Example sentences of "believe that [pron] are [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has a vested interest in brainwashing people into believing that they are happy , when in fact they are not and could not possibly be . |
| 2 | You must believe that we are innocent ! ’ |
| 3 | We are never presented as sexual subjects or objects , so we are less likely to trigger desire , and if we do not believe that we are desirable we will project this and create further obstacles . |
| 4 | We do n't necessarily believe that they are all correct in what they say . |
| 5 | Well I think men really do believe that they are better than women . |
| 6 | you may believe that you are unable to control your life |
| 7 | and erm I do n't believe that there are many christians there . |
| 8 | Looking at the particular issue of derelict areas erm within this area , er Hambledon does n't erm believe that there are any areas which could be reclaimed or enhanced by a new settlement . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , there are other reasons to make us believe that there are alternate universes . |
| 10 | ‘ I do believe that there are some signs that consumer spending is beginning to pick up . ’ |
| 11 | We need to believe that we are different : that human beings are different from other animals , that " we " are different from our enemies and even more different from total strangers . |
| 12 | For numerous studies have shown that a high percentage of the population have committed criminal offences , in particular high proportions of juveniles , and it is difficult to believe that they are all different or abnormal . |
| 13 | But I really do find it difficult to believe that they are all ‘ business contacts ’ . |
| 14 | We are led to believe that there are administrative problems . |
| 15 | It is a fallacy at the present moment to believe that there are any quick cures for our monetary difficulties , least of all joining the ERM ( European exchange rate mechanism ) . |
| 16 | I believe that we are right to wait until the independent report has been received , but I assure my right hon. Friend and the House that all EC partners who have worked well together on this are carefully considering future relations in the light of what appears to have happened , as shown on the video which so many of us have seen and which the families of the people involved have had to witness in their suffering . |
| 17 | In fact , I believe that we are capable of going anywhere and winning , providing we have our best players available . ’ |
| 18 | We firmly believe that we are top eight material and we 'll score against the best teams . |
| 19 | As adult Christians we believe that we are dependent for everything upon God — so if the priest in some sense ‘ represents ’ God for us , then he tends to bring out feelings of dependence . |
| 20 | I have a theory that most people believe that they are shy and you hear the most extraordinarily extrovert people being interviewed on television and radio and confession they are really shy ! |
| 21 | Ah well , when one thinks one sees these differences , and I believe that they are real . |
| 22 | Devaluation , monetary control and inflation are important issues , but some people believe that they are absolute rights which should be enshrined in a treaty . |
| 23 | If , despite the urgency and frequency of defecation associated with ulcerative colitis , older patients affirm before operation that they are continent , we believe that they are likely to remain continent after restorative proctocolectomy provided that care is taken not to weaken the sphincter in the course of the operation and that a capacious and compliant rectal substitute is provided . |
| 24 | Patients who mistakenly believe that they are sensitive to food often put themselves on increasingly strict diets as their symptoms persist , and they may become seriously malnourished . |
| 25 | Individuals believe that they are able to perform at the desired level ( effort performance outcome ) . |
| 26 | For example , individuals brought up in a truly Marxist society would presumably not regard themselves as the subjects of history , whereas those in bourgeois society believe that they are intentional agents . |
| 27 | Specialists from the Cambridge-based Sea Mammal Research Unit believe that they are unable to find a way out and that a rescue attempt may be needed . |
| 28 | Biologists believe that they are unable to find a way out on their own and that the ‘ acoustic option ’ is the safest way to lure them to safety . |
| 29 | Some young men believe that they are safe drivers even when they are not , the research finds . |
| 30 | Many Serbs believe that they are secret ‘ nationalists ’ who , in the words of Svetomir Lalović , Serbian Secretary for Internal Affairs ( i.e. the man in charge of the Serbian police ) , ‘ work in the morning for us , and in the afternoon illegally ’ ( Danas , 4 November 1986 ) . |