Apocalyptic trends, given considerable impetus by the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks, were not (as was formerly thought) restricted to Pharisaic circles.
A painted lacquer storage box from the Zeng tomb bears the earliest depiction of two of the Chinese directional animals (formerly thought to date from the later Han), together with the names of the 28 stars used in Chinese astrology (previously believed to have been introduced at a later time from Iran or India).
When approaching the starting line (also known as the staging area), most racers will apply water (formerly thought to be bleach by spectators but was always water in old bleach bottles) to the driven tires either by backing into a small puddle (the "bleach box" or "water box") or having it sprayed on.
By taking into account not only human observers, who all share the motion of the earth, but also possible "observers" in very rapid motion relatively to the earth, it is found that much more depends upon the point of view of the observer than was formerly thought.
It was formerly thought to arise from adrenal cortical cells lying within the kidney substance.
Lyrebirds were formerly thought to be related to pheasants or to the birds-of-paradise.
The psychological motivations of rapists are more complex than was formerly thought.
They don't steal as much as formerly thought, but they are not innocent either.
Catoptrica ("Reflection") exists only as a Latin translation of a work formerly thought to be a fragment of Ptolemy's Optica.
Seriously, how can anyone write such a sentence referring to "recent advances" as though we formerly thought humans were automatons.
It was formerly thought to lead, or "pilot," larger fishes to food sources, hence its common name.
