Example sentences of "believe that [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 At first ICI 's factory controller on the Lostock site Roy Faragher believed that potentially lethal phosgene gas had escaped as the Alloprene burned .
2 Unlike Hegel , Marx believed that under advanced communism everybody would be capable of being multi-faceted , thoroughly rounded individuals , realizing their essence through creative labour .
3 Darwin believed that very similar species , such as those grouped into a single genus , would have evolved from a fairly recent common ancestor .
4 She believed that as much as she believed the moon was made of green cheese .
5 Stork maintains that researchers should be strictly focused on research , working on one assignment at a time , with little movement of staff between researcher and consultant , believing that distinctly different skills are involved .
6 Others may genuinely believe that even lengthy dreams have been compressed into a brief period .
7 However , I do believe that intensely private moments should not be captured on film , but this is left very much up to the integrity of the individual photographer . ’
8 I do not believe it to be excluded a priori that there could be some , and I do not believe that very much is to be achieved by very general assertions or denials of the possibility .
9 And it 's hard to believe that just four months ago he underwent surgery to have an artificial knee and a steel plate put into his leg .
10 We come to believe that whenever ten specified types of conditions obtain , including a flipping of the switch , there is the effect of the wipers ' starting to work .
11 Some earlier research in 1972 had led him to believe that very high pressures could be attained , and also that the hydrogen ions behaved as free in the palladium crystal lattice , moving around and probably bumping into one another .
12 The longer you throw , the more , good boy , it 's so well hidden in the leaves , it 's exactly the same colour that 's the trouble this time of year , but no , life is a funny thing , and I find it personally very hard to believe that only two months ago , I mean what is it nine weeks ago , and I suddenly had an enormous view
13 Ralph ( Hyacinth had been swiftly urged to drop the ‘ Sir ’ by her genial host ) called for him to be removed , by force if necessary , refusing to believe that so demotic a figure belonged to ‘ our great Party ’ .
14 It was hard to believe that so much tragedy had taken place there which she had preferred to keep to herself .
15 It would be unreasonable to expect the reader to believe that so many professional scientists and administrators could be taken in to such an extent as the tale required .
16 I am willing , indeed eager , to believe that so severe a bias is typical ; that most aspects of a story usually get told , because of the sheer anarchy of the national press , if for no other reason .
17 I find it hard to believe that so fundamental a process is not governed by principles just as elegant and universal as those uncovered in relation to molecular genetics .
18 But if anybody refuses to believe that about 270 B.C. Lycophron could say about the Romans : " And the fame of the race of my ancestors shall thereafter be exalted to the highest by their descendants who shall with their spears win the foremost crown of glory , obtaining the sceptre and monarchy of earth and sea " ( transl .
19 ‘ Based on the latest Government survey of private tenants , we believe that over 140,000 privately renting households in England alone could be experiencing harassment or attempts at illegal eviction at any one time .
20 The approach we 've taken which is set set out in our our submission in section seven , we 've we believe that maybe some nine hundred additional sites could be found , this is in addition to the existing allocations , er some nine hundred additional sites could be found within Greater York , by making changes to the boundary of the greenbelt , we you do it the greenbelt is too extensive in some parts , it can be rolled back without affecting the the purpose , erm Mr Donson 's already already identified those areas , if that 's the case , on our figures a settlement of fourteen hundred plus nine hundred on other sites is is is quite achievable .
21 I believe that only frank and open discussion can reduce the agony and frustration of those like Williams and me who are at the grass roots of the service
22 AMERICA 'S psychiatrists believe that too many defendants in important court cases in the US are escaping conviction by claiming that they are insane — and psychiatrists are often too keen to help them .
23 I believe that too many school responses to disruptive behaviour are negative .
24 They also believe that too much sugar in the diet , and the use of the contraceptive Pill have contributed to the problem .
25 Normative advocates of elite control believe that too much political participation indicates political instability and potential crisis ( Dye and Ziegler , 1978 ) .
26 Therefore , we believe that virtually all patients being treated for suspected acute myocardial infarction should receive a full dose of aspirin as soon as possible .
27 It is also possible that surface dust is mobilized by electrical forces : indeed , such forces are of great importance to the minority of scientists who believe that very little lava if any has flowed from the lunar interior .
28 The discount system has the potential to run us into a substantial amount of trouble and I believe that very few people will be prepared to defend it in a year or two .
29 In relation to the themes of this paper , I believe that very primitive aspects of the mind are brought into the work situation .
30 Painful inflammation of the prostate is one of the main reasons that men under 50 consult their doctors , and experts believe that as many as three-quarters of some groups of men aged 30 to 50 suffer from it in some form .
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