Example sentences of "[adj] believe [that] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Putting up posters and shouting slogans about democracy had done little in the past to achieve the students ' goal but in 1980 , some believed that substantial change could be achieved if the limited opportunities presented by the Gengshen reforms were seized . |
| 2 | Some believe that Flash RAM will replace hard disks in years to come , but at the moment it 's far too expensive . |
| 3 | " A person is guilty of an offence it he ( a ) uses towards another person , threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour , or ( b ) distributes or displays to another person any writing , sign … which is threatening , abusive or insulting … with intent to cause another to believe that immediate violence will be used … or to provoke ( such ) violence . |
| 4 | The complexity of modern European economies makes it impossible to believe that rural community self-sufficiency can be achieved in isolation from urban and industrial economy . |
| 5 | The ideological points are still there but it 's hard to believe that totalitarian regimentation could be so tight . |
| 6 | In a recent survey one in five incontinent women were afraid that they smelt and one in nine believed that sexual activity was compromised . |
| 7 | The first believes that perfect competition is a useful paradigm that policymakers should take as a guide ; this is the liberalising , deregulating , competition-promoting wing of the profession . |
| 8 | In the provincial press , and especially the local weeklies , it is more difficult to believe that direct influence was rare . |
| 9 | We both believe that mutual access to each other 's catalogues would be of benefit to staff in both institutions , but we recognise that there are practical problems and questions of policy which would have to be addressed . |