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Most observers believe that the opposition of house churches by government officials arises less from an ideological opposition to religion and support of atheism, and more out of fear of potential disturbances to orderly society from mass mobilization of believers, similar to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and mass protests of Falun Gong members in Beijing in 1999.
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Most observers believed that without expansion slavery would eventually die out ; Lincoln argued this in 1845 and 1858.
Most observers agree that the elections themselves were relatively free and transparent and that the opposition parties garnered between two-thirds and three-quarters of the total vote.
Most observers familiar with horses and their capabilities estimate that Watt was either a bit optimistic or intended to underpromise and overdeliver ; few horses can maintain that effort for long.
Most observers thought that Landis waited because he did not want to rule against the two established leagues and their contracts.
Most observers describe Venezuela in terms of four fairly well-defined regions: the Maracaibo lowlands in the northwest, the northern mountains extending in a broad east-west arc from the Colombian border along the Caribbean Sea, the wide Orinoco plains ( llanos ) in central Venezuela, and rank highly dissected Guiana highlands in the southeast.
Most international observers believed that these negotiations would lead to Kosovo's independence, subject to a period of international supervision.
Most observers rated Dewey as the winner of the debate, and a few days later Dewey defeated Stassen in Oregon.
Most observers felt that Kennedy won the debate, and Johnson was not able to expand his delegate support beyond the South.
Most observers expected Chiang's government to eventually fall in response to a Communist invasion of Taiwan, and the United States initially showed no interest in supporting Chiang's government in its final stand.
Most observers credited him with being scrupulously fair in presenting opinions of the agencies to the President, even when they conflicted with his own.
Most observers noted the personal animus between the bishop of Lincoln and the pope, but it did not stop the pope from agreeing to most of Grosseteste's demands about the way the English church ought to function.
Most recently, Claude " Buddy " Leach ran a populist campaign in the Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2003 that some observers compared to Huey Long's.
Most observers guess the population of Nogales, Sonora, at roughly 300, 000. International commerce is a big part of Nogales ’ economy.
Most external observers agree that Hu presided over a decade of consistent economic growth, led China through the storm of the global financial crisis relatively unscathed, and increased China's international stature immensely.
Most observers, whether they were in favor of the Indian removal policy or not, realized that the passage of the act meant the inevitable removal of most Indians from the states.
Most political observers see the Crown Prince Party as having been at the pinnacle of their power in the 1980s and to have had their power reduced after 1989 for a number of reasons:
Most observers thought this was an unprecedented move, but Iacocca pointed to the government's bailouts of the airline and railroad industries.
Most ringside observers and boxing writers felt Walcott deserved the win, and so there was a rematch on June 25, 1948, when Louis prevailed once again, this time by a knockout in round 11.
Most observers, notably Gus and Clara Allen, are quite certain that Call is his father.
Most observers remarked that with the exception of Applefest, the annual “ Warwick Valley Bridal Trail ” in the downtown business and historical district has eclipsed all other one-day Village events in size and participation.
Most domestic and international observers consider his regime to be one of the most corrupt, ethnocentric, oppressive and undemocratic states in the world.
Most Churches of God are Sabbatarian observers of primitive, apostolic Christianity, as are some Noahide Churches of the Nazarene.
Most observers expected Chiang's government to eventually fall in response to a Communist invasion of Taiwan, and the United States initially showed no interest in supporting Chiang's government in its final stand.
Most observers believed that the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) would have preferred to see Chen Shui-bian replaced by an administration less sympathetic to Taiwan independence and more in favor of Chinese reunification.
Most observers believed that this was because the PRC has learned that any comments, especially in the form of threats, have been counterproductive.
Most and believe
Most of them sincerely believe that the Anglo-Saxon is the best race in the world and that it should remain pure.
Another teen-ager remarked: `` Most Jews don't believe in God, but they believe in people -- in helping people ''.
Most pastors and laymen, even though they believe it to be important, assume that the ecumenical movement lies outside the province of their parishes.
Most scholars believe that Amos gave his message in the autumn of 750 BC or 749 BC.
Most modern scholars believe it was written around 95 AD, with some believing it dates from around 70 AD.
Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires first developed around 250, 000 years ago.
Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires began only about 250, 000 years ago, when hearths started appearing.
Most in cognitive science, however, presumably do not believe their field is the study of anything as certain as the knowledge sought by Plato.
Most scholars believe that Cyril was born and brought up in Caesarea of Palestine but some say he may have been born in Jerusalem because of his early knowledge of the city's layout, but this could have been attributed to research or information he learned after moving there to become bishop.
Most Protestants believe this salvific grace comes about at the moment of personal decision to follow Jesus, and that baptism is a symbol of the grace already received.
Most Christians believe that the kosher food laws do not apply to them as they are no longer under the Law of Moses, and that, as Jesus taught in Mark 7: what you eat doesn't make you unclean but what comes out of a man's heart makes him unclean — although Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy have their own set of dietary observances.
Most Christians ( the exception is Full Preterism ) believe in the future Second Coming of Jesus, which includes the Resurrection of the Dead and the Last Judgment.
Most linguists today believe that stød is a development of the word accents, rather than the other way round.
Most experts believe that a prolonged fast can lead to muscle wasting although some dispute this.
Most historians believe that the word " Dagome " is a melding of two names: the Christian " Dago ," for " Dagobert " ( Mieszko's hypothetical baptismal name ), and the Slavic " Me ," for " Mieszko.
Most Christians believe that death and suffering will continue to exist until Christ's return.
Most Hindus believe that we are living in the Kali Yuga, the last of four periods ( Yuga ) that make up the current age.
Most Hindus believe that Shiva will destroy the world at the end of the kalpa.
Most churches in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, also practice their own form of open communion, provided those who receive are baptized and believe in the Real Presence.
Most New Testament scholars believe Paul of Tarsus wrote this letter from Corinth, although information appended to this work in many early manuscripts ( e. g., Codices Alexandrinus, Mosquensis, and Angelicus ) state that Paul wrote it in Athens after Timothy had returned from Macedonia with news of the state of the church in Thessalonica (; ).
Most scholars believe that the community at Qumran that allegedly produced the Dead Sea Scrolls was an offshoot of the Essenes ; however, this theory has been disputed by some, for example, by Norman Golb:
Most physicists today believe that quantum mechanics is correct, and that the EPR paradox is a " paradox " only because classical intuitions do not correspond to physical reality.
Most historians believe that the older name for Ghent, ' Ganda ', is derived from the Celtic word ' ganda ' which means confluence.
Most of the European rulers did not believe Henry would survive long, and were thus willing to shelter claimants against him.
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