Example sentences of "believe that [art] [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that the greatest scientists should also be poets , for both recognized affinity , analogy and beauty ; and although to his biographer his mind seemed essentially Platonic , his greatest heroes were Aristotle , Linnaeus , Robert Brown and Goethe . |
| 2 | Analysts believed that the greatest fear in the region was that NAFTA " local content " and " country of origin " clauses would encourage the USA to increasingly look to low-wage Mexico as a principal source of imports . |
| 3 | We believed that the best practice reflects a consensus rather than such extreme positions , and we did not see this as some timid compromise . |
| 4 | Nicholas believed that the best thing non-Russians could do was become Russian . |
| 5 | Dalton believed that the simplest compound of two elements must have one atom of each ; which made water for him HO . |
| 6 | Taylor promoted all missions , and believed that the surest way to help the East was to deepen spirituality in the West . |
| 7 | That was just how the circuit bosses liked things , believing that the best way to hold on to their audience was through ‘ family entertainment ’ , and arguing through the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association ( CEA ) that filmmakers should avoid treating themes and incidents that ‘ were offensive to the reasonable taste and standards of those whose patronage was necessary to the health and future of the industry . ’ |
| 8 | This is another reason for believing that the best regressions take place under hypnosis . |
| 9 | Most of us spend our lives believing that the best marriages are those rare unions where two hearts really do beat as one . |
| 10 | Strangely enough one could believe that the slightest glimmer of light on the dark horizon could be the lights of Geneva , and the glimmer became a glow and the glow became more positive and one could distinguish the lights which were real lights and those which were the reflections on the lake . |
| 11 | Gilbert : ‘ But we do believe that the biggest god in the world is the penis , it 's the most important thing in life . ’ |
| 12 | Such rumours suggest at the very least a readiness to believe that the highest leadership of State and military was — to put it mildly — no longer in control of the situation . |
| 13 | There is a strong anti-intellectual element in the present government which appears to believe that the greatest achievement is making money as fast as possible . |
| 14 | ( In fact , Mr Duroselle seems almost to believe that the worst aspect of colonialism was the way it divided European nations that might otherwise have come together . ) |
| 15 | We believe that the best chance of keeping out imports is to improve the efficiency and productivity of the industry . |
| 16 | We believe that the best way to produce profound and lasting improvements on the railways is to end BR 's state monopoly . |
| 17 | I believe that the best way in which the State can encourage respect for human life is by refraining from taking life itself , unless it is compelled to do so by the direst and most certain necessity . |
| 18 | What message would my right hon. Friend and my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancashire give us to take back to our constituents in the light of recent research showing that nearly 200 of the top British firms believe that the best way to increase unemployment and inflation and decrease investment would be the calamity of a Labour Government ? |
| 19 | As our General Election rises to its soggy climax , you ought to compare the success of an economy where they believe that the best government is the least government . |
| 20 | In fact , I believe that the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped . ’ |
| 21 | While some workers believe that the best place for a child is within a family , and that it is better for a child to be placed transracially than to have no family , anxiety is increasing about the outcome of transracial placements . |
| 22 | ‘ I believe that the greatest threat to sustained recovery in Britain will come not from a lack of demand , but from excessive Government borrowing over the medium term . |
| 23 | ‘ I believe that the greatest threat to sustained recovery in Britain would come not from a lack of demand , but from excessive Government borrowing over the medium-term . |
| 24 | I believe that the smallest area that will be considered by the commission at any one time will be a county , with the possible exception of certain islands . |
| 25 | While I stress that we believe that the safest limit is no alcohol at all , we should be reluctant to see the Metropolitan police in London entering railway property willy-nilly to enforce the provisions of the Bill . |
| 26 | In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’ |
| 27 | But none of this will happen with a government that believes that the best thing is to do nothing . |