Example sentences of "believe [art] [adj] [noun] was " in BNC.

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1 A PROFOUND shift away from the Tory Party among women voters was taking place , but many women still believed the Labour Party was too male-dominated , Clare Short warned the conference yesterday .
2 Mr Maginess added he believed the only answer was to tighten security measures and provide a stable political situation where problems could be solved .
3 The pace certainly quickened — too much so for some fathers who believed the conservative minority was trying to hurry them towards a close , leaving some business unfinished .
4 He spoke without conviction , as if he believed the last phrase was something he was obliged to say rather than genuinely believed .
5 Colonel Bonesteel believed the 38th parallel was the most satisfactory line in dividing Soviet and American spheres that could be arrived at-this would place Seoul , the Korean capital , in the American sphere .
6 All claimed that they had attacked La Tablada because they believed a military coup was under way and that they were trying to forestall it ; they also said that their attempts to surrender had been ignored and that at least four of their comrades had been tortured and killed .
7 But Sir Leon believed an early agreement was needed to boost economic growth in eastern Europe and secure energy supplies for the West .
8 I do n't believe the little bed was ever used by anyone but me .
9 For those such as myself , who believe the Neanderthal lineage was distinct from our own , this would mean that the origin of the H. sapiens clade was similarly ancient .
10 Conservation groups believe the original decision was a political move to cut the clout of the council which was stopping development , particularly forestry in Scotland .
11 ‘ I believe the fundamental design was flawed , it was far , far too complicated , it would have been very difficult to maintain .
12 We believe a professional killer was flown in . ’
13 It is believed the little girl was taken to the hospital by her mother , where she was left .
14 He added that it was believed an anti-aircraft gun was in the locality and that it was fired recently .
15 But Allan has failed to pinpoint a problem and believes the heavy ground was to blame .
16 This angry and often lonely young man believes the one-bouncer rule was introduced expressly for Hick 's benefit .
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