Example sentences of "[noun pl] believed that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victorin Hameni Bieleu , a leading member of the opposition , said that many parties believed that the RDPC would take complete control of the Assembly as a result and predicted a boycott of the elections " if things continue like this " . |
| 2 | But his enemies believed that the sickness was just another of his delaying tactics and so they renewed the war as soon as the truce expired . |
| 3 | Contemporaries believed that the riots which occurred at elections were frequently caused by " hired gangs " employed by one of the parties to prevent their opponents ' supporters from coming to the poll . |
| 4 | Experts believed that the death toll could have been much higher but for the recently installed early warning system which had allowed time for many people to move to safety or to use the 300 concrete cyclone shelters built under the Cyclone Preparedness Programme , run mainly by the Bangladesh Red Crescent . |
| 5 | The ancient Mediterranean cultures believed that the dolphin represented the vital power of the sea . |
| 6 | Several physiotherapists mentioned that the active nature of the job benefited them physically and a number of people with sensory impairments believed that the nature of the work prevented them from becoming isolated . |
| 7 | Djilas believed that the dictatorship of the proletariat had produced a bureaucracy in the form of ‘ a privileged caste which lives at the expense of society as a whole ’ . |
| 8 | Many vice-chancellors believed that the universities were being run down ‘ in order to build up the state system of higher education of colleges and polytechnics , headed by the Council for National Academic Awards ’ . |
| 9 | Higgs believed that the services of a working man 's wife were more valuable economically when they were employed at home than in the labour market . |
| 10 | Calvinists believed that every person was predestined by God to go to heaven or to hell . |
| 11 | However , the International Herald Tribune of Feb. 1 reported that some Taiwanese economists believed that the plan " could prove to be only a temporary crutch that will fail if the worldwide economic slump continues " . |
| 12 | Not so many years ago , this would have been a non-question : Christians believed that the Star was one of God 's miracles , while scientists , by and large , believed that the whole story was a myth . |
| 13 | Investigators believed that the conversations were different and intercepted as Mr Gilbey used his car phone on the outskirts of Oxford to call Diana at Sandringham . |
| 14 | In the same way , the old horsemen believed that the milt and the frog 's or toad 's bone contributed almost wholly to their skill in drawing or jading their horses . |
| 15 | Observers believed that the referendum was intended to build legitimacy for at least greater economic control over Tatarstan 's oil production ( approximately 600,000 barrels per day ) , if not outright secession from Russia . |
| 16 | Observers believed that the ruling opened the way for the first prosecution under the UK War Crimes Act approved in May 1991 [ see p. 38219 ] , and that 30 members of a former Lithuanian police battalion living in the UK could soon be charged with the killing of thousands of civilians and Jews in eastern Europe during the Second World War . |
| 17 | Observers believed that the move , requested by Iran , expressed the " new understanding between Iran and Iraq " . |
| 18 | On the other hand , late nineteenth-century observers believed that the number of cattle was declining , not rising . |
| 19 | Some geologists believed that the earth 's climate alternated between periods of warm , moist conditions and intervals in which the northern regions had been subject to a much harsher climate . |
| 20 | The substantial minority at The Hague who opposed the plan to send envoys believed that the time was not yet ripe for direct public agitation to stop the war . |
| 21 | Two consultants believed that the plaintiff was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis but also considered the possibility that she might have Hodgkin 's disease . |
| 22 | At first , the executives believed that the reason they could not formulate and implement a viable strategic plan was that they lacked sound financial data . |
| 23 | Encouraged by their contacts with the British government and by the latter 's efforts , through Ambassador Hoare , to coax Franco away from the Axis , the monarchists believed that the Allies would actively support a change of regime in Spain . |
| 24 | Doctors believed that the development of girls ' reproductive systems took place primarily at the time of menstruation and , in keeping with Spencer 's belief in the need to conserve energy in order to ensure healthy reproductive development , advised rest for teenage girls . |
| 25 | The early Vikings believed that the rainbow was a bridge for the gods to walk over when they wanted to visit the earth . |
| 26 | Even liberals believed that the colonies would remain loyal if they received economic benefits and shared in the ideals of liberty , equality and fraternity , which France provided through her ‘ civilising mission ’ . |
| 27 | The locals believed that the collapse was in protest at the new building work , but that hardly seems fair . |
| 28 | The Fiji police believed that the arms , seized by Australian customs officials in Sydney , were intended for disaffected Fijian Indians [ see also p. 36700 ] . |
| 29 | On the whole the interviewees believed that the advantages greatly outweighed the disadvantages . |
| 30 | Some officials relied on the evidence of headmen ; others believed that the intrigues of headmen were a major cause of crime . |