Mr Egan said that, though it was not specifically a matter for school, they needed to take forward a belief that they can make a difference to the poorest students' lives.
And while some tried to make a buck at it, the main thing that tied all of them was a belief that a rising tide lifts all boats and that working together would make not only the internet greater but also ensure their own fortune would improve.
In its haste to make a statement on the current debate recently, the Royal Society asserted that a belief that all species on earth have always existed in their present form, ....is "not consistent with the evidence from geology, astronomy and physics".
So, despite the belief that biometrics will make crossing a border more efficient and secure, it could well have the opposite effect, as false alarms become the norm.
And in rejecting religious belief, a lot of atheists make the same mistake.
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His belief that the typical individual could make a profit in the market by getting good advice and sticking to basic commonsense rules.
However, the recession and the tepid recovery made make this belief more questionable as new evidence points to a much lower lifetime earnings.
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In addition, some strong secular reasons support the belief that these deals make sense and will likely remain a staple of the PE deal supply.
Secretary Steven Chu shared his vision for instilling the belief in all Americans that there are opportunities to make a livelihood in the wind industry.
Some Dutch and British farmers have begun renting land from Poles in the belief that they can make good money from farming in a lower-cost country.
There also exists here a belief that people elsewhere are all a little too keen to make things more dramatic than they really are.
Mr Bush joined the Miami Urban League, a black-led organisation, to finance and run the school in the belief that its emphasis on basic learning and discipline would make it a model for the state.
What we ended up with were employees who were willing to do whatever it took to make the enterprise successful because they were driven by an inner belief, not by a paycheck.
And if my belief of what will happen to ecosystem services plays out, we will make a lot more money with these assets than with most financial assets.
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That kind of thinking requires a belief in possibility, and the idea that our future is what we choose to make of it.
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And my belief was that given that he was about to retire, that for me to make a political statement respecting my church at that time wasn't necessary.
"I think it's totally inappropriate to make these kinds of comments to a patient because personal comments can lead to the patient to have a false belief or impression that the doctor is interested in the patient or the patient has a bad impression of the doctor, " he said.
But what they did have was an unshakeable belief that this country -- of all countries -- is a place where anybody can make it if they try.
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