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Discover LudwigThe phrase "believes was" is not correct and usable in written English.
It appears to be a grammatical error, as "believes" is present tense and "was" is past tense, creating a tense inconsistency.
Example: "She believes he was telling the truth."
Alternatives: "thinks that" or "is convinced that."
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The discussion, he believes, was valuable.
This, Wildgust believes, was the point.
The point, he believes, was to bully him into line.
Cortés, he believes, "was really in love with Mexico".
Scotland Yard believes was a case of mistaken identity.
Liam's great talent, she believes, was "exposing the lie".
Something in the soil, he believes, was breathing.
He wanted to bring some life back into downtown, an effort he now believes was futile.
Part of Obama's reluctance, he believes, was based on principle, and another part was personal.
Mr Jayatilleka's offence, he believes, was to have advocated regional devolution in a newspaper.
But their real goal, he believes, was just to buy time to catch up.
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