Example sentences of "because [pers pn] believe [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm very sorry about that because I believe that that money could be better spent within the fire service on other matters to provide a much better service to the general public .
2 We insist on integrity because we believe that internal compromises would deny what is often called " equality before the law " and sometimes " formal equality . "
3 Although we shall support the Bill because we believe that any measure that alleviates the terrible problem of repossessions is to be welcomed , the way in which the Minister presented it suggests that there is no problem .
4 Tony Kennedy , chief executive of Co-operation North , said : ‘ Co-operation North … was especially keen to become involved in this major event , because we believe that older people have a vital role to play in promoting understanding and tolerance between the people of Ireland , North and South .
5 ‘ Co-Operation North , which aims to advance mutual understanding and respect between the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic , was especially keen to become involved in this major project because we believe that older people have a vital role to play in promoting better understanding and tolerance between the people of Ireland , north and south , ’ said
6 This trend was welcomed by articulate working class women 's groups such as the Women 's Cooperative Guild , because of poor working class housing conditions and because they believed that working class wives needed a respite from the cares of managing a household .
7 They have taken this position not because they are resistant to change , but because they believe that these proposals will politicise the British Police Service and they are in my view entirely right to have that view .
8 His diffidence with secondary art teachers , he intimated , was because he believed that these folk had had longer formal training and more paper qualifications than himself .
9 This was not because he had any interest in values realized in animal life , but because he believed that some degree of goodness pertained to things or states of affairs which do not involve consciousness of any kind .
10 In other areas , notably in relation to the right of freedom of association and collective bargaining , the Commission is abstaining from any action , because it believes that these measures are best dealt with by social partners of industry , or , as appropriate , by the Member States .
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