Example sentences of "am convinced that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am convinced that many students often do not understand what is being said in teaching situations , though they become adept at pretending to , as they do not wish to lose face . |
| 2 | ‘ I am convinced that we need to push the British disarmament boat out from the shore . |
| 3 | I must confess , my dear Fanny ( his sister ) , that I found your judgement of him was inadequate ; perhaps , too , he may not have been in the mood for playing when you heard him , which is probably often the case ; but I was again enchanted by his playing , and I am convinced that if you , and Father too , had heard some of his best things in the way he played them to me , you would say the same . |
| 4 | I am convinced that any steps that can be taken to explore methods of production which make better and more effective use of renewable resources are extremely important . |
| 5 | I am convinced that it should be the goal of every concerned person to share in that task of educating people to think and behave ecologically . |
| 6 | I am convinced that our suggestions for reform of the CAP offer meaningful concessions to our trading partners without undermining Community preference . |
| 7 | Having attended a trial or two in my time , and having kept an eye on the changing standard of juries , police , barristers and judges , I am convinced that if hanging were reintroduced , they would not just occasionally hang the wrong person , but do it pretty well every time . |
| 8 | As a user and devotee of Wainwright 's books , I am convinced that he wrote them primarily as works of creative art , for sharing with those of like mind . |
| 9 | ‘ I am convinced that if the people of Cheltenham had been blind and not seen the colour of John Taylor 's skin he would have been elected , ’ said Mr Nick Leach , secretary of a Cheltenham Tory ward . |
| 10 | But I am convinced that a certain group of consumers will respond , especially the young . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Yegor Gaidar , First Deputy Prime Minister , said : ‘ I am convinced that so far we have agreed on effective co-operation in order to resolve the problem by joint effort . |
| 12 | At one stage I had the same reservations , but in the light of the experience of the last six years and the credibility that the festival has given to drama with elected members , headteachers , and officers of the Authority , I am convinced that , at any rate for Leeds , this annual festival is helping to develop the quality of drama in the Authority ( pp. 44–45 ) . |
| 13 | Although I do not know Charles well , I am convinced that he is a gentleman . ’ |
| 14 | I am convinced that you must undertake that grand Fairy Topic — you will make something highly strange and original of it . |
| 15 | I am convinced that pupil-profiling alone can not be the way forward , even if profiles may profitably be used in conjunction with other methods of assessment . |
| 16 | But I am convinced that lasting success in this will only come when both movements are strong . |
| 17 | I am convinced that this is because the barbel are so conditioned to seeing this plastic larder pop through the surface and spread good things to eat along the bottom , they are waiting for it to happen . |
| 18 | John Buddle , a mine inspector and owner 's agent with whom Davy had consulted , wrote to Davy on 1 June , 1816 : ‘ I am convinced that with the happy invention of the safe lamp large proportions of the coal mines of the empire will be rendered available , which otherwise might have remained inaccessible . ’ |
| 19 | Looking back on those years between the two wars , and knowing Sam as I did , I am convinced that , had my parents landed in America , as intended , then he would have been in the prohibition racket , without any doubts . |
| 20 | They are using all sorts of means to raise the cash , and despite the sacrifice and the lack of vacancies today , I am convinced that those who join now will all get jobs when they are qualified . |
| 21 | Personally , I respect his view and at the same time am glad of his enthusiasm for church planting : ‘ I am convinced that Church Planting is a mark of vigorous and outgoing Christianity and is a sign of hope for the future ’ , he says . |
| 22 | I am convinced that Scattering Day by Patrick Carroll was drama of the very highest quality . |
| 23 | If she had not been so fit as she is then I am convinced that she would have died . |
| 24 | I am convinced that good play has something to do with relaxation and good company . |
| 25 | Pierre Rosenberg , head of the department of paintings and co-ordinator of the new display , says , ‘ I am convinced that the public is bored of seeing works that are widely reproduced . |
| 26 | I am convinced that the works on view in the museums and those we consider to be exceptional , do not represent the finest achievements in the world . |
| 27 | I am convinced that what is needed in initial teacher education is not just to instil respect for a particular form of academic learning . |
| 28 | Personally I am convinced that unless initiatives like that undertaken by the Urban Studies Centre ( see page 95 ) are adopted , we will continue to train teachers who , though they have impeccable paper qualifications , lack the real life experience which will give credibility to the certificates , degrees and diplomas they have so earnestly won . |
| 29 | Following realistic appraisal of the current situation and the provisions of the GERBIL , I am convinced that we must respond to the government legislation . |
| 30 | I am convinced that current practice in the best of our primary schools is second to none and I know this view is also held by educators in other parts of the world . |