Believing that people were motivated by self-interest, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 as advice for the city of Florence, Italy.

Believing that the English people would not react well to a foreign invader, he demanded in a letter to Rear-Admiral Arthur Herbert that the most eminent English Protestants first invite him to invade.

Believing that more people would turn out for the march on a Sunday, and so as to mark the date of the start of the Stonewall uprising, the CSLDUC scheduled the date for the first march for Sunday, June 28, 1970.

Believing that marriage is a celebration of God's love, the church recognizes and celebrates all legal marriages, including same-sex couples, previously divorced people, and couples of different religions.

Believing that the black people were at fault, Freddy and the KKK increase their attacks.

Believing a word to have a certain origin, people begin to pronounce, spell, or otherwise use the word in a manner appropriate to that perceived origin, in a kind of misplaced pedantry.

Believing in " natural social groupings " ( Young 112 ), he claimed that it should be possible to sort people into suitable categories without the envy of equality.

Believing that they are responsible for his death and that a hitman won't kill them if Bernie is around, they attempt to convince people that he is still alive.

Believing that water is one of the basic services that the government should be able to provide to the people, the LGU consequently searched for a more permanent solution.

Believing that it could possibly endanger the network's independence and rather than risk it being placed under ecclesiastical control, Mother Angelica turned EWTN over to a board of governors composed exclusively of lay people, which assured its independence from the Holy See.

Believing he knew how to rescue the trapped people, Goodwin presented a rescue plan to the on-location fire boss.

Believing in the precept that local content is the way to go, TV3 continues to invest in people and equipment to produce quality local content.

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Believing the Indians were badly demoralised and the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir would revolt against them with a little help, General Ayub Khan gave his approval for Operation Gibraltar, a plan to provoke uprisings in Jammu and Kashmir by infiltrating teams of military personnel to conduct sabotage and prod the Kashmiri people against Indian forces.

Believing that many people would perish without knowing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, Ron and Donna Coffer sought to establish the most enduring witness to Christ that a town can have-a local church.

Believing that it was God ’ s leading, however, McGavran accepted his new appointment and spent the next seventeen years trying to start a people movement to Christ among the Satnamis caste.

Believing the people to be Others, he attempts to warn the two, until the three are beaten unconscious by Mr. Eko ( Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ) and thrown into a pit.

Believing everyone was against him, Phillip decided to leave Springfield with the only people he cared about — his children.

Believing that " It is the duty of a Bishop to aid and advise his people in all thaeir struggles for justice " he took an active part in political life and did not scruple to use his religious position to bring about desirable political reforms.

Believing that the bodies were the ones of some of the people disappeared from 1976 to 1983, the new Argentine government ordered for DNA tests to be performed on the bodies.

Believing that the Second Coming of Christ would occur during their lifetimes, the Harmonists contented to live simply under a strict religious doctrine, gave up tobacco, and advocated celibacy.

Believing the Catholic Church to be corrupted in many ways, the Lollards looked to Scripture as the basis for their religious ideas.

Believing that the Paraguayan officers who had beaten the porteños posed a direct threat to his rule, Governor Bernardo de Velasco dispersed and disarmed the forces under his command and sent most of the soldiers home without paying them for their eight months of service.

Believing that Caesar would be distracted by the turmoil in Rome following the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher, the Carnutes, under Cotuatus and Conetodunus, made the first move, slaughtering the Romans who had settled in their territory.

Believing that the Lancastrians were about to offer battle, Edward temporarily halted his army while the stragglers caught up and the remainder could rest after their rapid march from Windsor.

Believing that the war was all but over, the English divided their forces and in December were routed by the fleet of Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp at the Battle of Dungeness in the English Channel.

Believing many others would follow in an uprising, their goal was to create an independent state based on the ideals of Fidel Castro's Cuba.

:" Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were wronged in the wilderness by their brethren, and they were also wronged while crossing the sea ; and again, that they were wronged while in the land of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea " ( Mosiah 10: 12-13 )

Believing he would gain the support of the dissenting army chiefs, Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Government, yielded to their demand and reintroduced the death penalty at the front line on July 12.

Believing that King Ramraja was responsible for their deaths, many prominent officials under the leadership of Prince Talaha ( Mu ) revolted, caught him and drowned him in the river in 1780.

Believing the President has escaped, the hijackers separate his wife and daughter from the rest of their hostages, planning to use them as leverage.

" Believing that the amendments would help him achieve additional budget cuts, Johnson estimated that one year after their passage the Defense Department would be achieving savings at the rate of $ 1 billion per year ( he later claimed that he had attained this goal ).

Believing that two U. S. carriers had been taken out of action with heavy damage, Tanaka's reinforcement convoy again headed toward Guadalcanal, and by 08: 00 on 25 August they were within of their destination.

Believing the war was over, many of the Texican volunteers left the army and returned to their families.

** In Hungary their official name is ( Congregation of Nazarenes Believing in Christ )

Believing that their souls would ascend to the spaceship and be given new bodies, all the group members committed mass suicide in their mansion.

Believing he is the only man capable of solving their problems, Dorothy Gale and her friends travel to the Emerald City, the capital of Oz, to meet him.

Believing that this amounts to a misleading approach to pricing, the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) in February 2007 gave all carriers and travel companies three months to include all fixed non-optional costs in their basic advertised prices.

Believing that the future of Muslims was threatened by the rigidity of their orthodox outlook, Sir Syed began promoting Western-style scientific education by founding modern schools and journals and organising Muslim entrepreneurs.

Believing their first attempts to be too derivative, the developers held brain storming sessions.

Believing that Fijians would never gain the respect of their British rulers, without proving their worth on the battlefield, Sukuna enlisted in the French Foreign Legion instead.