Individuals and organizations can bring a lawsuit in court if they believe they have suffered a civil wrong.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Historians believe that cacao seeds were also used in marriage ceremonies as a sign of the union between a husband and wife.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

From this find and others made in the area, the researchers believe that music was important in the Aurignacian culture of southwestern Germany.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"I therefore believe that, in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is not broken.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

"It is a cultural tradition, and not all Asian cultures believe in it.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

I believe I would have been legally and morally justified in shooting any of them on sight, but I did not do so or attempt to do so;

VOA: special.2010.02.15

Professor Yoshino explains. "Shakespeare calls this a problem of ocular proof, the idea that we need to see evidence before we believe in it -- and that,oftentimes, when metaphysical questions of guilt or innocence are difficult for us to answer, we have a tendency to reduce them to questions that pertain to physical evidence.

VOA: special.2011.06.06

"Among those who believe that it is moving in the right direction, they attribute it to good security and reconstruction efforts,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

We are societies that believe in human rights and core freedoms that are enshrined in our founding documents."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"But it's not a done deal by any stretch, and I still believe that Cleveland, New York and Chicago are all in the hunt."

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

"I don't have to be concerned about the young dealers and gang-bangers coming in my house, because I believe now that they think twice."

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

"In fact,the most direct consequence of releasing them, I believe,would be to further inflame anti-American opinion and to put our troops in greater danger,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

"The failure to devise a clear, Mr.Secretary,and credible plan for employing TARP, has also resulted in a massive waste, some people believe,of taxpayer dollars,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Republicans believe that blocking the Obama effort could help their political fortunes in next year's election and in the 2012 presidential election as well.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12