Example sentences of "[n mass] believe that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Respondents felt that safeguards should be introduced where exemptions were granted : 67% thought that only wholly owner managed companies should be exempted , 85% believed that minority shareholders should have the right to require an audit , 76% wanted a compilation report prepared by a qualified accountant , and 86% wanted a statement by the directors acknowledging responsibility for the accounts . |
| 2 | In addition few people believed that FDP officers could easily relinquish their former role . |
| 3 | ‘ Once upon a time , ’ I said , ‘ people believed that horse-hair grew into eels . ’ |
| 4 | People believed that Edward , as an ardent nature conservationist , must be similarly passionate about all environmental matters . |
| 5 | ‘ People believed that information was being withheld because , for a short period in 1940 , newspapers were required to refer to Liverpool only as ‘ a North West town ’ . |
| 6 | Its success will depend upon people believing that Mr Lamont knows what he was doing , and that his forecasts are reliable ; and it is difficult not to reflect that an alternative Chancellor would have had carried more conviction . |
| 7 | There is a tendency for more junior staff to believe that reports should be made public and that the next report should again deal with the whole school rather than some part or aspect only . |
| 8 | People believe that behaviour is best left to natural , spontaneous expression . |
| 9 | Some people believe that Adam Smith 's ‘ hidden hand ’ is at work in society , bringing about the most favourable productive outcome from the economy . |
| 10 | Many local people believe that development will profit them , and those concerned about the environment have been threatened as a result . |
| 11 | ‘ Many people believe that depression is something that the sufferer brings on themselves and all they have to do is pull themselves together , ’ explained Sean O'Reilly of Aware . |
| 12 | The historic detail in the Cadfael books is so accurate , and the fact and fiction so skilfully mingled , that many people believe that Brother Cadfael was a real figure . |
| 13 | Many people believe that organisations should become non-hierarchical and be based on group and consensus decision-making . |
| 14 | Many people believe that alcohol is a stimulant because most drinkers seem to become more outgoing and friendly in social settings . |
| 15 | Many people believe that cats are capable of some kind of extra-sensory perception , but they are not . |
| 16 | Many people believe that pensioners are becoming increasingly well off financially . |
| 17 | The truth is , few people believe that revelations are going to be made to them in dreams — and even on the rare occasions that an individual really felt a dream was of overwhelming " significance " , the so-called dream-books could only taken in the most gullible . |
| 18 | Few people believe that insubordination is an important offence for street-sweepers and should be punished by incarceration or even death . |
| 19 | Some people believe that gossip should not be indulged in or listened to . |
| 20 | Many people believe that standards in our use of English would rise dramatically if we returned to the formal teaching of grammar which was normal practice in most classrooms before 1960 . |
| 21 | Many people believe that abortion on the grounds of mental handicap is particularly unjust . |
| 22 | At this early stage in the Odonata 's existence on Earth , such incidents led people to believe that Odonata killed dogs , other animals , and even humans . |
| 23 | However , 35% believed that nation and state were inseparable , and so , logically enough , 31% of workers — 39% among those under 40 years — concluded that the German Democratic Republic now formed a different nation , because it was a different state . |