Example sentences of "believe that [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arabella Keneally , a strong anti-feminist and populariser of medical views on women ( especially those of Geddes and Thompson ) , believed that higher education for women induced hormonal imbalance . |
| 2 | He believed that lower taxes were the route to higher growth and more jobs . |
| 3 | The regulations recently produced were indeed unhelpful when attempting to contain disturbed young people , but it is again another example of a ‘ knee-jerk ’ reaction to believe that tighter guidelines will cure the problem . |
| 4 | It would be a contradictory state of affairs to believe that higher education could maintain one kind of culture within itself and could underpin a quite different kind of culture within society at large : there could not be any fundamental incongruity between these two cultural functions of higher education . |
| 5 | Indeed , social morality leaders came to believe that earlier marriages would discourage resort to prostitution . |
| 6 | Most of the companies appear to believe that further productivity increases were possible in the audit . |
| 7 | Staff in a contemporary prison service or department of corrections come to believe that further training , or advanced training , or some other form of in-service training , is necessary if they are to become more ‘ professional ’ . |
| 8 | It is socialisation that transforms ageing into something that is to be feared , and leads us to believe that older people are to be pitied . |
| 9 | To confirm this , more comfortable images of old people have been created , enabling us to believe that older people are leading lives which are happy , contented and fulfilled . |
| 10 | But previous studies have demonstrated increased root respiration rates and faster root turnover associated with higher soil temperature , and we believe that higher soil temperatures at the southern forest act in part to accelerate maintenance costs and mortality rates throughout the entire system of fine , absorbing roots . |
| 11 | Authors of such reforms believe that greater diversity could be achieved by imposing restrictions on rules of ownership , by imposing levies on advertising revenue so as to create a pool of funds for alternative publications , and generally by controlling free-market forces . |
| 12 | We therefore believe that greater reliance on the fast reactor is a necessary consequence of such restrictions and that the timescale for the large scale introduction of fast reactors may need to be brought forward . |
| 13 | Indeed , we often find that older workers themselves believe that younger people have the greater right to a job , particularly in times of high unemployment . |
| 14 | Tony Kennedy , chief executive of Co-operation North , said : ‘ Co-operation North … was especially keen to become involved in this major event , because we believe that older people have a vital role to play in promoting understanding and tolerance between the people of Ireland , North and South . |
| 15 | ‘ Co-Operation North , which aims to advance mutual understanding and respect between the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic , was especially keen to become involved in this major project because we believe that older people have a vital role to play in promoting better understanding and tolerance between the people of Ireland , north and south , ’ said |
| 16 | My expectations of this field are still high and I believe that further visits will be rewarding . |
| 17 | We believe that further benefits to consumers would flow from additional competition . |
| 18 | Given the present hopeful international situation , we believe that further reductions in levels of armaments will be able to be made without in any way endangering security . |
| 19 | I believe that further steps are being taken . |
| 20 | The government has introduced new restrictions on the use of national park land in the event of privatisation but Opposition , and some Conservative , MPs believe that tougher planning controls are needed to enable the national park authorities to block damaging development . |
| 21 | Unfortunately some regulatory authorities believe that smaller dosages will increase the possibility of selecting for resistant pests ; the idea is that whereas large doses should kill everything stone dead , small doses allow marginally resistant individuals to survive and breed . |
| 22 | She had received a note that morning while breakfasting at ‘ Mon Repos ’ from Sir Charles Webb-Bowen no less , telling her that she would be called upon to speak third in favour of the motion : ‘ That this Conference believes that better public and press relations would enable Government and Party to get its message across to the public more effectively . ’ |
| 23 | The commission believes that tougher standards on fuels and engines should be introduced by the government at the earliest possible date to provide an incentive to the transport industry . |
| 24 | Age Concern believes that older people need a wide variety of educational and leisure opportunities , to suit their broad range of backgrounds and abilities . |
| 25 | He believes that older people have had a raw deal , and through his writing he hopes to show where things have gone wrong and how more positive attitudes could be developed . |
| 26 | He believes that older people should be given the opportunity to participate in civic activities during retirement and argues for : |