Example sentences of "believe that [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average income elasticity of demand for imports was of the order of 1.5 to 2.0 between the late 1950s and the early 1970s , but this obscures quite wide variations between goods and there are strong grounds for believing that in expansionary phases the ratio rose to as high as 5.0 or 6.0 ; and even the average for manufactured goods was just over 3.0 [ Eltis , 1979 ] . |
| 2 | However , there is reason to believe that with scientific explanations , the optimal approach would involve discussions between groups of children , so long as the children start with differing but partially relevant ideas . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) A requirement under this section to provide a specimen of blood or urine can only be made at a police station or at a hospital ; and it can not be made at a police station unless — ( a ) the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that for medical reasons a specimen of breath can not be provided or should not be required , or ( b ) at the time the requirement is made a device or a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) above is not available at the police station or it is then for any other reason not practicable to use such a device there , or ( c ) the suspected offence is one under section 4 of this Act and the constable making the requirement has been advised by a medical practitioner that the condition of the person required to provide the specimen might be due to some drug ; but may then be made notwithstanding that the person required to provide the specimen has already provided or been required to provide two specimens of breath . |
| 4 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 5 | ‘ I ask you to believe that in normal circumstances he would not behave like that , but he is still not quite himself … the death of his friend , you know … ’ |
| 6 | This view could be called cynical , but my experience leads me to believe that in most situations we are preoccupied with ourselves and our own agendas . |
| 7 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 8 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which in tandem with Labour could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 9 | We believe that within 10 years cancer centres will be offering gene therapy as an effective systemic treatment along with surgery , radiotherapy , and chemotherapy . |
| 10 | I have tried to do that year in , year out because I believe that in environmental terms — if in no others — keeping people , their sheep and their cattle in the hillsides is essential if the hillsides are to be kept as they should be . |
| 11 | Firstly I have never seen a more clearer er grant from the government to actually let you build houses this year , this is whole point of th th this should happen and if we do n't take it up I believe that in future years to come we shall regret it very , very strongly indeed . |
| 12 | Pluralists deny that higher social classes monopolize power and believe that in liberal democracies the wishes of the people determine government policy . |
| 13 | There are some observers who think this to be admirable ; but there are others who believe that in such cases the basic obligations that should keep such enthusiasts at home have been obscured by pretension and sentimentality . |
| 14 | I believe that in all seasons of the year one would find that it had a most delightful character , . |
| 15 | ‘ Briefly , it seems that in parts of Russia and south-east Europe , some of the country people believe that in certain circumstances — to avenge their murder , for instance — the dead can walk again , unless restrained by having wooden stakes driven into their hearts . ’ |
| 16 | I believe that in 100 years people will look back on the middle of the twentieth century as a nightmare period when mankind suddenly discovered the means to destroy itself , and was seriously considering using this as a preferable alternative to reconciling differing political views . |
| 17 | But Mr Heath was savagely criticised by the press and the public , and friends of Mr Major believe that in similar circumstances he would be unlikely to hang on . |
| 18 | Because the need for high PIP remained unchanged , we believe that in these cases there was preferential distribution of surfactant into one lung exposing that side to increased barotrauma . |
| 19 | He believes that under these conditions of choice , which he describes as the original position , there is only one set of principles which can be rationally chosen to govern a society enjoying favourable social and economic conditions . |
| 20 | Martin Harrison , of GT , believes that for regular savings schemes exit charges would allow greater flexibility to pay attractive rates of commission while still offering a fair deal to investors . |
| 21 | Peter Smith believes that in recent years a new type of upward influence has developed called ‘ whistle blowing ’ . |
| 22 | Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks . |
| 23 | Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks . |