Example sentences of "i believe in the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I erm unfortunately , er , agree with the previous speaker that a very strong calvinistic streak runs through me and I believe in the two parent family and also in the efforts that you should make to keep the family ge together , but I think too , there 's sp , er , perceptions of individuals and particularly , younger generations now in society , are so much different from my own perceptions when I initially became married and started my own family but what society has to look at the perceptions and expectations of the individuals in society . |
2 | I believe in the tall poppy syndrome that if you grow up too tall there will always be people ready to cut you down to size . |
3 | The basic presupposition here is the indivisibility of Truth and the essential unity of life , a presupposition Gandhi maintains when he says : ‘ I believe in Advaita , I believe in the essential unity of man and , for that matter , of all that lives . ’ |
4 | " I believe in the instinctive wisdom of our well-tried democracy , " declared Churchill in 1945 — shortly before going down to election defeat . |
5 | I believe in the true God . ’ |
6 | ‘ I believe in the American motto : do n't get mad , get even . ’ |
7 | Zero Mostel told the chairman , ‘ My dear friend , I believe in the antiquated idea that a man works in his profession according to his ability rather than his political beliefs . ’ |
8 | This gives the authors opportunity to make alterations and additions to the text , and I am particularly grateful to have this opportunity to revise I Believe in the Holy Spirit . |
9 | In more senses than one we can say with the Creed , ‘ I believe in the Holy Spirit , the Lord , the Lifegiver . ’ |
10 | Since we 've been thinking these past few weeks about what Christians believe , the first text would be in the er skeleton outline that we 've been taking in the Apostles ' creed , which says I believe in the Holy Ghost . |
11 | I believe in the Holy Ghost . |
12 | I believe in the Holy Spirit . |
13 | As for yours truly , yes , there is someone who I met quite recently , who probably needs me no more than I need her , someone who brings out my poetic streak , and makes me believe in the little people . ’ |