Example sentences of "not believe that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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31 | Suffice to say that I do not believe that human activity can be explained from or reduced to the ecological level . |
32 | Finally , we are at pains to stress that , despite all the arrows in Figure 1.2 , we do not believe that human actions and beliefs are mechanistically determined . |
33 | I hope that Opposition Members do not believe that Conservative Members neither understand nor care about the personal circumstances of those who , tragically , have lost their jobs . |
34 | As it will have become clear , I do not believe that this vehicle is tenable . |
35 | We do not believe that this kind of analysis can be politically or morally neutral — and nor should it , for our understanding of the situation is that the penal system is morally indefensible and is in dire need of a programme of radical reform which will inevitably be highly political . |
36 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
37 | I am bound to say that I do not believe that this debate has reached the level of fizz that one might have associated with a Bill that was to be fought doggedly tooth and nail by the Opposition . |
38 | Environmentalists do not believe that this phase-out is fast enough . |
39 | For those whose overheads are modest ( and for those who add an extra sum for secretarial , postage , or other expenses ) , I do not believe that either rate is sustainable in terms of a client 's ability to afford it or the likelihood of its recovery by the successful litigant at the conclusion of a case . |
40 | Reasonable women , of course , do not believe that sexual intercourse is a cure for fits or a treatment for breathing which will improve the voice . |
41 | The Bishop believes in evolution , but can not believe that natural selection is an adequate explanation for the course that evolution has taken ( partly because , like many others , he sadly misunderstands natural selection to be " random " and " meaningless ' ) . |
42 | I told the National Farmers Union that I did not believe that unilateral action would help , because if it is taken , the British housewife tends to buy the cheaper product from the rest of Europe and , therefore , we export animal welfare problems to the rest of Europe . |
43 | I do not believe that local authorities should be capped . |
44 | While he could understand the ‘ natural anger and grief ’ of the child 's parents , he did not believe that medical negligence was a factor in Stephen 's death . |
45 | And in the recent article he had read on the subject , even the sergeant in charge of the course had not believed that any woman would take his one piece of infallible advice . |
46 | He does n't believe that extra money motivates , whether that money be a bonus , profit sharing or a salary increase . |
47 | As far as I can make out , Deanes does n't believe that young people should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong . |
48 | I do n't know if anyone saw Football focus on Grandstand but I could n't believe that two loonies had tipped Sheff Wed over Leeds to win the Championship . |
49 | But you clearly do n't believe that that statement , the the Reynolds Major statement goes far enough . |
50 | She had the Midwestern accent that is usually called ‘ flat ’ because the Midwest does n't believe that emotional emphasis makes the corn grow taller . |
51 | Now I do n't believe that this issue has been aired wide enough it 's understood by a lot of people what the problems are going to be these problems are n't gon na occur in the next ten years , they will happen in twenty years ' time . |
52 | Friends of mine who read SHE ca n't believe that this man who is so outrageous on the page is so quiet in real life . |
53 | I do n't believe that this city of ours was preordained , or was entirely a function of the recent past . |
54 | ‘ We do n't believe that these adverts are specific enough to do more than stimulate people 's interest in our general services , ’ said . |
55 | I do n't believe that any obstruction on your behalf at this stage will be looked on kindly . ’ |
56 | Well then I ca n't believe that any garage would , would refuse to give you a ten piece for their own machine . |
57 | Well we do n't believe that any animals should be made to perform these kind of silly tricks purely for the purposes of human entertainment . |
58 | He could n't believe that those nobs in the West End were willing to pay good money for things that seemed to him to be nothing more than unnecessary luxuries . |
59 | But we do n't believe that those sort of problems can be solved centrally , we believe that local communities can look at their own areas and see what they can do to lessen the problem . |
60 | ‘ I simply ca n't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets . |