The phrase "are understood to support" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing beliefs, interpretations, or assumptions about the role or function of something in a particular context.
Example: "The findings of the study are understood to support the theory that regular exercise improves mental health."
Alternatives: "are believed to support" or "are considered to support".
A number of other victims are understood to support a review.
Although they recused themselves from direct participation, they are understood to support the bulk of the findings.
However, oligotrophic pelagic habitats such as high-elevation lakes are understood to support a predominantly microbial food web, where bacterioplankton and their grazers serve as a major link in the transfer of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to higher trophic levels [12], [13].
The prime minister is understood to support the move, as is Nick Brown, Labour chief whip, who also needs to be signed up to any change in procedure.
Carswell had talks earlier this month with the Conservative chief whip Gavin Williamson, who is understood to support the Clacton MP's return to the party he abandoned in 2014.
Mach had called his approach 'historical-critical method' which echoed in his heirs' ears with relevant references to Kant and Marx, and was understood to support the rejection of superhuman metaphysical inevitability.
And the ethical teachings of Jesus long and clearly have been understood to support the poor and struggling in the world over those with means -- who remain hard of heart.
The results obtained in this study might thus be understood to support the assertion that different kinds of leadership are needed for different kinds of worker, as suggested in the Hersey and Blanchard model (1969) [ 42], in which the leadership style matches the maturity and skill of the employees.
The couple are understood to have supported the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation – a non-profit community healthcare organisation – as well as a theatrical group and a humane society.
