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Technicum Si-Tarek Of Relizane   Third Year Students   Technological Streams 2003/2004   Structure Practice: The Passive Voice  Exercise FOUR:  Rewrite these sentences in an alternative passive form, starting                                            with the underlined words in italics.    1. It is said that he is an honest, hard-working man. .  2.  It is considered that this surgeon is a brilliant practitioner. .  3.  It is now thought that some redundancy in the Midlands is inevitable. .  4.  It was proved that the statements he had made were false. .  5.  It was understood that Mr Smith was willing to meet the British Prime Minister. .  6.  It is believed that the Chancellor is thinking of imposing special taxes to raise extra revenue. .  7.  It is expected that the electricity supply industry will be running into surplus capacity by next year. .  8.  It is reported that several American motor manufacturers are planning to set up assembly plants overseas. .  9.  It is expected that the brewers will raise the price of beer in the near future. .  10. It was claimed that the drug produced no undesirable side-effects. .  11. It is said that the police acted with great restraint, despite provocation. .  12. It was alleged that the Prime Minister had misled the House . .  13. It is believed that the Government has had second thoughts on this problem. .  14. It was believed that the explosion had been caused by a mine. .  15. It is presumed that the ship's radio equipment was put out of the action during the fire. .  16. It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable sources. .