPOs are a generic feature of disc accretion , regardless of the precise nature of the compact object . |
| 14 | It seems that anxious people condition most easily and it is thought that irrational fears are established in this way . |
| 15 | It is thought that sudden exposure to intense sunlight is a trigger to melanoma , and young office workers are typical victims . |
| 16 | Examples of jackets faced in this way do survive , badged to Militia and Volunteer units ; but it is thought that few , if any , Regular officers acquired them . |
| 17 | It is thought that British Midland considered the City Airport some time ago , but decided against moving in at that stage . |
| 18 | It is thought that high sugar intakes and low chromium levels predispose to hardening of the arteries and raised cholesterol levels later in life . |
| 19 | There is very little known abut the carvers of medieval bench ends but it is thought that most of them were ordinary local craftsmen , and so there would have been no reason to record this fact . |
| 20 | A second objective of the research is to explore the way that managerial policies are being developed between HQ , divisional management , profit and cost centre management and at the establishment and work-place levels at a time when it is thought that large companies are decentralising their management systems . |
| 21 | If it is thought that this is one of the pleasanter , more protective aspects of male chauvinism , this is mistaken . |
| 22 | It is thought that this reacts with the woody tissue of the veins to produce trichlorophenol or TCP and that residual moulds feed on this , producing a ‘ corked ’ -smelling compound . |
| 23 | It is thought that this means all must be working to comply with this regulation . |
| 24 | It is thought that this represents a very real social phenomenon , either because of the nature of the settlement or because it was a general policy to dispose of rubbish away from the settlements , perhaps as manure in the fields , and is clearly not the product of poor preservation as has tended to be assumed ( Astill and Lobb 1982 , p. 140 ) . |
| 25 | It is thought that this is to reduce the attractiveness of the females who have already bred and no longer want the attention of the males . |
| 26 | It is thought that this move will be followed by stronger legislation which will in time ban all cigarette companies ' brand names and logos appearing in any form on Italian TV . |
| 27 | It is thought that this sub-section does not fully define " deception " . |
| 28 | It is thought that this decision is doubtful in view of the Court of Appeal decision in Parsons v Uttley Ingham & Co [ 1978 ] QB 791 . |
| 29 | It is thought that this would have increased the flow of heat to the base of the lithosphere sufficiently to cause a phase change in the uppermost continental mantle after a delay of up to 70 Ma ( the time taken for heat to be conducted from the base of the lithosphere to just below the Moho ) . |
| 30 | If the transfer refers to the shares of the tenants in common , it is thought that this is unobjectionable to the registrar , although no note of the shares will appear on the register . |