Example sentences of "[noun] believes that a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MacKinnon believes that a robust medium-sized Dryopithecine ape fossil ( D. sivalensis ) , with the highly crenellated teeth that characterize the orang-utan , was the animal 's probable ancestor . |
| 2 | Although having worked as a contract systems analyst for ICI , Matthew believes that a small company can operate much more efficiently than a large one . |
| 3 | Bland believes that a catastrophic faux pas was made at the start of the 1980s when the Scandinavians introduced the red light against the South African golfers . |
| 4 | No one who is serious about urban planning believes that a linear city stretching for mile after mile on both sides of the Thames will ever be built . |
| 5 | Age Concern believes that a national energy strategy is required to improve standards of insulation and energy conservation and to reduce the high costs of heating which deter poorer consumers from keeping themselves warm . |
| 6 | TNC believes that a clearer specification of the curriculum , combined with attainment targets which are assessed within a framework of greater accountability , is enough to raise levels of achievement — by a combination of a clearer specification of the levels of achievement to be reached , and external pressure on teachers to deliver the results . |
| 7 | Jane Austen believes that a good marriage depends on the marriage possessing a balance of affection between both the man and the woman . |
| 8 | Frost & Sullivan believes that a major near-term challenge for the industry will be the development of additives suitable for the fast-growing engineering and speciality plastic segment . |
| 9 | The grounds upon which the powers to impose conditions may be exercised are very similar to those which are available in relation to processions ; section 14 provides that if the senior police officer believes that a public assembly may result in serious public disorder , serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community , or that the purposes of the persons organising it is to intimidate others with a view to compelling them not to do an act they have a right to do , or to do an act they have a right not to do , he may impose conditions as to the place of the assembly , its maximum duration or the maximum number of persons who may constitute it as may appear to him necessary to prevent the disorder , damage , disruption or intimidation . |
| 10 | The Federal Environmental Office believes that a 50 per cent increase in emissions is likely in the transport sector ( including air traffic ) . |
| 11 | There the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement believes that a 600 rads surface dose would kill 90 per cent of the population , rather than 50 per cent . |
| 12 | The combination of shipping across the Irish Sea and transport via fast Welsh road and tail links through the Channel Tunnel could cut delivery times substantially but Mr Mitchell believes that a fixed link is the best long-term answer despite sounding like an Irish joke or a policeman 's nightmare . |