Example sentences of "is [adj] believe that [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I could understand one man imagining that he saw a person in the immediate area of the box but it is hard to believe that two level-headed signalmen could have been mistaken enough to be confused by the same phenomenon .
2 If Alexander II had died before ascending the throne , it is hard to believe that some Russian Fortinbras would have said he was " likely , had he been put on , to have proved most royal " .
3 How much the meeting was told about the previous shipments to Iran is unclear but it is hard to believe that those present were not aware of them .
4 By day , Claxby signal box is warm and friendly and it is difficult to believe that any mysterious events could take place there .
5 Something ancient is surfacing here , in other words , and it is tempting to believe that some French critics , especially those who are hostile to the English a cappella tradition ( to whom we shall return ) , can hear in English choral recordings the voice of their ancient Protestant adversary all too clearly .
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