Example sentences of "believe that [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee also believed that while corporate management had implications for both councillors and officers , the structure applicable to one side was not applicable to the other . |
| 2 | Rightly or wrongly we believed that as long as we were discriminated in every walk of life it would be absurd to pretend that everything was OK in rugby and play against the English and then go back to the township . |
| 3 | Durance said : ‘ Maurin and Joseph believed that as long as Sabine promised never to talk about the extent of her work on the paintings there 'd be no trouble . |
| 4 | When those at the level of schools read about allegations of incompetence on the part of the earlier separate Universities Funding Council and about the individual difficulties of separate universities , they felt frustration about the apparent misuse of money in other sectors or believed that if other people got their sums wrong , they in schools should also have been excused . |
| 5 | Some leading exponents of the popular movement believed that if large quantities of money were sent to support the Uprising they would , instead , destroy it by creating political jealousies and deflecting the Uprising from the central theme of self-reliance . |
| 6 | I I 'm certainly not My Lords er un er er an unqualified admirer of all our procedures in local Government , but I do believe that before central Government is further down the road of , of erm usurping functions which are now those of local government it has to persuade a large number of people that its own performance justifies such a course and myself I do n't believe it does . |
| 7 | Yes , it is difficult to believe that before Sly Stallone was blasting out showers of bullets , he was at one time more likely to be seen wielding a pair of scissors and blowing hot and cold with a hairdryer . |
| 8 | Those who take the view that capitalism operates to favour those with capital at the expense of those who merely have their labour to sell tend to believe that when new technology is developed and applied in a basically capitalist society the result is likely to be that jobs are degraded and the quality of working life of those in employment suffers . |
| 9 | I am sure that my hon. Friend is right , in that it makes sense to believe that if young people from both sides of the community are taught together in the same classrooms , they will value equally both traditions and will be more likely than some others to find common ground in later life . |
| 10 | Many believe that because foreign women wear ‘ fashion ’ jewellery they have no knowledge of precious stones , true gold or silver . |
| 11 | ‘ We expect sweeping changes at IBM to be announced shortly and we believe that if possible , IBM will introduce changes in equity ownership , ’ Merrill Lynch & Co analyst Dan Mandresh told investment clients in a report . |
| 12 | We believe that if real progress is made in extending public rights of access to the countryside and making these rights a practical reality , it may be possible to negotiate a more flexible approach in an atmosphere of trust . |
| 13 | CITY share strategists believe that if Labour forms the next government , or leads a coalition government in a hung Parliament , investment sentiment will swing away from companies linked to the British economy in favour of those making the bulk of their profits overseas . |
| 14 | However , I believe that if Scottish Enterprise has the matter in hand , it could not be better dealt with . |
| 15 | They believe that if socialist revolution has not arrived today , it will come tomorrow . |
| 16 | Indeed , French doctors believe that if left untreated ( and they have been treating women with cellulite for forty years ) it can lead to serious disorders such as arthritis . |
| 17 | The Conservatives believe that as long as government allows individuals to pursue their own goals their citizenship is served . |
| 18 | It believes that unless urgent action is taken , on this front , law enforcement agencies will be deprived of a potentially powerful weapon against international crime . |
| 19 | Welch believes that if regional theatres are to grow they will have to learn from his example , and seek the backing of local businessmen as well as the more traditional sources of commercial theatrical managements . |