Example sentences of "[noun sg] believe the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The professor believes the potential damage is so great there is a temptation for suspects to plea bargain . |
| 2 | The election result has made fund managers ‘ much more confident ’ about the outlook for the equity market : all but a handful believe the economic situation will ‘ get a lot or a little better ’ over the next year . |
| 3 | The Department of Transport believes the warm weather encourages more drink-driving … with horrifying results . |
| 4 | The Volvo team believes the missed signals and slow reactions were caused not by drowsiness but by ‘ heat stress ’ which affects a driver 's concentration , particularly in crowded city traffic . |
| 5 | Kylie 's organisation believed the unofficial pictures were literally losing their star millions and whenever they saw those pictures on sale they moved to sue the publishers . |
| 6 | Experts on both sides of the debate believe the parliamentary campaign has the best chance of success since abortion was legalised in 1967 . |
| 7 | The clinic believes the new technique will particularly appeal to older men in second or third relationships with younger women . |
| 8 | This puts the established firm in a more powerful position than the potential entrant , since the entrant believes the established firm 's output is fixed . |
| 9 | This angry and often lonely young man believes the one-bouncer rule was introduced expressly for Hick 's benefit . |
| 10 | At the Earth Summit in Rio Britain along with the other major powers agreed to limit its greenhouse gas emissions and the Environment Secretary believes the only way to cut consumption is to hit the consumers ' pocket . |
| 11 | A CASTLEREAGH councillor believes the Fair Employment Commission pursued a case against the council because it had disputed figures . |
| 12 | This could be developed further by defending your assertion against an alternative — a Dickens critic who says that Dickens had an accurate view of these matters — and showing that the alternative view is incorrect , or that the critic provides no supporting evidence ( and so that there is no reason to believe the alternative view ) . |
| 13 | Accordingly , the insiders were under an obligation , inter alia , to disclose material matters about which they knew or had reason to believe the relevant shareholders had insufficient knowledge . |
| 14 | The Football League believes the one-off experiment will be a help to fans — but it could cause problems . |
| 15 | The company believes the new interface helps users to take advantage of new technologies at their own pace , while protecting their investments in applications , data and training . |
| 16 | If the care worker believes the young person is at risk or presents a risk to others they now may take action to physically stop the individual leaving the home . |
| 17 | Few members of his own party believe the prime minister can survive until the next general election , due in 1992 . |
| 18 | Her mother believes the British Riding Society should look at alternatives to riding hats . |