Example sentences of "believing [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic theme of this chapter will be that the success of cognitive neuropsychology provides strong grounds for believing that functionalism , or something very close to it , is actually true . |
| 2 | Keith Griffin is one who takes an extreme position believing that |
| 3 | This is the type of evidence which misled Engels into believing that communal marriage actually survived [ Spencer , 1965 ] . |
| 4 | Americans like their billion-dollar computerised organisation , believing that big is beautiful , and now these monoliths are out of control . |
| 5 | There were grounds for believing that only fear of the consequences of dismantling UNRWA for the stability of the host governments guaranteed the perpetuation of its services , pending a solution to the refugee problem . |
| 6 | If she were to cease believing that … |
| 7 | Large numbers of Labour Party activists rejected the ban on political agitation , believing that pressure for a more socialist approach to the war effort was a precondition of victory . |
| 8 | Liberalism is hostile to the existence of centres of unbridled power , believing that power unless limited and controlled may threaten the liberty and the equality of the individual which are the two fundamental tenets of liberalism itself . |
| 9 | All we need is to show that your belief that you are not a brain in a vat can not be justified since nothing in your experience can count as evidence for that proposition , and then appeal to an analogue of : which holds that if a is justified in believing that p and that p implies q , a is justified in believing that q . |
| 10 | For to understand a sentence is to be able to pick out situations which justify us in believing that sentence to be true . |
| 11 | The suggestion then is that a fourth clause be added requiring that there be no other truth such that Henry 's believing it would have destroyed his justification for believing that q . |
| 12 | A fortiori , a person is not to be regarded as acting dishonestly if he appropriates another 's property believing that with full knowledge of the circumstances that other person has in fact agreed to the appropriation . |
| 13 | ‘ No captain could go to sea believing that . ’ |
| 14 | Some of the beauty houses are continuing to advocate the pared-down look for make- up this season , believing that yesteryear 's easy , earthy tones still best complement the white clothes in fashion 's New Age Movement . |
| 15 | I do n't know about you but I have a hard time believing that . |
| 16 | You got ta go on believing that . ’ |
| 17 | Equally unlikely but certainly possible is a situation in which the defendant has sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent , mistakenly believing that woman to be his wife . |
| 18 | Stephen shook his head , not believing that . |
| 19 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 20 | And for too long we 've been misled into believing that manufacturing and industry had become unimportant . |
| 21 | Of course , we have a very good precedent for believing that internal , neurotic conflicts between the ego and the id can become externalized . |
| 22 | The client must consent in writing to his money being placed in such an account after a proper opportunity to consider that information ; ( 8 ) If the firm has any ground ( other than the absence of an acknowledgement as described above ) for believing that client money held in a particular bank account outside the UK will not be protected as effectively as it would be if held in a free money bank account in the UK ; ( 9 ) If the firm proposes not to pay interest on client money in accordance with the client money regulations . |
| 23 | My concern Madam Deputy Speaker is whether we 're all being hoodwinked into believing that deregulation bill is opening a new chapter in our legislative history when in fact it 's no more than perhaps a weasel word describing one thing but er er another thing is happening . |
| 24 | On the other , workers wanted more control , believing this would help them plan better , and court orders were seen as providing this . |
| 25 | I was hoping for the best , never believing this sort of thing could happen to my own little horse . |
| 26 | The people of Northern Ireland could have been forgiven for believing this to be no longer so . |
| 27 | I have great difficulty believing this , ’ was the immediate reaction of Essex secretary Peter Edwards , who has known the Gooches longer than most . |
| 28 | However , believing this to be the agreement , Jones cancelled a previously scheduled talk in the Brigham Young University physics department set for 8 March , only two days hence . |
| 29 | Frightened , but believing this was only a passing sense of panic , Monika ran to the church hoping she could calm him . |
| 30 | My father 's forwards , believing this blow was unprovoked , rushed in to defend him . |