Example sentences of "think that [adj] [noun sg] is " in BNC.

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1 I do n't think that this objection is fatal to the above theory .
2 I do not think that this conclusion is correct .
3 I do not myself think that this alternative is correct , but it would be worth putting forward in court .
4 of CCA comments , ‘ I do not think that this experiment is going to substitute and take the place of several experiments going on in the Third World .
5 You may think that this risk is remote for major sovereign borrowers , but it has happened in the past .
6 ‘ She thinks that any husband is better than none . ’
7 If you 're the sort of person who thinks that Parliamentary democracy is a reasonably important thing , you could n't take much pleasure from the findings of the enquiry into the way Rover was sold off .
8 Professor Wolfgang Wild thinks that this weakness is shared by university research and much of the industrial research sponsored by the Ministry for R & D ( BMFT ) .
9 ‘ I 've often thought that each person is rather like a different vessel out at sea .
10 Hitherto it was thought that natural selection is standing still , or merely weeding out the more harmful defects .
11 It is thought that this decision is doubtful in view of the Court of Appeal decision in Parsons v Uttley Ingham & Co [ 1978 ] QB 791 .
12 But it must not be thought that this domination is exercised only through the repression of dissent by police , though this certainly is important .
13 It is thought that this rhyme is based upon a musical rivalry between Handel and Bononcini .
14 On the ground most larvae are active ; although they require a film of water for movement and are stimulated by light and temperature , it is now thought that larval movement is mostly random and encounter with grass blades accidental .
15 Its shares are currently trading at $33 on the New York Stock Exchange , and you do n't split your shares if you think that negative news is about to cause the price to go into a tailspin .
16 They think that all knowledge is to be found by perusing him , and not by looking at the real world .
17 I think that that trend is , on the whole , a fairly healthy one , and it 's meant the schools have begun to be far more conscious about their responsibilities , not just in general , but , but about particular responsibilities , erm responsibilities such as erm dealing more effectively with handicapped pupils , dealing with ethnic minorities and so on , again erm issues which other people in the series will be talking about .
18 I think that that case is distinguishable from this on that ground , and also on the ground that in my view none of the statements in the leaflet in this case actually impute corruption .
19 It 's now , it 's still only about five per cent , but I think that that proportion is growing and I think this is something universities would welcome very much .
20 I think that this course is a very attractive one .
21 As I said , I think that this issue is of very considerable constitutional importance , because the effect of the judgment is to separate the activities of a Minister acting under his own name from those carried out while acting as a Minister of the Crown .
22 If you think that this assignment is , is sort of preferable to the ones that you 've been looking , you could all choose this one , you 'll have to do some recording like the others on your own machines , but you could
23 I personally do not touch any drugs , alcohol or smoking materials , yet I still think that this music is the best in a long time .
24 1807 " The Meeting having revised the Consideration of last year 's resolution respecting the Restriction as to the Liquor … now think that this restriction is not necessary … the Constables shall also be prohibited from Eating or Drinking at the Expence of the Publick . "
25 What matters is this : there is a growing consensus that the current regime for financial services has failed , and its critics think that this failure is a failure of self-regulation .
26 I think that this neglect is another part of the ‘ writing off ’ process that disabled people are still subject to .
27 I think that this objection is mistaken and that the third principle is a principle of neutrality .
28 Does my right hon. Friend agree that those who think that high taxation is the answer to recession are about to try to convince the electorate that suffocation is a form of first aid ?
29 Conversely , people think that myocardial infarction is something that you die from , quite rightly , and therefore most believe that " it is not going to happen to me " .
30 Most people think that local government is still run by ill-mannered bureaucrats who would not survive a minute in the rough and tumble of commerce .
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