Sentence examples for was widely understood from inspiring English sources

Hariri was widely understood to be Saudi's man in Lebanon.

This decision was widely understood to exclude patents on most software innovations.

China was widely understood to be the source of that financing.

But the truth is that in Belgium, the existence of a threat was widely understood.

Thirty years ago, gambling was widely understood in the culture to be addictive, progressive and dangerous".

"Strapping young buck," in Mr. Reagan's day, was widely understood to mean black.

It was widely understood to mean keeping a record of the websites that you visit.

The move was widely understood as a precursor to a full legal ban.

It was widely understood that the outcome of the elections would be pivotal for restoring democratic norms in Pakistan.

Jazz reached a high point in the 50's: it was widely understood both as art music and as entertainment.

Radiohead's last album, 2003's "Hail to the Thief," was widely understood as a reconciliation of the band's warring instincts.