Example sentences of "believe that [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs J. Ramsay MacDonald believed that while a prohibition on married women 's work would cause distress in the short term , in the long run it would ensure that men provided for their families .
2 He added that few of America 's allies would have supported military action in Indo-China , and he believed that since the United States could not run the free world by itself a reappraisal of its policies was necessary to retain allied support .
3 Deuterium is the most commonly used fuel in attempts to create controlled fusion and the two chemists believed that once the deuterium was crammed inside the palladium within their test tube , the nuclei of the deuterium atoms would undergo nuclear fusion generating heat and either being transformed — as in all nuclear reactions — into new elements like helium or being shattered into their constituent parts , such as protons and neutrons .
4 Unlike some of the more academically qualified tutors , Sophie Green believed that if the WEA was to succeed among manual workers it had to be perceived as a social movement striving for a democratic state through its educational purpose .
5 He believed that if the distribution of an artefact type could be attributed to a particular race it could indicate the course of the invasion and settlement of England and the origins of the settlers on the Continent .
6 He believed that if the paper made a big enough impact and was raved about by the industry , there would be a rush to save it even if it did n't sell enough to make a profit .
7 A leading article described the CNAA process as ‘ sticky and demanding ’ and believed that when the Council finally approved diversified courses in the colleges they would find the efforts to have been beneficial .
8 Marx also believed that when the division of labour was no longer necessary , administration could become democratized by becoming the responsibility of all .
9 The Government may believe that once the Kincardine and Deeside election was out on the road — somewhat unsuccessfully for the Government — those promises might be out of sight and out of mind , but they are still in the mind of the Opposition .
10 As a patient , I do believe that if the government , the media , and the medical profession combined to produce a national effort then the ignorance , the indifference and the arrogance could be wiped out .
11 Such an application can only be made with the leave of the court , and the court may only grant leave if it is satisfied , inter alia , that ‘ there is reasonable cause to believe that if the court 's inherent jurisdiction is not exercised with respect to the child he is likely to suffer significant harm : ’ see section 100(3) and ( 4 ) ( b ) .
12 Those working at a supra-regional and regional level believe that once the services that they can make available are known more widely , money will follow the patients to them .
13 They believe that since the Age of Aquarius started , people are beginning to be a lot nicer to each other a lot more responsible , caring and understanding .
14 I believe that if an act wants to run a fan club , it should be a service rather than a profit-making enterprise .
15 ‘ I believe that if the authorities in the South can not host the Eurovision Song Contest , for whatever reasons , it could be hosted in Belfast , ’ he said .
16 Whilst many believe that the free-market and environmental protection are mutually exclusive , others believe that if the CBT plan is successful , the implications for industry will be enormous .
17 We believe that if the wipers did start , even if certain changes had taken place in the situation , there would have occurred an instance of one or another member of this set of types of circumstances .
18 I 'm pessimistic because I believe that if the council is to tackle what I still believe to be a big problem of the local authority then it can not really do so without the support of the largest party on this authority and if we have heard erm an honest assessment of their perception of of the case , I I really I really do despair that this council will will get to the bottom of the problem .
19 Observers believe that if the claims are upheld , the results could force council education departments throughout the United Kingdom to reassess their working practices with bilingual children with learning difficulties .
20 Observers believe that if the claims are upheld , the results could force council education departments throughout the United Kingdom to reassess their working practices with bilingual children with learning difficulties .
21 ‘ I believe that if the Institute were to make one of its inspections , it would not find anything to give them cause for concern over the way in which we have conducted our professional work , ’ Ms Harris says .
22 In a letter to Horsley nine days later he wrote : ‘ I believe that if the decision is made to go the way of the Sun , the tragedy will be of historic proportions .
23 I believe that if the post office changes hands , that 's quite a crucial time because the newcomers may have to put up front quite a large sum of money .
24 Christians believe that when a person meets Jesus they can turn their back on the past and return to a life with God .
25 The Masai believe that when a woman has sex with a younger man ( in truth I have no way of knowing the relative ages ) the woman becomes younger and more beautiful .
26 Perhaps , too , he may have believed that once the gloss on my love affair dimmed , his money would act as a reminder of the comforts to which I could return .
27 It is also believed that if a person drowns wearing crotal the body will never be recovered .
28 It was then believed that if a cat crossed your path and did you no harm , you had been incredibly lucky .
29 It was widely believed that if the individual was allowed to follow his own interests , within the law of the land , then general good would result .
30 Taylor makes the point that one of one his members believes that while the banks had been more than generous in their lending to the third world and writing off significant sums , there was little , if any support , for the small business on their own doorstep .
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