Example sentences of "[n mass] believe that the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOME people believed that the Soviet Union had nothing in particular to celebrate , observed Mr Boris Prokhorov , of the official Soviet news agency Tass , yesterday . |
| 2 | Such people believed that the principal purpose of government was not to protect gains already made , but to facilitate further growth in the economy . |
| 3 | Many people believe that the increased coverage is contributing to the ‘ greening of public opinion ’ but detailed research evidence to support that assumption has not been carried out . |
| 4 | Most people believe that the Asian elephant is the only one that can be tamed and trained , that the African species is far too wild and dangerous . |
| 5 | Most people believe that the British tax system is highly progressive , that is , the more you earn the more you pay , and the routine chant of those who earn most is that they are over-taxed , that ‘ if taxes were reduced we 'd have more incentive to work harder ’ . |
| 6 | MANY people believe that the Royal Navy is referred to as the Senior Service because it has some sort of superiority to the Army , but the term was not even heard before the 17th Century . |