Example sentences of "[pron] believed that a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of receiving treatment for a heart condition , Hinrich Medau became deeply interested in the work of Dr Ludwig Schmitt , who believed that a healthy state is more likely to be maintained where there is lively blood circulation and breathing to full capacity . |
| 2 | But these were a tiny minority of the West European population and European governments did not take kindly to idealists who believed that a European parliament and an American-style single market could be created swiftly on a continent whose linguistic , cultural and socio-economic differences had been ingrained over centuries . |
| 3 | Mr Bruton said those who believed that a British withdrawal , or a declaration in favour of a British withdrawal , would help solve the problem must answer these questions : |
| 4 | Professor Arie J. Zuckerman of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , who co-chaired the Geneva meeting , said he believed that a newly-developed vaccine could prevent 80 per cent of liver cancers and that 200 000 lives a year might be saved ‘ at a conservative estimate ’ . |
| 5 | ( c. 1 ) Writing shortly after Charles 's death , he believed that a new generation of both kings and nobles could preserve the realm so long as they had the right personal qualities . |
| 6 | He believed that a generous gesture by Israel to accept back a large number might break the impasse , and generate an atmosphere conducive to an overall settlement . |