But to do that is to destroy the true character of religious belief.

They must be crazy to believe such nonsense.

Hence their impulse to believe in unseen forces.

Contrary to common Western belief, Amin was informed of the Soviet decision to send troops into Afghanistan.

A statement by Channel One suggested that there are grounds to believe that the contest results could be much different for Russia.

But that idea has given way to the reigning view among young Chinese that your looks can determine your fate.

Such revisionists were a distinct minority, which is a good thing, as there is no reason to believe that the Soviets and Communism were a benign force.

This process is not without challenges, but there is no reason to believe that it could not be finalized more or less according to plan and the current timetable.

But, contrary to popular belief, this does not mean that people with mental illnesses are likely to be dangerous or violent.

According to the age old belief of Malayalees, an auspicious kani at dawn on the Vishu day is lucky for the entire year.

June 4 lines henceforth mean the line of thinking that the president laid out for reconciliation between the U.S. and the Muslim world, and along the way, between Israel and the Palestinians.

So there are grounds to believe that our improved reasoning abilities have enabled us to reduce the influence of those more impulsive elements of our nature that lead to violence.

On a worldwide scale, nuclear energy is thus only a small component of the global energy mix, and its share, contrary to widespread belief, is not on the rise.

It recalled that the crucial question is what the State party had reason to believe, in light of the guarantees given, at the time of the expulsion.

The Marshall Plan helped to put post war Europe back on its feet, so we have reason to believe that a sharp increase in international aid will help to revitalize developing countries.

(a) Informing the latter authorities, on their own initiative, where there are reasonable grounds to believe that any of the offences established in accordance with articles 15, 21 and 23 of this Convention has been committed or

3.1 It is claimed that the complainant's forced repatriation to Bangladesh would violate his rights under article 3 of the Convention, as there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture.

Should the Committee come to another conclusion, the crucial question is what the State party's Government had reason to believe at the time of the expulsion.

Urban land prices in major Japanese cities have steadily dropped over much of the period since 1991, as the enormous faith in the miraculous powers of Japanese capitalism gradually faded.

Extend stop, question and search powers for the AFP where there are reasonable grounds that a person might have just committed, might be committing, or might be about to commit a terrorism offence.

In these circumstances the Committee considers that the State party has failed to comply with its obligation, under article 12 of the Convention, to carry out a prompt and impartial investigation wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed.

There are strong historical grounds for believing that waging aggressive war has simply run its course as an instrument of state policy. Having exhausted most of the alternatives over the years, national leaders have begun to internalize the virtues of cooperation.

According to the Court, to establish a financial crisis the government must prove that it had reasonable basis to believe that the fiscal health of government as a whole (not isolated to one department or program) was in jeopardy.

There are abundant reasons to believe that production of and trafficking in narcotic drugs underpin the other threats which contribute to the insecurity in Afghanistan, namely terrorism, organized crime and most other violent and criminal activities.

Scientists are clear that this analysis is not accurate The world is still heating up, and there are good reasons to think the small slowdown in the rise in temperatures is temporary, probably caused by the absorption of heat by the oceans.

The performance of the Transitional Government, which completed its first year in office in March 2005, continued to be criticized by leading political and civil society groups for a perceived failure to deliver demonstrable results.

Indeed, contrary to popular belief outside China, the Chinese state is not monolithic it is a highly complex bureaucracy with many layers of government and quasi government institutions that do not always conform to central directives.

Interpretation of this fact would lead one to believe that the Earth's position is fixed on the lunar sky and no earthrises can occur, however, the Moon librates slightly, which causes the Earth to draw a Lissajous figure on the sky.

The vast majority of workers still live in low and middle income countries and have yet to go through these transformations. There are two reasons to believe that their future path will (or need) not unfold in quite the same way.

There is probable cause to believe that the decision to assassinate former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could not have been taken without the approval of top ranked Syrian security officials and could not have been further organized without the collusion of their counterparts in the Lebanese security services. (Ibid., para.

The only exceptions would be if a newspaper has reasonable grounds for believing that the individuals concerned are breaking the law, or that, even if they are not breaking the law, they are behaving in such a way as to render them unfit to perform the duties expected of them.

Understanding how the robot had been programmed would provide a clue did the designers write the code to provide only the appearance of consciousness? If so, we would have no reason to believe that the robot was conscious.

As mentioned earlier, and despite what remains a grim picture in Darfur, there is reason to believe and I am optimistic that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on 9 January has now considerably improved prospects for the resolution of the Darfur conflict and of the conflict in eastern Sudan.

Report to the Authority any business transaction where the identity of the persons involved, the transaction or any other circumstances concerning that business transaction gives any officer or employee of the financial institution reasonable grounds to believe that the transaction involves the proceeds of crime.

Bearing in mind that the State party and the Committee are obliged to assess whether there are substantial grounds for believing that the complainant would be in danger of being subjected to torture were he she to be expelled, returned or extradited, the risk of torture must be assessed on grounds that go beyond mere theory or suspicion.

There are strong historical grounds for believing that waging aggressive war has simply run its course as an instrument of state policy. Having exhausted most of the alternatives over the years, national leaders have begun to internalize the virtues of cooperation.

Too much power corrupts, as we all know. Hubristic presidents contemplating Churchill s bust in their office are prone to believe that they have been called upon to be war presidents that they, like Churchill in 1940, must oppose the next Hitler.

The Committee against Torture (CAT) has stated the following concerning article 3 of the Torture Convention Whenever substantial grounds exist for believing that an individual would be in danger of being subjected to torture upon expulsion to another State, the State party is under an obligation not to return the person concerned to that State.

Impurity taboos related to menstruation and post partum are still observed by some women and in some parts of the country menstruating women are not allowed to cook or handle food to be received by men as it is believed that the men will become ill.

Much international focus is now on the year 2014, the target date for completion of the gradual transfer of responsibility for security from international forces to the Afghan government. This process is not without challenges, but there is no reason to believe that it could not be finalized more or less according to plan and the current timetable.

Moreover, contrary to popular belief, much of the dramatic poverty reduction in China over the last three decades was due not to integration into the global economy, but to domestic factors like growth in the agricultural sector (where mass poverty was concentrated).

Similarly, my hope is that the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will next year take up those recommendations and ideas found in the comprehensive report which were not addressed at the Committee's April session, either for lack of time or because it was deemed more appropriate for us to visit those items at a later date.

Clause 34 would empower any customs officer, immigration officer or police officer to apply to a judge in Chambers for a restraint order in respect of property he has reasonable grounds to believe is intended for use in the commission of a terrorist act or that the property is terrorist property.

Clause 36 would empower the Director of Public Prosecutions to apply to a judge in Chambers, where he has reasonable grounds to believe that there is property in a building, place or vessel in respect of which a forfeiture order may be made under clause 37, for a warrant authorizing a police officer to search for and seize the property, if found.

The thing that was always striking to me was that we as people could have so many really amazing ideas about things we'd like to do, but are so often unable, in the real world, to actually do those things to actually cobble together the materials and go through the actual execution phase of building something that you imagine from a design perspective.