It was an elite that believed its task was to enlighten the multitude.

精英人物都会认为自己的职责就是启迪群众。

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Wright believed that architects should design a building to fit its location, not to copy some ancient style.

怀特认为，建筑师设计的大楼应该与周围环境相配，而不是复制一些古代风格。

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The Soviet Union believed that the countries in its sphere of influence, which it expected would include all Third World nations, would stay home.

苏联认为它的势力范围囊括所有第三世界国家，并认为势力范围内的国家都会参加它发起的抵制。

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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.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

He said he believed that he could support all of it and would work for its approval in the Senate."

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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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