Example sentences of "[noun] believe [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 THE VAST majority of Scots believe moral values and the behaviour of young people have deteriorated in the last decade .
2 Some pundits believe British designers may be forced to take their talents abroad in order to survive .
3 And Hysen believes long-standing differences between the winger and Graham could be the reason .
4 The president believes good relations with China matter a lot for American interests in Asia .
5 Parents believe bouncy castles are a good idea if they 're run properly :
6 Keane believes social organisations such as self governed trade unions , enterprises , housing cooperatives , refuges for battered women , and independent communications media will ensure political representatives are kept under control .
7 But Thorstvedt believes physical rigours of the English game will sort out the men from the boys .
8 The airlines believe environmental standards should be agreed through an international framework , such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation .
9 Crash investigators believe fractured pins may have been responsible for the El Al cargo jet crash .
10 Economist Dr Rodney Wilson believes previous mistakes left the Government with little room for manoeuvre .
11 Jenks believed international organizations were not mere conference secretariats , but should be active participants in shaping the postwar world .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 The Government believes changing patterns of health care and other factors could cut the need for beds in the centre of the city by up to 2,500 within five years .
15 Police believe organized groups of teenagers are behind a spate of thefts from shoppers at Long Eaton .
16 Publishers believe primary schools should spend £15 a year for every pupil on books and secondary schools £25 .
17 Mr Cowan believes young children can get sucked into a world of petty crime and solvent abuse as a result .
18 A nationwide poll conducted by The People reveals that most women believe high-powered courtiers are behind a ‘ dirty tricks ’ plot to smear the Princess of Wales .
19 Tacitus regarded Christianity as one more contemptible superstition , to the pessimist additional evidence of the sad capacity of human beings to believe strange things .
20 Ministers believe reduced commitments in Europe and Hong Kong will allow them to axe 14 battalions .
21 Waters believes local anaesthetics are good for the patient and good for the surgeon : ‘ A conscious patient is , after all , monitoring your every move , so you have to be extra gentle .
22 Nor does Pearce believe up-and-coming managers should be put off by the apparent decline in moral standards of business .
23 Analysts believe Japanese companies are likely to be among the frontrunners and estimate the deal could raise between £50m and £100m .
24 Given IMF projections that the world economy will grow by nearly 3 per cent in 1993 , lower interest rates , and the potential for a GATT talks deal , the bulletin believes Scottish exports should experience a surge this year .
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