Example sentences of "believe that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You believe that the Catholic Church feeds the tendency to objectify woman , reduce her to receptacle for male lust or for children or any form of servitude ? |
| 2 | Within the marine environment itself some palaeontologists believe that the overall richness of the marine fauna was established early on , say by the Silurian period , and that there has not been a great increase in the total number of species living in the sea at any one time since then , although of course the kinds of organisms inhabiting the sea have changed many times . |
| 3 | That is because they believe that the correct way for the House to organise its procedures is to have a timetable motion from the beginning . |
| 4 | Some people in Asia , the Middle East and Africa believe that the powdered-down horn has some medicinal properties , which is untrue . |
| 5 | There are , first of all , historians who believe that the crucial variable must lie with the psychological characteristics of a comparatively small group of entrepreneurs , who instituted changes in the technology and organisation of industry : British entrepreneurs are held to have displayed a peculiar wit and resource in expanding and transforming production and distribution — a wit which is not itself subjected to scrutiny . |
| 6 | In fairness , some psychics believe that the personal effects are more than ‘ props ’ . |
| 7 | The Chinese believe that the Western habit of nearly always punching to the face is of little use , since there are no vital organs housed there save for the eyes and nose . |
| 8 | Indeed I believe that the effective delivery of such special needs programmes is very much dependent on the organisational structures and educational philosophy that underpins the approach to special educational needs in any school . |
| 9 | I believe that the Irish Republic should join the democratic countries in the new Europe and renounce such a claim , as Germany did over Alsace and Lorraine . |
| 10 | Geologists believe that the eastern Barents Sea , an important spawning areas for fish and home to millions of seabirds , may hold vast oil reserves . |
| 11 | We believe that the best chance of keeping out imports is to improve the efficiency and productivity of the industry . |
| 12 | We believe that the best way to produce profound and lasting improvements on the railways is to end BR 's state monopoly . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | In fact , I believe that the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They believe that the minimum wage could threaten their jobs . |
| 19 | Having said the above , I believe that the annexed offer letters demonstrate that the total price of £ [ ] million including , as we suggested to you , the need for an earnout may be obtainable . |
| 20 | I believe that the Second World War was a war that had to be won not in order to save Western modernity , or to ensure that individualist man would conquer collectivist man , but simply because Hitler posed the greatest threat to the moral order of the world that history had ever seen . |
| 21 | We believe that the right way to deal with that offence is to build on the offence under the Theft Act 1968 — the taking and driving away — and add to it the aggravated offence covered in clause 1 . |
| 22 | Recommending the scheme , the NRA 's chief scientist , Jan Pentreath , said : " After much consultation , I believe that the right balance has now been achieved . |
| 23 | I believe that the long training that doctors undergo enables psychiatrists to diagnose and prescribe better than those without this training . |
| 24 | Arshile Gorky , Jasper Johns , Robert Rauschenberg , Cy Twombly , Brice Marden and Roy Lichtenstein were names which Mnuchin mentioned to The Art Newspaper , a list which supports the view of those observers who believe that the contemporary art market 's revival will be led by renewed interest in the leading post-War American masters . |
| 25 | I believe that the two elements that I have mentioned are quite real , and you could take one of Beethoven 's late quartets as an example of the process by which the simple elements of melodies and attractive rhythms are sublimated and integrated into a much larger context which demands a certain experience and effort to understand and appreciate . |
| 26 | Contrast this with the words of a House of Lords Select Committee considering exactly the same problem : ‘ because of the high proportion [ of homes with polluted tapwater ] and the long-standing nature of the problem , the Committee believe that the two years for compliance with the Directive is wholly unrealistic . ’ |
| 27 | As well believe that the other chap , the one you 're keeping so quiet about , the one you 're not telling about , did in Harry . |
| 28 | In conclusion , although it is difficult to foresee the tide of interest and activity being turned back in the NHS , and a majority of DGMs believe that the new system has already delivered quality improvements ( Appleby et al. |
| 29 | He goes on to say ‘ In presenting us with the award for Lafayette , the judges believe that the new range has outstanding sales potential . |
| 30 | ‘ I believe that the new legislation and initiatives such as the Heartbeat Campaign should be welcomed because they can only serve to benefit the industry . ’ |