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The phrase “was perceived to” is correct and usable in written English.
It can typically be used when one is trying to describe how a certain action or event was seen or viewed by other people. For example, “The decision was perceived to be controversial by many.”.
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Moreover, the market was perceived to be small.
The student movement was perceived to be at a crossroad.
The Thatcher government was perceived to be quite far on the right.
Like Justine, she was being shamed because she was perceived to have misused her privilege.
Then, within weeks of replacing Ferguson, he was perceived to be doing something similar.
The man who was perceived to be denying it is now gone.
It can shatter a romantic notion of the way it was or was perceived to be.
Because Malik was perceived to be from a lower class, her family refused.
The heel device was perceived to fit the shoe and to be stable at heel-strike.
Put simply, the heavier the container, the denser the food sample was perceived to be.
Additionally, the computer was perceived to be convenient, user-friendly, comfortable, and secure.
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