Example sentences of "believe that [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there was widespread speculation as to the authenticity of the leaflets , experts believed that for the first time there was fairly solid evidence to show that the group was experiencing internal problems , with the possibility that a moderate faction had appeared to question the cult of leadership of Sendero leader Abimael Guzmán Renoso and his military strategy to bring down the state . |
| 2 | Marx believed that in the highest stage of communism human beings would be able to realize — or actualize — their expressive essence , their ‘ species being ’ ( Geras , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | In 1958 he believed that he was founding a republic that would serve France well for many years to come , but he also believed that in the immediate future his presence was essential to France 's safety and renewal . |
| 4 | Nor were defensive measures in conjunction with the United States entirely ruled out , but the British Chiefs of Staff believed that in the worst eventuality they could hold the Kra Isthmus ( to the north of Malaya ) against the Chinese . |
| 5 | While he shared the fears that the Americans might be tempted to try to take advantage of their current but waning nuclear lead , he believed that in the longer term the prospects might improve . |
| 6 | Marx believed that by the mid-nineteenth century workers in England could not easily be exploited any more than they were already : for example , the working day could not be any further extended . |
| 7 | As Mr Day points out : ‘ To the small and medium sized company , all accountants are very much the same and , with the increasing competition from certified and unqualified accountants , I do n't believe that at the lower end of the market chartered accountants will ever get back on the pedestal in the same way they used to be . |
| 8 | He recognized that he could be accused of a conservative , ‘ indeed reactionary ’ , direction for the universities , and of condemning the public sector to second-class status , but ‘ unrepentant I shall believe that in the long run this represents the logical development of both the Robbins principle and the binary policy ’ . |
| 9 | Representatives at Oatridge believe that under the proposed set-up the college would have to buy services . |
| 10 | This view affects more than just clever scholars ; I believe that for the same reason many Christians who hold to some belief in the Devil do not believe in evil spirits either . |
| 11 | We believe that in the present climate of great openness to the gospel and of great need in people 's broken lives , it is a godly thing to expect growth and to plant accordingly . |
| 12 | However , I believe that in the longer run , as production processes become more automated , Kaplan 's activity-based costing concepts will find their main application at the stage of product design and investment selection , although they might have a wider application in service industries , such as the Health Service , and in the control of non-manufacturing costs . |
| 13 | It 's believed that over the past year tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been charged to the council and then sold privately by some of its staff . |
| 14 | I have also believed that with the right hand turned sideways , spin produces outswing better than polish , and , with the new ball , I always spun one or two balls in that way during the very first over . |
| 15 | However , it is believed that in the virgin planet 's oceans there evolved , by chance , complicated molecules called ‘ proteinoid globules ’ ( or ‘ proteinoid microspheres ’ ) ; alternatively , these molecules might have formed on the slopes of the primordial volcanoes and been washed , by rain , down to the seas . |
| 16 | Merchant ( 1982 ) , for example , believes that from the mid-seventeenth century onwards , the scientific view of Nature began to change ; instead of seeing Nature as an organic and harmonious entity , it began to be seen as external and chaotic ; the role of science was to exploit it . |
| 17 | The Jockey Club believes that in the long term Sunday racing without cash betting is impractical and it is resigned to trying to bring about a change in the legislation by a private members ' bill . |
| 18 | But the Commission believes that in the average parish church on an average Sunday , especially where no other is within easy reach of parishioners , a blend of different styles of worship and music is desirable . |
| 19 | But he believes that in the short term , if Labour wins or a hung Parliament causes extended political uncertainty , then recession could drag on . |