Example sentences of "[noun] believed that [adj] [noun] were " in BNC.

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1 Jean Jacques Rousseau , famous French philosopher , whose view of human nature , was what I would call optimistic , in the sense that , by contrast to Thomas Hobbes , John Rousseau believed that human beings were basically good .
2 Watkins believed that natural markers were used to set out the ley system .
3 Until then the Greeks believed that recent events were unimportant compared with the exploits of the heroes in Trojan times .
4 Marx believed that capitalist values were completely determined by considerations of productivity .
5 The principal obstacle was Jackson ; as in Tokyo , Americans believed that Australian representatives were too radical in their political sympathies and that they worked against American policies .
6 The Government believed that postal ballots were essential for the nation 's industrial recovery and regeneration , Mr Galbraith said .
7 Over half the female nurses in a study presented at the meeting said members of the general public believed that male nurses were gay .
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