Example sentences of "he believed that the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Using Britain as an example , Napoleon III and the economists who advised him believed that the introduction of free trade would help to strengthen the French economy , since only by opening up French industry to greater competition would it be galvanized into accepting new methods of production . |
2 | He believed that the company would soon have a network of debt surveillance collectors throughout Europe . |
3 | The Secretary of State was so ignorant that he believed that the Bill applied to Scotland . |
4 | Like Plato , he believed that the concepts of time and the universe were inseparable , each being essential to the other . |
5 | He believed that the ray-vibrations invoked to explain light and radiant heat might happen in the lines of force ( which he seemed to have almost demonstrated experimentally ) rather than in the hypothetical ether . |
6 | He believed that the treaty could be endorsed by the United Nations so that in the final instance all major powers would be committed to respect Afghan neutrality and non-alignment . |
7 | He believed that the memory of every experience in our lives is imprinted somewhere in our body tissues , mostly in our muscles , and we can recover those memories by using a series of physical movements , positions and methods of breathing which will restimulate experiences of pain and distress . |
8 | He believed that the conflict of interest between capital and labour , which involves one group gaining at the expense of the other , could not be resolved within the framework of a capitalist economy . |
9 | He believed that the threat was temporary and held that , if nobles took a broad view , their prospects were good , but he also sensed the extreme urgency of the state 's need to foster entrepreneurial activity . |
10 | When Lenin heard about this , he believed that the revolution in the West was going to succeed after all . |
11 | He believed that the activities of trade unions should be restricted to the sphere of welfare , but he strongly supported the provision of education for working men and women , establishing a works library in 1848 , a new School of Science and Art in Oldham in 1865 , and a works school in 1866 . |
12 | Andrew Hugh Smith , chairman of the exchange , said he believed that the clearing house ‘ will involve market users more directly in the development of settlement systems and so enable the UK to achieve the rapid development of a paperless settlement , payments and registration system for domestic equities . |
13 | He believed that the nationalization of coal was a blessing both for Durham and for the Church in Durham . |
14 | A typical Londoner through and through , he believed that the aims of the N.D.D.S. were in conflict with those of the R.A.D.D. Following the demise of the N.D.D.S. , he played no part in the formation of the British Deaf and Dumb Association , concentrating instead on improving the services and influence of the R.A.D.D. throughout London and nearby towns . |
15 | A Garda spokesman said he believed that the drugs had originated in north Africa and had been brought ashore from a yacht . |
16 | The thought of the Marlborough boys ‘ discovering ’ him gave him obvious pleasure ; and whether or not he believed that the curriculum should include modern literature ( as Auden was later to say that it should not ) , he certainly believed , with his own youthful experience in mind , that the young should be enabled to explore new fields in the arts for themselves . |
17 | He believed that the PASOK movement could make a real contribution to European as well as Greek politics , but after serving as education minister in Papandreou 's second administration ( when he tried to reintroduce classical Greek into the school curriculum ) , he left to found his own ill-starred party , the Greek Radical Movement . |
18 | He believed that the success of his work depended upon personal anonymity and public non-disclosure . |
19 | He believed that the perfume of plants held magical forces and plant spirits whose power would help him concoct the elixir of life . |
20 | Not that he believed that the firing he had heard had been caused by the French . |
21 | He believed that the waters of self-expression were dangerous arid decidedly murky and that children could readily be influenced by chance currents and flounder ! |
22 | He believed that the surface of the earth changed gradually over long periods of time , and saw that such changes would have an effect not only upon the physical environment to which living things were exposed , but upon the possibility of migration to new locations . |
23 | Four minutes later he claimed a second near Hal Far , but did not see it crash and had no witness , although he believed that the pilot of this aircraft also baled out . |
24 | He believed that the government had lost credibility , first by denying that any recession ever existed , then by claiming it was only minor , then by claiming that though perhaps it was severe the recovery was just around the corner . |
25 | He believed that the creatures inside the Grail Castle must not breed , for it was not to be thought of that the nightmare perpetuated by the sorcerers should be passed on . |
26 | He believed that the teachings of Christ gather together the wisdom of the ages into one source , and present it for the ‘ uneducated ’ along with a few miracles in order to win their attention and support ( much as the outlaw in the Western uses his gun in order to win an audience in a crowded saloon bar ) . |
27 | In his speech to the rally Lal indicated that he was remaining within the Janata Dal , but was prepared to leave if he believed that the party was departing from its principles . |
28 | He believed that the sexuality of man , unlike any other animal , developed in two waves and this could explain man 's susceptibility to neuroses . |
29 | And he does n't like my form of questioning , as when I asked him if he believed that the gates of heaven could only be opened by gold and silver keys ? |
30 | He contended that he believed that the owner would consent , had he known . |