Example sentences of "believe we [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean no disrespect to the geriatric branch of the hospital service nor to the domiciliary services or the rapidly increasing old people 's houses and homes provided by local housing , health and welfare authorities when I say that I believe we are still groping and fumbling with this problem — all of us , social scientists and politicians alike . |
| 2 | He announced his credo unashamedly in his first editorial : ‘ We believe we are filling a publishing need only slightly less important than the one just taken care of by the Kinsey Report . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I never say it 's the best car in the world , ’ he replied , ’ but I believe we are the best at making a car in our class . |
| 4 | John Davies , Regional Railways ' manager for Wales , explains : ‘ Although we seek partnership opportunities , any success is based on getting people to trust us and believe we are interested in the long-term future of the railways here . ’ |
| 5 | I believe we are already lost ’ , an analysis which the Empress kept to herself , but which soon proved to be all too correct , for in the early days of August the French armies suffered three defeats at the battles of Spicheren , Wissembourg and Froeschwiller . |
| 6 | Both parties recognise failings : the Conservatives believe we are short on the honouring of obligations ; the Liberal Democrats , on the enjoyment of rights . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , for many parents the alternative to heavy-handed , autocratic childcare practices meant an excessively idealistic ( or self-indulgent ) laissez-faire attitude to a very serious business , and there are critics who believe we are now reaping the harvest of our ‘ permissive ’ ways ( see page 16 ) . |
| 8 | My life and that of Benstede are under threat from God knows whom , for people believe we are here on a secret mission connected with the succession to the Scottish throne . |
| 9 | ‘ We are conscious , ’ John Page concluded , ‘ that our costs put quite a burden on some of you , and I believe we are going to have to look at that aspect of the ‘ level playing field ’ because we know you think this unfair as not all countries are in the same position . |
| 10 | Manchester United skipper Bryan Robson was also in defiant mood yesterday , declaring : ‘ I believe we are the best team in the Premier League . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We believe we are making our financial statements more understandable , and that they will now be able to be read by people other than actuaries . |
| 12 | In this country the influence of Marxism in the universities , trade unions and arts has reached a point where as Christians I believe we are forced to take it seriously . |
| 13 | To the extent that we do this I believe we are guilty of a modern form of syncretism which is of necessity unsatisfactory . |
| 14 | But he says : ‘ I honestly believe we are on the verge of the big breakthrough , promotion to the First Division and making London the headquarters of rugby league in this country . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have been proud of the way we have played in England and believe we are becoming a better team with every game . |
| 16 | I believe we are sailing out of troubled waters now . |
| 17 | We believe we are undervalued and there is a feeling that we get kicked around . ’ |
| 18 | Grades , percentages and category labels are hopelessly inadequate to convey the load of meaning that we sometimes believe we are putting into them and which other people desperately try to get out from them again . |
| 19 | But the sort of criticism that says ‘ if we want to achieve X , I believe we are going the wrong way about it , what we ought to be doing is Y ’ , seems to me to be exactly the approach that is needed . |
| 20 | But thanks to you , sir , ’ he leaned out and took Hope 's right hand between his palms and pressed it , ‘ thanks to you , I believe we are safe . ’ |
| 21 | Some people believe we are going to be spending large sums of money on this project , while others remain to be convinced of its worth . |
| 22 | But , unfortunately , I believe we are quite a long way off that outcome at present . |
| 23 | Thank you , we believe we are , but please join us for our future strength lies firmly in our membership . |
| 24 | , Al Mutlaq 's divisional manager , saw immediate benefits : ‘ We believe we are the first company in the region to get this equipment . |
| 25 | In a poem like the ‘ Express ’ I believe we are dealing with a very involved , indeed fanatical , view of the journey , movement and stately presence of a train which seems to overpower not just the author himself but also the very universe and natural world in which it exists . |
| 26 | After the meeting Haughey declared that " there are still hurdles to be overcome , but I believe we are moving towards a satisfactory outcome " . |
| 27 | However , I believe we are going into it in good shape and can fact it with out usual , and properly cautious , optimism . |
| 28 | I believe we are better placed in the BBC than anyone to do it . |
| 29 | ‘ I believe we are at the stage now where the fears and uncertainty in the community are such that no one can any longer pass by on the other side , and there is something which everybody can do to alleviate the problem . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I have no frayed nerves because I firmly believe we are good enough . |