Example sentences of "[noun prp] believe that a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Radical pioneers of birth control in the 1820s like Richard Carlile believed that a diminished workforce , by reducing competition , would benefit wages , but such arguments often received short shrift . |
| 2 | Adenauer believed that a new democratic German army could be created but others were not so confident after the experiences of the past . |
| 3 | Griffiths believed that a greater diversity of service options would develop if the independent sector , voluntary organizations and private companies were encouraged to compete for contracts for domiciliary and residential care services : indeed , there is evidence from initiatives in services for people with mental handicap that having a multiplicity of different service providers stimulates creative innovations in services in a way which monolithic public sector services seem slow to do . |
| 4 | MacKinnon believes that a robust medium-sized Dryopithecine ape fossil ( D. sivalensis ) , with the highly crenellated teeth that characterize the orang-utan , was the animal 's probable ancestor . |
| 5 | Although having worked as a contract systems analyst for ICI , Matthew believes that a small company can operate much more efficiently than a large one . |
| 6 | Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne ANGELO ABELA ( father of Lucia , 2 ) Why Weeps the Brogan ? by Hugh Scott ( Walker Books , £7.95 ) A nuclear disaster leaves Saxon and Gilbert believing that a buried museum is their world and that beyond its great doors lies only dust and darkness . |
| 7 | Bland believes that a catastrophic faux pas was made at the start of the 1980s when the Scandinavians introduced the red light against the South African golfers . |
| 8 | There were highly technical reasons why Copernicus believed that a heliostatic model for the universe would ease the task of predicting planetary positions . |
| 9 | TNC believes that a clearer specification of the curriculum , combined with attainment targets which are assessed within a framework of greater accountability , is enough to raise levels of achievement — by a combination of a clearer specification of the levels of achievement to be reached , and external pressure on teachers to deliver the results . |
| 10 | Jane Austen believes that a good marriage depends on the marriage possessing a balance of affection between both the man and the woman . |
| 11 | Frost & Sullivan believes that a major near-term challenge for the industry will be the development of additives suitable for the fast-growing engineering and speciality plastic segment . |
| 12 | The combination of shipping across the Irish Sea and transport via fast Welsh road and tail links through the Channel Tunnel could cut delivery times substantially but Mr Mitchell believes that a fixed link is the best long-term answer despite sounding like an Irish joke or a policeman 's nightmare . |