Example sentences of "they do not believe [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Cambridge English represented the former : Richards and Leavis wanted an evaluative criticism , because they did not believe that literature was simply a matter of disinterested individual response ; it was an index to the condition of civilization , which made judgements imperative .
2 They did not believe that the high rate of litigation was primarily the result of an excessive amount of crime or an unusually large number of valid civil disputes .
3 But , given the destructive power of modern weapons , they did not believe that civilization could be protected by war .
4 A top firm of criminal lawyers told us they did not believe that the chances of a successful prosecution fell below 50 per cent — the CPS 's normal test .
5 The reason which they gave to me was that they did not believe that a man with my social background could win a General Election for the Conservative Party at that time in the twentieth century .
6 Also they do not believe that our experience ( as , for example , that a woman 's ministry feels good and appropriate ) is a reliable guide to what God may want for his Church .
7 What we have said what members have already resolved is that they do not believe that it is necessary for him to intervene .
8 Keynesians see money supply as less important , but even they do not believe that money supply can be ignored .
9 They sing and they dance and they act , and they do not believe unless they are profoundly proficient in all three that they 're entitled to be considered gypsies .
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