The stability and growth pact was designed to limit budget deficits, but nobody believed its sanctions would be enforced.

稳定和增长条约旨在限制预算赤字，但是没有人认为其制裁会被强制执行。

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Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world.

在雪中弹奏它也是古代艺术家最喜欢的消遣方式，他们认为这种乐器是世界上最纯净的乐器。

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Last week, Pope Benedict visited the place where John the Baptist is believed to have baptized Jesus in its waters.

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Scientists have long believed that Earth's satellite lacks the ability to hold water near its surface because it has no atmosphere.

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Researcher Stephen Brusatte says scientists have believed that the physical qualities of Tyrannosaurus developed because of its large body.

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Fortress made its push into the market in late 2010, when its executives believed that prices had fallen far enough to justify the risks, people familiar with its thinking said.

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Most of its executives believed that Enron was a basically productive company that could be righted.

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Its founders believed that a country the size of America is best governed locally, not nationally.

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