Sentence examples for believed half of from inspiring English sources

Certainly, if the pollsters are to be believed, half of all Germans reckon that corruption has infected all their political parties; and nine out of ten think that all keep secret (and therefore illegal) accounts.Sure enough, a number of Social Democrats now face accusations of being less than spotless.

Were the stockmarket to collapse, Mr Swensen believes half of the endowment would remain relatively healthy.

I believe half of them probably will end up voting on the ban.

You heard things whispered at school and I didn't believe half of it.

An adage favored by cops is: "Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear".

Or just keep in mind what Marvin Gaye sang in "I Heard It Through the Grapevine": "Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear".

Until our reps go to Detroit, all we know is what's in the paper, and we don't believe half of that," he said.

Mr. Fortin takes his personal track-walking safety mantra from Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine": believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

Peter Kurz, head of research in Taiwan for Citigroup, says his scepticism about the value of the deal ebbed considerably after hearing from local banks that they believe half of their loan books could be drawn from the mainland within a decade.Tie-ups are likely to start slowly, and will probably grow out of existing relationships.

Hans made a face and said not to believe half of what happens there.

"There's a beautiful saying: don't believe what you hear, believe half of what you see," he said.