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People believe he was the greatest singer ever. He...
He is believed to have been the greatest singer ever.
The town hall estimates that vandals cause huge damage to the street furniture every weekend.
Vandals are estimated to cause huge damage to street furniture every weekend.
The Mayor announced that taxes will increase by the end of the year.
Taxes were announced to increase by the end of the year.
People say there are between 4,000 and 6,000 languages in the world.
There are said to be between 4,000 and 6,000 languages in the world.
People expect profits to fall slightly next year.
Profits are expected to fall slightly next year.
Someone used a brick to smash the window.
The window was smashed with a brick.
Someone used a counterfeit key to open the security door.
A counterfeit key was used to open the security door. / The security door was opened with a counterfeit key.
The high cost of gas and electricity is hitting some families hard.
Some families are being hit hard by the high cost of gas and electricity.
The unusually high tide completely washed away the sea wall.
The sea wall was completely washed away by the unusually high tide.
The freezing conditions have put off many would-be shoppers.
Many shoppers have been put off by the freezing conditions.
A multi-national company is taking over our firm.
Our firm is being taken over by a multi-national company.
An elderly aunt gave Paul the paintings.
Paul was given the paintings by an elderly aunt./ The paintings were given to Paul by an elderly aunt.
They considered any further rescue attempts pointless.
Any further rescue attempts were considered pointless.
The police are going to look into the case.
The case is going to be looked into by the police.
In ancient Egypt people thought bat's blood cured blindness.
Bat's blood was thought to cure blindness in ancient Egypt.
People believe that the company has been talking to a competitor about a possible merger.
The company is believed to have been talking to a competitor about a possible merger.
