Sentence examples for it was formerly thought from inspiring English sources

It was formerly thought to arise from adrenal cortical cells lying within the kidney substance.

It was formerly thought to lead, or "pilot," larger fishes to food sources, hence its common name.

It was formerly thought that the Olmec worshiped only one god, a rain deity depicted as a were-jaguar, but study has shown that there were at least 10 distinct gods represented in Olmec art.

Thus, it was formerly thought that in the iron group and the lanthanoid group ions of the crystal were bound together solely by their electrostatic attraction, the magnetic electrons being completely localized on the transition ion.

It was formerly thought to be a gas under normal conditions but is now predicted to be a solid due to relativistic effects.

It was formerly thought to be deaf when a study reported no agitation in wild Komodo dragons in response to whispers, raised voices, or shouts.

It is now held that Hinduism was taken to Indonesia not by traders, as was formerly thought, but by Brahmans from India who taught Shaivism and the message of personal immortality.

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.

The psychological motivations of rapists are more complex than was formerly thought.

Although the modern Basque language was formerly thought to be the descendant of Iberian, many scholars now believe the two languages to be separate.

But the sublime tinker remains sublime, if less isolated from his fellows than was formerly thought; the genius of The Pilgrim's Progress remains valid.