Example sentences of "[noun pl] believe that [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both speakers believe that active government intervention in the housing market is now urgently needed before things get even worse . |
| 2 | Hong Kong authorities believe that most boat people will acquiesce rather than violently resist attempts to send them back to Vietnam , but this apparent passivity can be deceptive . |
| 3 | Surprisingly , the respondents believed that independent R&D efforts were the most effective means of learning about rival firms ' technology ( although licensing was also regarded as an effective learning mechanism ) . |
| 4 | SCIENTISTS believe that cancer-causing radon gas may be a health risk in 3,000 homes in Wales responsible for 110 lung cancer deaths a year . |
| 5 | The government has introduced new restrictions on the use of national park land in the event of privatisation but Opposition , and some Conservative , MPs believe that tougher planning controls are needed to enable the national park authorities to block damaging development . |