1.  There are strong grounds for believing his statement.

2.  Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her, and yet one might be cautious about believing this statement.

3.  Rodriguez found that statement hard to believe.

4.  The public is able to decide whether a statement should be believed, regardless of who expresses the opinion, he said.

5.  Which statement do you believe?

6.  Nonetheless, some people here suggested Kostunica must take greater steps toward reconciliation before such statements can be believed.