Example sentences of "believe that [pron] [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile the actual direction of the party under Mr Callaghan , aided by Mr Foot , was in the hands of those who believed that its main task was to represent the interests of trade unions . |
| 2 | Suddenly the Norths ' car was purposely rammed by a man who believed that his footloose wife was hiding in it . |
| 3 | During their courtship they believed that his true future was to be a poet . |
| 4 | Bernard soon took against the idea and Laura fought doggedly to keep them , believing that her loyal customers were entitled to receive the benefits from any advantage like this . |
| 5 | Magellan , overjoyed and believing that his ultimate goal was within his grasp , brushed aside the doubters ' view that he should , despite the discovery , turn back eastwards for the Moluccas . |
| 6 | Because I do not accept absolute predestination , however , and can not believe that we human beings are simply pawns in some giant chess game being played in the wide blue yonder , I think that it is the person within whom the spirit chooses to dwell who actually makes the right or wrong decisions . |
| 7 | The argument presented here is that in the latter part of the twentieth century more and more capitalists have come to believe that their objective interests are best served through transnational practices , as evidenced by the phenomenal growth of the presence and influence of the TNCs outside the hegemon countries , and what I am describing as transnational capitalist classes . |
| 8 | It led her to believe that her deluded behaviour was within the realm of the acceptable when it was not . |
| 9 | Women in the 90s believe that their best interests are still not being represented by politicians ; despite all the talk of ‘ women 's charters ’ and changing demographics in their favour , 76% sense a ‘ bias towards men ’ . |
| 10 | They also believe that their greatest responsibility is to support the future of the monarchy . |
| 11 | In practice , the platform becomes a place for people who want to be seen , those who believe that their own importance is such that the presentation of the programme is secondary to their right to be seen beside the programme participants . |
| 12 | We are not quarrelling with this decision in any way , because I believe that our full-time forces are already overstretched for the roles and tasks that the Government have outlined for them both in and out of area , and that the territorial forces play a vital support role . |
| 13 | But Prof Alderslade said : ‘ I believe that our independent inquiry is an adequate and appropriate response , backed by our determination to find out what happened , learn the lessons and then implement them . |
| 14 | I believe that my hon. Friend is right . |
| 15 | I believe that my hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the risks of the devolution proposals which have previously been put before people . |
| 16 | Rather than censure the dictatorship of President Saddam Hussein , Mr Marlow believes that its poor image is partly the fault of the British press . |
| 17 | If John Major believes that his narrow majority is a vindication of his decision to join his darling mechanism , then his understandable sense of personal triumph will have gone to his head . |