Example sentences of "believe that [adj] [noun pl] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mindful of recent events in Dakar , these officials believed that Allied interests would best be served by maintaining a working relationship with Vichy administrators . |
| 2 | The CIGS , General ( later Field Marshal ) Sir Francis Festing , felt the price of Sandys ' Reformation was too high and considered resignation , but the other Chiefs would not support him , believing that such gestures would have little impact on a government that had the full support of Parliament and the electorate for its Defence policy . |
| 3 | If I did not believe that those changes would benefit patients , I would not have approved the application . |
| 4 | The noble land-owners ' outlook was that of passive rentiers who made it a point of pride to be cheated by their bailiffs ; even if entail had not put technical difficulties in the way of raising capital it is hard to believe that Spanish aristocrats would have conceived of higher rents as a reward of investment . |
| 5 | Zander was more sceptical about the rejection of contingency fee schemes , refusing , in particular , to believe that professional standards would be lost completely . |
| 6 | They were encouraged to believe that external agents would tackle the problem of a territorial settlement . |
| 7 | Indeed , social morality leaders came to believe that earlier marriages would discourage resort to prostitution . |
| 8 | We insist on integrity because we believe that internal compromises would deny what is often called " equality before the law " and sometimes " formal equality . " |
| 9 | I believe that many visitors would like to have available a short paper about the early history to enable them to derive greater enjoyment from their stay and I hope those who want to know more will be stimulated to consult the Inventory . |
| 10 | The offer is there and is open to senior police officers if they believe that such batons would be of advantage to their forces . |
| 11 | believe that Labour policies would make the economic position dramatically worse . |
| 12 | I believe that all parents would rather pay increased taxes or not receive tax cuts if that would deal with the problem . |
| 13 | But ministeres believe that custodial sentences would not provide a simple answer . |
| 14 | We believe that these grants would be more effective if responsibility was transferred to those Departments which can make best use of the money . |
| 15 | The survey found that half the people questioned believe that catalytic converters would be the most effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions , and another 20 per cent believe that using lead free petrol will slow down global warming . |
| 16 | It was believed that such measures would stimulate industry and increase employment in the short-term until Britain 's economic markets were restored by the revival of world trade and increasing cost-effective output : |
| 17 | It believes that one-tier authorities would be better than the two-tier authorities that exist everywhere except the metropolitan areas . |