• That might not be thought to matter, since the leaves are about to be discarded anyway.

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  • Not heads of government, especially not those who do not wish to be thought to be over-doing the relaxation.

    ECONOMIST: Wish you weren��t here

  • Now that Indonesia is a democracy, the constitutional guarantee of freedom of worship might be thought to trump all other arguments.

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  • The ugliest of these pigeonholes suggests a comparative advantage, anyway: to be thought to tap-dance well implies that you can, at least, do that.

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  • Though the role, clearly, is not the man, were he to win this time it might be thought to leave a nasty taste on a night when Hollywood routinely congratulates itself on its good taste and wholesome entertainment values.

    ECONOMIST: Spotting the winners

  • But in their desire not to be thought to be shoving an equally distorted and subjective history diet down young throats, the Americans may be losing a chance to ensure that young Iraqis do get a more truthful version of the past.

    ECONOMIST: Teaching history in Iraq

  • With that neck problem now understood to be fully healed, Schumacher is thought to be close to completing a sensational return to the sport with German giants Mercedes.

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  • But these come in for similar criticism to the Land Rovers and are thought to be susceptible to roadside bombs and grenades.

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  • Laptops will be issued to every pupil, an initiative thought to be a first in the UK for students of that age, a spokesman added.

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  • Up to 100 Tory backbenchers are thought to be prepared to vote against a timetable motion, limiting the time for debate on the bill in the Commons.

    BBC: Hague urges Tories to back Lords plan

  • Mr Norris's campaign now looks likely to proceed as both Mr Ancram and party leader William Hague are thought to be keen to have the former MP back in the race.

    BBC: You are in: UK Politics

  • Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal told John Humphrys that supposedly "easy money", from occasional no-balls that could be thought not to affect the outcome of the game, may have led to corruption.

    BBC: 'Easy money' behind cricket scandal

  • Spanish police have arrested six Algerians who are believed to have links to suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden and who were thought to be helping to prepare attacks on U.S. targets in Europe.

    CNN: Suspect instructed attack pilots, court hears

  • We have taken this to the point that it is the management of knowledge has become a significant drive in many organizations, with a thought to be able to transform any practice or item of knowledge into an asset.

    FORBES: Shifting The Imperative From Knowledge Management To Expertise Management

  • "I was encouraged to put the child up for adoption, since at the time stress from childbearing and child rearing were thought to be detrimental to the health of a woman with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, " she explained.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Chavez proceeded to suppress the labor unions by undermining their basic right to organize, by interfering in union elections, by refusing to bargain collectively with them, by establishing mechanisms of union control and by vetoing unions thought to be opposed to the government.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • "Stock markets, insurance markets, commodity markets--they used to be prohibited by gambling laws but were thought to be useful and given an exception, " says Hanson.

    FORBES: Can Intrade Win After The Election?

  • In addition to the Surface-style smartphone that Microsoft is rumored to be developing, the company is also thought to be creating its first handheld game console.

    FORBES: Microsoft CEO Adds Credence to Xbox Tablet, Surface Phone Rumors

  • To search for a target molecule, then, all that would be needed would be to sprinkle a sample thought to contain it with magnetic nanoparticles coated with the appropriate antibody or DNA and then run it over a spin valve.

    ECONOMIST: Labs on a chip

  • However, Dr Taranissi said genetic screening did carry a small risk to the embryo, and would only be used on women who were thought to be at high risk.

    BBC: Embryo gene testing approved

  • He is understood to be living in Spain, where he is thought to be involved in property development.

    BBC: Son thanks public for support after Thatcher's death

  • And to be sure, many technologies that were once thought to be impossible are used every day now--inspiring science-fiction writer Arthur C.

    FORBES: Powered By Blarney?

  • The two British boats, by the way, were initially to be called Cat and Dog but that was thought to be too flippant - the Admiralty in London at the time was not into flippancy.

    BBC: Hope yet for African Queen gunboat on Lake Tanganyika

  • Also, diesel was considered an alternative fuel and he wanted his brand to be thought of as an alternative to the clothing trends of the time.

    FORBES: Connect

  • So this process means that in some ways the winner will not be the bid that is thought to be the best, but rather the one that is considered least bad by most of the voters.

    BBC: Bidding process keeps us guessing

  • A. (for Albert, although he prefers to be called Al) Alvarez would hate to be thought cosy.

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  • It said this could mean that commercially viable exchanges would be the first to get the fibre-based service or that exchanges thought to be non-viable would be added to its deployment plans.

    BBC: BT competition seeks out UK's next fibre hotspots

  • But a battle could be on the cards, since Harmony Gold is thought to be bidding for some of the same mines, although it has yet to say more than that it is in talks with a third party.

    BBC: Business crosses the line in South Africa

  • Growing Asian demand for rhino horn, believed to be a remedy for various illness including cancer, is thought to be behind the recent spike in rhino killings, even though there is no scientific evidence for its reputed medicinal properties.

    BBC: South Africa Kruger park rhinos to get extra wardens

  • Conservative-Independent led Cornwall Council said it was "extremely disappointed" by the decision to end the service, which has offered as many as 40 flights a day and is thought to be used by up to 130, 000 people a year.

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