believed

believed { i_state | past }    MODAL    killed { occurrence | perfective | past }

APW19980219.0476.sgm.SYN.xml.sgml.andrea.tml
Nhek Bunchhay said he now believed Howes had been killed within a week of his capture by a Khmer Rouge faction loyal to Pol Pot, then the guerrilla group's leader.

believed { i_state | past }    MODAL    prostitutes { state }

NYT19980402.0453.sgm.SYN.xml.andy.tml
The police and prosecutors said they had identified different suspects in six of the cases and had yet to find any pattern linking the killings or the victims, several of whom were believed to be prostitutes .

believed { occurrence | present }    EVIDENTIAL    have { occurrence }

WSJ910225-0066.SYN.xml.oleg.tml
Iraq is believed to have the ability to deliver chemical weapons in artillery shells or, perhaps, atop Soviet-made Frog7 missiles.

believed { i_state | present }    MODAL    under 40% { state }

wsj_0610_orig.SYN.xml.sgm.roser.tml
Kellogg 's current share is believed to be slightly under 40% while General Mills ' share is about 27% .