Example sentences of "[pron] believe [that] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 GLP is clearly a good approach for some R & D laboratory functions ; however , I believe that it is not the same as TQM .
2 My Lords , I believe that it is extremely difficult to get the right sort of people erm to do these things .
3 I believe that it is entirely the right direction .
4 I believe that it is quite wrong that you should refuse this reasonable request and I regret to say that your attitude is all too typical of the secretive nature of British government , which cries out for reform . ’
5 I believe that it is as close as we can ever come to a universal truth in the history of prisons — that lack of work for prisoners is the greatest cause of indiscipline , unrest and unhappiness among the prisoners .
6 Finally , I believe that it is less important for feminists to establish a particular set of nonsexist conventions as ‘ standard ’ than to make people aware of the non-neutrality of language .
7 For the following reasons , I believe that it is still under its original controller :
8 I believe that it is only by going back to the basics and debating questions such as ‘ What do you want from the audit process ?
9 The ITC made the determination and it would be inappropriate for me to comment upon the matter , especially as I believe that it is now sub judice , because the company has applied for judicial review .
10 The numbers attending are still disappointing but I believe that it is fully justified if for no other reason than that it provides us with the best — and most cost effective — corporate publicity we are likely to obtain .
11 Perhaps the Minister could clarify the impression given by the Hon. Member for Tayside , North ( Mr. Walker ) , who believes that it is all right to buy from the public purse something for £2 million and then to sell off a fraction of it for £4 1 million a fortnight later as long as the proceeds of the sale go to buses .
12 Says Dana Stuchell at Trans-Species , ‘ We believe that it 's morally wrong to alter the genetic material of species .
13 We believe that it is not fair , it is not practical , and it will not stand the test of time .
14 For our part , we wish to step back from philosophical issues , not because they are totally irrelevant but because we believe that it is not necessary , from a sociological research point of view , to take them up .
15 Even if Westminster were to realise its folly in being a signatory to the Agreement , we believe that it is too late to accept continuing Westminster domination and their future treacherous schemes for our land .
16 We believe that it is educationally wrong to teach a subject in isolation without linking it to the outside world .
17 However , we believe that it is only right to point out that we are not a specialist tour operator in the field of holidays for the disabled .
18 Similarly , if we can image that the research could lead to a diverging range of possibilities we believe that it is much more likely to lead to unexpected discoveries than would be the case if researchers were focused on a well specified target .
19 However , we believe that it was right that the statement should be made in the House , from which have come the decisions that , in our opinion , have done so much to encourage the IRA through the years .
20 Do you really expect me to believe that it 's out of respect for my position that you insist on calling me Mr Vass ? ’
21 ‘ The Government has much sympathy with this proposal , but they believe that it is not practicable …
22 They believe that it is too expensive an option , given that older workers will remain in employment for a shorter period than younger ones .
23 Treatment Centres take the sufferers through the first five steps of the recovery programme in as many weeks in order to lessen their dread in anticipation in the future and not because they believe that it is really possible to recover at that speed .
24 He repeated this over and over , as if he believed that it is only " they " whoever they were , told him how to act , then everything would be all right .
25 He insisted that no decisions about future spending had been taken , but he believed that it was right ‘ that there should be a widespread review and it is right that there should be a big debate . ’
26 When will the Secretary of State accept responsibility for the crisis in education provision in Cambridgeshire , or does he believe that it is just another scare got up by pupils , parents , teachers and Conservative county councillors in that county ?
27 And he believes that it is precisely because black footballers know of each other 's natural ability , that they are able to construct the most intricate and seemingly planned movements without any preparation at all : ‘ They 've got the receivers built into their heads and can pick each other up on the same wavelength . ’
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