Sentence examples for was first thought from inspiring English sources

But it may not be as competitive with airlines as was first thought.

Like many food researchers, Donaldson is not convinced the supertaster is as simple as was first thought.

It seems that Iris Robinson's well-built former lover may be rather more publicity shy than was first thought.

But the Australian is less optimistic about the injury to Gardner, which is worse than was first thought.

September's blaze was named the Cone Fire, for the hill where it was first thought to have begun.

It is the first sign that his comeback may rest on shakier foundations than was first thought.

The fury over AIG's bonuses continues to rage, stoked by revelations at the weekend that the insurer paid out far more than was first thought.

One of the objects, the palma, or palmate stone (shaped like a hand with extended fingers), was first thought to have had some religious significance.

Evidence has grown that some checkpoint inhibitors may be effective in treating a wider range of malignancies than was first thought.

It was first thought to be about as large as Earth -- nearly 8,000 miles wide -- but subsequent measurements had it smaller and smaller.

First discovered in 1879 near Syracuse, the helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) was first thought to be a new species of North American orchid.