Example sentences of "[pron] believes that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one who believes that life exists from the moment of conception and is in the image of Christ , I support the petition and am opposed to anything that damages life in the way in which this pill is alleged to do . |
| 2 | By then , however , Patrick has been informed , by an office placeman and fuddy-duddy who believes that trendiness has ruined everything , that smelly Simon , though he may be obnoxious , is not Jewish . |
| 3 | The woman who believes that pregnancy is a physiological process and not a pathological one may decide that neither of her doctors is correct . |
| 4 | Someone who believes that abortion is murder will think that the checkerboard abortion statute produces more injustice than outright prohibition and less than outright license ; someone who believes women have a right to abortion reverses these judgments . |
| 5 | This view is espoused by Myers ( 1986 ) , who believes that deforestation in the Himalaya has been responsible for flood disasters in the lower reaches of the Ganges and Brahmaputra and the higher incidence of flooding that has occurred since 1940 ; apparently flooding now affects some 10 6 ha of land as compared with 6 × 10 6 ha in the early 1950s . |
| 6 | She believes that University morale nationwide is undergoing change ‘ If anything else there is just a little hint of optimism here which was n't here before , ’ she says . |
| 7 | If one believes that education is for all children and must be regarded as in many ways the great equalizer , it is hard to accept the proposition that education in morality and religion should be left to parents whose fulfilment of this obligation will be far from equal . |
| 8 | It believes that nation 's wealth will be increased through the vision of a few entrepreneurs . |
| 9 | He believes that discrimination against older people as consumers is yet another denial of choice in old age . |
| 10 | Pooh only believes what Rabbit says because he believes that Rabbit believes it too . |
| 11 | He would not treat them as sources of law past that point , but his general responsibility when he believes that law has run out is to make the best new law he can for the future , and he might be concerned with past legal doctrine for special reasons bearing on that issue . |
| 12 | Contrary to some critical comment , he believes that credit for obtaining substantial funding for the scheme should go to the Minister himself , for having taken a personal interest in the scheme . |
| 13 | It does sadden him , but he believes that Juice will maybe explain a few of the pressures kids are under . |
| 14 | He believes that sewage is contaminating the water and driving them away . |
| 15 | Following Lerdahl and Jackendoff ( 1983 ) he believes that rhythm has three components : metre , grouping and prolongation . |
| 16 | Ultimately he believes that harmonisation of duty within the European Community must happen , but he is not sitting on the edge of his seat waiting for it : ‘ Politically we understand that uniform EC excise duty will not happen overnight , but alcohol is alcohol and we should be taxing alcohol volume and not the form that it comes in . ’ |
| 17 | In those circumstances , he believes that violence will be used , and that is sufficient . |
| 18 | He believes that unemployment is socially divisive and is leading to the creation of an underclass . |
| 19 | But he believes that linen is the ideal instrument by which to probe the hidden depths of marital life . |
| 20 | And , he believes that Unix provides the most powerful alternative to the mainframe — the ‘ only real alternative ’ . |
| 21 | And , he believes that Unix provides the most powerful alternative to the mainframe — the ‘ only real alternative ’ . |
| 22 | He believes that talk of the so-called ‘ post-industrial society ’ is raising some unnecessary fears that may be causing some talented managers to have second thoughts about aspiring to a top job . |
| 23 | He believes that quality of service will allow BT to fight back without further reductions . |
| 24 | He believes that agreement may be only a month or two away , however any deal is not necessarily exclusive . |
| 25 | He believes that training is insufficient at the plant and that morale is at a low ebb , largely because of the working environment and the ageing equipment . |
| 26 | Furthermore , he believes that business and technical managers are polarised in their views — the former see systems engineers as simply interested in technology for technology 's sake , adopting a piecemeal approach to business rather than building systems that will lead to enhanced company profits . |