In the run-up to the 1937 dip, many people thought inflation was imminent due to the jump in excess bank reserves.
When he joined the race for Speaker, he was thought to have the backing of many Labour MPs - but it was thought by many pundits that he may not have been popular enough with his own side to stand a chance.
In the middle to late 1990s, as Amazon was just starting to appear on radar screens, many thought Sears would be the company to dominate the internet.
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Before the experiment Milgram polled people asking how many teachers they thought would go to the maximum voltage.
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Google's ability to place small, targeted text advertisements next to internet-search results, and on other websites, meant that many of the business models thought to have been killed by the dotcom bust now rose from the grave.
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Many of the neutrinos around today are thought to have originated in the big bang.
The idea of a co-production is also proving not to be the silver bullet many studios thought it would.
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Many of the health benefits of exercise are thought to be due to the synthesis of damage-controlling molecules called heat-shock proteins, and Dr Rattan's group has been experimenting with other ways of triggering these proteins.
Briton Knox-Johnston, who also founded the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, added that many people had thought his own bid to circumnavigate the globe was impossible at the time.
And the concentration of so many firms working in the same industry is thought to spark creative ferment.
Even more surprising was the fact many of the leaders were countries that were thought to be black holes for investors as the year began.
The Bank of America's Mr Levy is one of those who consistently expected the economy to emerge more rapidly from the downturn than many thought it could.
The prosecution's barraging of the jury with mind-numbing detail, and its focus on the defendants' greed and lavish lifestyles seemed to alienate many jurors, even some who thought the defendants were guilty.
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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Not so long ago it might have been hard to find many executives who thought the euro zone would fracture.
Extell is betting that other buyers are willing to pay many millions more than previously thought for a chance to live in the clouds above Central Park.
The absentee votes are usually thought to favour the Republicans, as many postal voters have military connections.
Many in the firm wanted to slither out of the agreement, but Mr Weinberg thought that would send the worst kind of signal: that Goldman might let a client down.
Back on the farm Jean Delstanche says European law should be re-thought to avoid the prospect of many more farms being wiped out by the EU's eradication policy.
The shadow chancellor was forced to defend his performance in the Commons yesterday after many observers thought he was caught off guard.
As an example, fans might remember back in the '80s, when she was dating Warren Beatty, many people thought that that relationship was strictly to promote the Dick Tracy movie that they made together, and that she was being opportunistic.
Until this month, many thought the ECB had to be firm, because outlying euro economies like those of Ireland and Portugal have stirrings of inflation.
The mayor's enthusiasm for development (he wants a big increase in housebuilding, and a new generation of skyscrapers) alarms many, and he is thought indifferent to the suburbs.
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After making a significant investment, many of the organizations that we thought needed the leadership program were not ready to make a commitment because they had more pressing priorities.
As a retirement coach for ING Financial Partners, Ms. Kylen has seen many an investor reduced to tears at the mere thought of losing money on an investment or running out of funds in retirement so many that she keeps a big box of tissues on her desk.
The One Laptop Per Child initiative in particular gathered significant publicity and hype for its admirable goals, but people implementing it in many countries appeared not to have thought through the professional development teachers would need or, even more importantly, a redesign of the schooling model itself to leverage the considerable benefits that digital learning can deliver.
The study carried out by the UK gaming industry found many parents thought their children were mature enough not to be influenced by the content of the games, and parents tended to view them as a guide to the content rather than a prohibition.
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And, on the basis of recent history, it is fair to assume that the Bundesbank and many Germans would go bonkers if they thought they were really being forced to bail out a bank that bankrupted itself by rampant speculation on land and property.
Last year, a unit set up to tackle the problem dealt with 1, 700 cases, but many more are thought to have gone unreported.
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