Example sentences of "believe this to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe this to be indecent and to add to the already indecent burden women are having to bear . ’ |
| 2 | I believe this to be most important if we are to have rational investment decisions and efficient allocations of resources . |
| 3 | In the final analysis , they may recommend specific courses of action including destroying all your credit cards and even your cheque book , if they believe this to be necessary . |
| 4 | Some historians believe this to be the burial place of the Saxon king , Swaine , from whom the name of the village is reputed to have been derived . |
| 5 | I believe this to be more pernicious than secularism per se . |
| 6 | Fraenkel 's view was that kinship ties were still held in high regard , and 1 believe this to be still true , however irksome people may find them . |
| 7 | They believe this to be God 's will and that anything that hinders this is contrary to the will of God . |
| 8 | Although personally we believe this to be of only secondary importance , its probable role in motivating innovative acts can not be ignored . |
| 9 | I believe this to be true in the case of computers where they do lag behind the West : I do not believe it in the case of radar . |
| 10 | In the final analysis , they may recommend specific courses of action , including destroying all your credit cards and even your cheque book , if they believe this to be necessary . |
| 11 | Thus , in deciding , for example , whether to close down an unprofitable factory and make those working in it redundant , the directors are required to consider the effect of closure on the employees , but they are nevertheless under a duty to shut the factory if they believe this to be in the interests of the shareholders . |
| 12 | I believe this to be a purse frame , but what was its purpose ? |
| 13 | I believe this to be a mistake : in view of the gross statistical disparity the two instances are more likely to be an oversight , or an isolated directive , rather than an indication of an articulatory intention that is to be spread over the whole movement . |
| 14 | Few people now believe this to be possible . |