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Does he believe that American defense policies are helping or hurting that general belief system?

They have a general belief in Manitous, or spiritual beings, one of them being spoken of as the Great Spirit.

The general belief that the trade of Great Britain would be ruined by the loss of the American colonies was not justified.

The general belief about hysteria is that it is caused by the culpable weakness of a selfish nature, and that is often true.

Fourth: That the general belief that the Virginia resolutions questioned this supremacy and nationality is wholly unfounded.

Nevertheless, the world had a general belief in his powers, and Vaudemont reluctantly subscribed to the world's verdict.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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