Example sentences of "[noun] believe [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Economist Dr Rodney Wilson believes previous mistakes left the Government with little room for manoeuvre . |
| 32 | Chief Constable David Wilmot believes big Bernard is too blue for the official cabaret . |
| 33 | Nicol believes each woman must balance the severity of her symptoms and the long-term benefits of HRT with the possible risks attached . |
| 34 | Mr Jackson believes such readings give a complete picture of a person 's physical constitution . |
| 35 | Jenks believed international organizations were not mere conference secretariats , but should be active participants in shaping the postwar world . |
| 36 | Council officers believe 300,000 people could use the leisure pool during its first year . |
| 37 | One wonders how many firms believe this requirement has actually operated , for no urban initiative has ever been the subject of so much formal and informal evaluation . |
| 38 | The therapist believes this problem is maintained independently of the client 's other problems and thus accepts this as the first goal for therapy . |
| 39 | LABOUR MP Dennis Skinner believes three things will bring down the Royal Family and turn Britain into a republic — tax , television and history . |
| 40 | The young woman was also pregnant and Kendrick believes this consideration could have influenced the court 's decision . |
| 41 | Damian Smith and Darren Junee are the wingers but coach Bob Dwyer believes star winger David Campese , who has a sprained ankle , will be available for next week 's Test . |
| 42 | Some researchers believe that alcohol , whether consumed in the form of beer , wine or spirits , increases the level of high density lipoproteins ( HDL ) in the bloodstream , which in turn reduces the harmful cholesterol levels associated with heart disease ** . |
| 43 | It would constitute a typically academic fallacy to believe that analysis on its own — the sheer power of thought — could change or reverse such a situation , but it could well affect it . |
| 44 | However , the Lions believe British Isles rugby to be on the way up after their win in Australia and at least feel they have something to prove . |
| 45 | Experts believe two types of chlorine were mistakenly mixed , causing a violent reaction which produced nitrogen oxide and cyanide gases ’ . |
| 46 | In 1990 , 11 per cent of female homicide victims were not known to their attackers , and experts believe these figures will increase . |
| 47 | The store manager believed these qualities were innate , whereas the personnel manager believed they developed as a person developed into an adult , from which point they could not be altered . |
| 48 | It was the fact that people believed sexual liberation was going on — somewhere else — that was influential , even if it was not really happening . |
| 49 | Johnson believed good humour an acquired quality , one which came with the ageing process , and came of learning to please others rather than the child 's instant gratification of pleasing itself . |
| 50 | We do n't condone arson or violence , but many young people believe such actions are justified . |
| 51 | Many people believe additional research is needed to look at this earlier part of the process . |
| 52 | ‘ Publicity has led to young people to believe that drug taking is about heroin and crack and has failed to cover the dangers of other less notorious drugs , ’ said Mr McMullin . |
| 53 | Those who argue for participatory democracy believe active citizenship can not be established within the limitations set by the existing liberal-democratic framework . |
| 54 | 70% believe poor discipline is a significant factor and 66% believe violence on TV is also important . |
| 55 | The Shanghai Sex Sociological Research Centre , after questioning 23,000 people in 15 provinces , has concluded that 86% of Chinese approve of sex before marriage , 69% approve of extra-marital affairs , and more than 70% believe one purpose of sex is pleasure — not just , as Maoist traditionalists would have it , procreation and the dreary fulfilment of conjugal duty . |
| 56 | Morceli says he is ‘ 80 per cent ’ confident of providing himself with the perfect 23rd birthday present by eclipsing Eamonn Coghlan 's ten-year-old mile mark of 3min 49.78sec but Norman believes other records will also tumble , with Colin Jackson in the 60m hurdles and Murray providing the British challenge . |
| 57 | Establishing what events and transactions have caused the minority interests to change in a particular situation would entail thinking in broad financial accounting terms ( something that the current PE 2 Financial Accounting 2 examiner believes many candidates are reluctant to do ) . |
| 58 | The Aycliffe factory makes nightwear , for men and women , and the union believed this sector would be safe during the economic slump as other luxury items would suffer more as the pockets of the consumer got tighter . |
| 59 | Spokesman Simon Boxer said : ‘ It was dreamed up 20 years ago when scientists believed nuclear power would save the world and feared we would soon run out of uranium . |
| 60 | The Thatcher government believed this system has a bias towards overspending by local authorities . |