Example sentences of "believe that [adj] [noun sg] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any action which contradicts these laws — whether it is the working class believing that parliamentary reform can eradicate the exploitative nature of capitalism or capitalists believing that reform can eradicate the ultimate demands for fundamental and revolutionary change from the working class — is defined merely as an expression of false consciousness . |
| 2 | Suffice to say that I do not believe that human activity can be explained from or reduced to the ecological level . |
| 3 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 4 | In this study I have not attempted such quantitative analyses , but I still believe that good use can be made of a combination of the two approaches . |
| 5 | We welcome the emphasis on Communication as the main aim of language teaching , but we believe that real communication can only be achieved when there is a sound knowledge of linguistic structure . |
| 6 | We believe that British Coal can achieve a significant share of the coal market for generation in the new contracts which begin in 1993 , and we believe that it will be able to achieve that at competitive prices . |
| 7 | His departure now is seen as the result of a power struggle between those who believe that some wildlife can be privately owned and managed for profit , and those who think all wildlife should belong to the state . |
| 8 | Wholeness of body , mind and soul should be the prior concern of all Christians and they believe that this wholeness can be found through faith . |
| 9 | He believes that non-violent rape can be ‘ most excusable . ’ |
| 10 | Boltwood believes that psychic energy can give us the power to alter subconsciously our perception of the situation . |
| 11 | The first group firmly believes that any document can be broken down into a series of discrete specifications which can then be used to automate the production process be embedding encapsulated versions , often called tags , within the source material . |
| 12 | Like Jakobson , he believes that literary language can be analyzed objectively and exactly , though rather than speaking of its ‘ poetic ’ function , he opts for the term ‘ stylistic ’ function instead . |