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

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1 Certainly there are many difficulties facing Irish studios — but we have long believed that the wholehearted support of local musicians when it comes to making albums would make an enormous , positive difference .
2 As the House knows , we have long believed that the Community should be open to European countries who want to join and can take on the responsibilities of membership .
3 I grew up on movies and have always believed that if cameras had been invented before Ur and Og first trod the stone age boards then no one would ever have bothered to invent plays , they would have just leapt straight into the cinema .
4 I suppose I should congratulate them , but sadly I ca n't because , as you may recall , I have always believed that the exile clubs should have no place in the English club championships .
5 ‘ We have always believed that Abu-Baker was assassinated and that it was not an ordinary robbery , ’ he said .
6 Those who have always believed that the war was between Maronites and the rest — the forces of the Gemayels and the Chamouns against Lebanese Muslims and Palestinians — can point to the Phalangist massacre , on 13 April 1975 , of 27 Palestinians who were travelling by bus through the Beirut suburb of Ein al-Rumaneh .
7 I have always believed that the critics of relativity are all crackpots .
8 Although a homeowner myself , I have always believed that communal ownership on a small scale would solve many problems associated with terminal illness or permanent disablement .
9 We have always believed that South Africa can only realise its true potential if it becomes a prosperous , non-racial , multi-party democracy .
10 ‘ I have always believed that if you have organisation , belief , and players who want to work hard together , then it can be done .
11 Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly .
12 I have always believed that discounting is only one item in the armoury of promotional activity .
13 ‘ We have kept that memory with us ever since and we have always believed that the Trees would ever be on the side of the Wolfkings and the Beastline and the One True Ireland . ’
14 I have always believed that there are sensible explanations for everything .
15 Those of us who live in north-east Kent have always believed that there should be a fast link , and we have been perfectly happy for it to go through south London , to where our constituents who will benefit from the link wish to travel .
16 ‘ I have always believed that the only way to increase wealth is to share it more equally , both globally and nationally .
17 I have also believed that with the right hand turned sideways , spin produces outswing better than polish , and , with the new ball , I always spun one or two balls in that way during the very first over .
18 There is a lot of racism in the school , and I have often believed that a lot of multicultural talk should start with the staff before it starts with the pupils .
19 For many years the French have firmly believed that regular pummelling is vital to the body beautiful .
20 Now there are some people who have doubtless believed that they an do such grand things , but for the most part they 've failed .
21 I have never believed that consensus is to be spurned .
22 I have never believed that the period of my own gestation was a particularly auspicious or joyful occasion .
23 I think the reason must be this : most of us have never believed that the ladies saw ghosts , and yet few of us have doubted their perfect good faith .
24 In 1967 , Charles Haughey , then minister of finance in the Irish government , made a speech on opening a new building on St. Stephen 's Green in Dublin in which he said : ‘ I for one , have never believed that all architectural taste and building excellence ceased automatically with the passing of the 18th century . ’
25 I am a lifetime supporter of British membership of the European Community , but I have never believed that that support implies acceptance of a united states of Europe .
26 Will he also recognise that I have never believed that there are no Tories in Scotland , for one Tory has spoken for Conservative respectability in Scotland , and he is the hon. Member for Dumfries ( Sir H. Monro ) ?
27 At a press conference on July 19 the president of the National Assembly Juan Escalona said that " we have never believed that socialism is only possible with one party " , adding that under the present conditions , with an economic blockade of Cuba by the USA , " the existence of a single party is a defence mechanism " .
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