21.   Other studies have supported that belief.

22.   Faster treatment will better the odds that patients will escape with their thinking power and other functions intact, they say, and the latest analysis supports that belief.

23.   He said the findings also support the belief that apnea in younger men is probably genetic, while older men have developed the ailment because of the aging process.

24.   The discovery supports the belief that genetics contributes to the risk of developing the condition.

25.   Those statements support the belief among some officials that Taiwan is an obstacle to improved U.S.-China ties.

26.   Union leaders said there was no evidence to support the belief that passengers preferred to be served by younger people.

27.   Traders now expect a cut in interest rates within the next few months, a belief supported by the signs of economic slowdown.