Example sentences of "[noun sg] believe that [adj] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Institute believes that sole practice should continue to be permitted , but with extra safeguards . |
| 2 | Consequently the committee believes that non-executive directors will not be perceived by the public as being independent of the executive directors , hence the need for the audit review panel . ’ |
| 3 | The regulations recently produced were indeed unhelpful when attempting to contain disturbed young people , but it is again another example of a ‘ knee-jerk ’ reaction to believe that tighter guidelines will cure the problem . |
| 4 | It requires a lot of faith to believe that such questioning will actually be recognized , liked and rewarded . |
| 5 | The deists and Christian rationalists of the Enlightenment believed that rational argument could demonstrate the existence of God , just as Descartes had maintained before them . |
| 6 | In addition , the government believed that local taxation should reflect the role of local authorities as service providers . |
| 7 | No American believed that any action would be justified if more than half our population would be killed in retaliation . ’ |
| 8 | Age Concern believes that convalescent facilities must be available to all elderly patients who require them . |
| 9 | Age Concern believes that these issues should be explicitly considered when discussions take place about responsibilities of health authorities , family practitioner committees and self-governing hospitals . |
| 10 | In the opinion of Melanie Clore there is no reason to believe that such prices could not be repeated at the present time . |
| 11 | Without its support we still have no reason to believe that any agreement will be reached behind the veil of ignorance . |
| 12 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 13 | Any action which contradicts these laws — whether it is the working class believing that parliamentary reform can eradicate the exploitative nature of capitalism or capitalists believing that reform can eradicate the ultimate demands for fundamental and revolutionary change from the working class — is defined merely as an expression of false consciousness . |
| 14 | Boltwood believes that psychic energy can give us the power to alter subconsciously our perception of the situation . |