in the belief that
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: believing that
She bought the rug in the belief that it was a real antique, not a fake.
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Fulham are progressing with talks in the belief that McTominay, 27, is open to the move to get a fresh challenge and a more regular starting role.
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
On the flip side, some American strategists have called for pounding Chinese mainland bases at the outset of a conflict in the belief that U.S. nuclear superiority would deter China from responding in kind.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2021
The reason for such imbalance lies in the belief that richer countries should pay more to offset the costs of climate change than poorer countries, regardless of their actual or relative contributions of greenhouse gases into the environment.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
That much is clear inside the company’s headquarters in Leuven, a town where monks first began brewing beer more than 600 years ago, fermenting hops with water from the polluted river running through town in the belief that the drink made the fish from the water safer to eat.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
On the flip side, some American strategists have called for pounding Chinese mainland bases at the outset of a conflict in the belief that U.S. nuclear superiority would deter China from responding in kind.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2021
The reason for such imbalance lies in the belief that richer countries should pay more to offset the costs of climate change than poorer countries, regardless of their actual or relative contributions of greenhouse gases into the environment.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
That much is clear inside the company’s headquarters in Leuven, a town where monks first began brewing beer more than 600 years ago, fermenting hops with water from the polluted river running through town in the belief that the drink made the fish from the water safer to eat.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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“In the belief that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20belief%20that. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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