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Rewrite these sentences using the passive with reporting verbs in two different ways.

1. They say that Britain has the largest prison population in the European Union.

2. At the beginning of the year, they said that crime was getting out of control.

3. Some people believe that tougher prison sentences reduce crime.

4. However, people also consider that prisons do more harm than good.

5. People say that the new restaurant is very expensive.

6. Journalists reported that five people had been injured in the crash.

7. People say that the monument is over 2000 years old.

8. People say that the concert was very good.

9. Somebody told me that the new film is very violent.

10. I believe that those cars are rather unreliable.

11. People say that they will knock that old building down.

12. We think they are going to close this school soon.

13. Everybody says India has attacked Pakistan.

14. Everybody believes that the President took a decision last night.

15. People think that the man murdered his wife.

16. We expect the government enforces the new law.

17. People say that the police are corrupt.

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