Example sentences of "believe that [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , rather than seeing this as an excuse for living as they pleased , the Calvinists believed that success in work and in trade was a sign that they were one of the elect rather than one of the damned . |
| 2 | Adam Smith believed that competition among capitalists would give the public the opportunity to compare the quality and prices of goods , so that producers who were inefficient or who charged excessive prices would be put out of business . |
| 3 | These philosophers and reformers believed that promotion of happiness could safely be entrusted to men and women themselves , without divine intervention , since they were innately good ; but some had misgivings about how to hold onto Christian charity . |
| 4 | This was the position argued some years ago by practitioners of la nouvelle critique , who believed that clarity in argument was a form of ideological mystification , reinforcing the status quo . |
| 5 | The business-inclined Whigs believed that victory in Europe would automatically secure our overseas interests : the land-owning Tories , with their traditional dislike of the high taxation needed to pay for a standing army , sought to achieve the same ends with peripheral maritime operations , carried out by the Navy , which could largely pay for themselves by taking other powers ' colonies and trading posts . |
| 6 | On the contrary , many followed Malthus in believing that availability of food would always tend to limit population growth , and that the ‘ iron law of wages ’ would prevent the poor from achieving a standard of living allowing diseases of malnutrition to be banished . |
| 7 | The presumption is that the suspect will be released with or without bail , but it can be rebutted if the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that detention without charge is necessary to secure or preserve evidence relating to the offence for which the suspect has been arrested , or to obtain such evidence by questioning him ( s.37(2) ) . |
| 8 | Post-war America was in favour of a united Europe to stand more firmly against the Soviet Union , and successive American administrations grew irritable with the Europeans for failing to believe that unity in Europe could be as simple as it was in America . |
| 9 | She wanted to believe him , wanted to believe that note of compassion in his voice was real so much that it hurt . |
| 10 | Since there is no guarantee that the behaviour of participants during the life of a co-operative R&D venture will mesh with their initial goals , or that new , anticompetitive restrictions will not be added to what started out as a pro-competitive co-operative R&D agreement , it is hard to believe that immunity from prosecution is an attractive policy option in the absence of continuous monitoring by the antitrust authorities . |
| 11 | And although elite mobility is likely to decline , ‘ there is reason to believe that access to positions in the political elite will remain less restricted in character than is typically the case in the capitalist societies ’ ( Giddens 1981 , p. 242 ) . |
| 12 | Christians believe that faith in Jesus is of paramount importance — the centurion 's servant ( Luke 7:1–10 ) . |
| 13 | Peering between the uprights of the gate , I saw that the horse stood before Frankenstein 's gate harnessed to a phaeton — or so I believe that type of carriage was called ; it was open and had four wheels . |
| 14 | Ranged against the French , the Australians and their Belgian and Italian supporters are the US , New Zealand , Japan and the UK , which believe that exploitation of Antarctica is inevitable and that to ensure the environment is properly protected , it is vital that commercial activities be legally regulated . |
| 15 | Instrumentalists believe that law in essence is a means to serve certain goals . |
| 16 | The cause of the decline is not certain , but researchers believe that pollution by nitrogen and sulphur oxides has acidified the soil to the extent where it can no longer support the fungi , and that this problem has been compounded by poisoning by metals such as aluminium , which have leached into the soil . |
| 17 | We believe that thrombosis of leg veins or pelvic veins occurred intraoperatively , accounting for the early presentation in two of the patients . |
| 18 | At the same time , we believe that action on discrimination in the workplace must be related to broader questions affecting older workers . |
| 19 | " We believe that living in harmony with natural forces of life is of the highest importance , " said Tran Van Hieu gently , waving his hand towards the golden-roofed temples and palaces of the Imperial City inside the Hue citadel . |
| 20 | Henley Forecasting believe that interest in sports activity will experience positive growth over the next few years in response to a rise in income levels and an increasing awareness of the importance of regular exercise in maintaining good health . |
| 21 | It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland . |
| 22 | In this model , it is believed that intervention in education can bring about positive change in the balance of power in the social system . |
| 23 | She had deluded herself ; she had believed that innocence of spirit and a devout purpose were adequate guides through this treacherous domain , but the facts were clear enough now : she had diminished mystery to pious platitude , and some devious element at work in the deeps of her imagination was scorning her efforts even as she made them … |
| 24 | It was believed that fixity of exchange rates was necessary for the consolidation and development of these achievements . |
| 25 | If the Minister believes that education in nursing is a vital investment in the profession and the nation , she will ensure that those funds remain for education only and will strengthen the Government 's commitment to ring fencing . |
| 26 | But Von Daniken , like others of his creed , believes that evidence of spacemen already exists on Earth . |
| 27 | ‘ Neil Kinnock believes that management by politicians through the local council is the way to run schools . |
| 28 | ‘ Neil Kinnock believes that management by politicians through the local council is the way to run schools . |
| 29 | Ultimately he believes that harmonisation of duty within the European Community must happen , but he is not sitting on the edge of his seat waiting for it : ‘ Politically we understand that uniform EC excise duty will not happen overnight , but alcohol is alcohol and we should be taxing alcohol volume and not the form that it comes in . ’ |
| 30 | Doody believes that interest in incarnation can lead to an ’ … ironic self-awareness of the gap between that cultural icon , the beautiful female , and the strange physical self . |