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Examples of believe

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There was thus a clear awareness of a political role that he believed he has been assigned to play.
Often, however, those who believed in the possibility of transformation saw it as a threat.
Cultural activities in the region may have been greater than currently believed to be the case.
The diary was maintained by participants for only one week since it was believed longer would be taxing.
Providers identified a range of factors which they believed contributed to the inadequacy of such an approach.
The difference is produced over what one believes to be missing.
First, they believed codification crystallized the law, preventing changes necessary in a period of rapid economic and social development.
Trusting beliefs: the extent to which the truster believes characteristics of the trustee.
Although relativist positions are getting more attention, he believes that it is crucial that research continue on universal features of language.
He believes that it is, therefore, possible to achieve the same result with fewer sessions.
Both parties believed that they could achieve with certainty at least this outcome.
He wanted to be serious, mistakenly believing that serious is more important than funny.
The best rock, he believes, 'simultaneously achieves a synthesis of evanescent junk and lasting beauty and sets up a conflict between them' (p. 36).
Fourthly, he stands for professional modesty, believing that historians must accept that certain events escape their ability to explain.
Workers and their families wanted control over private space and believed in solidarity.
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