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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am a firm believer that its better to do some things really well than lots of things poorly.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ its) (JJR better))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (DT some) (NNS things)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB really) (RB well))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (NNS lots))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS things)))
(ADVP (RB poorly)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
And individual can remain a firm believer, a “mutadayyin”, without the “imam” and the “jama ’ah”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(NP (NN individual))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB remain)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)) (, ,)
(NP (DT a) ('' '') (FW mutadayyin) ('' '')) (, ,))
(PP (IN without)
(NP (DT the) (UCP ('' '') (INTJ (UH imam)) ('' '') (CC and)
(NP (DT the) ('' '') (NN jama)))
(NN 'ah) ('' '')))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am a firm believer that for an individual to be able to heal from without, they must first heal from within.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (DT an) (NN individual))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ able)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB heal)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (IN without)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD must) (ADVP (RB first))
(VP (VB heal)
(PP (IN from)
(PP (IN within)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m a firm believer of looking decent for school and I didn’t have to struggle with him over that… yet.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG looking)
(ADJP (JJ decent))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN school)
(S (CC and)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB struggle)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP him)))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (DT that) (NN ..)))))
(. .)))))
(ADVP (RB yet)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Keegan is a firm believer that success on the football pitch is mirrored by success at the hairdressers, alluding to his own classic perm that helped him twice pick up [.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Keegan))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (NN success))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN football) (NN pitch))))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBD mirrored)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NN success)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NNS hairdressers)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG alluding)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ own) (JJ classic) (NN perm))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD helped)
(S (NP (PRP him)) (ADVP (RB twice))
(VP (VB pick) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (NNS -LSB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am a firm believer that your job should not hold you back especially when it has nothing to do with your main goal in life.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN job))
(VP (MD should) (RB not)
(VP (VB hold)
(NP (PRP you)) (PRT (RP back))
(SBAR (ADVP (RB especially)) (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (NN nothing))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (JJ main) (NN goal))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN life))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m a firm believer in keeping stuff out of the landfill: I will not toss something usable, even if it is ugly or out of style!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(S (VP (VBG keeping)
(NP (NN stuff))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN landfill))))
(: :)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(VP (VB toss)
(NP (NN something) (JJ usable)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ ugly) (CC or) (JJ out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN style))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am a firm believer in sticking to what you are good at… and trust me, I EXCEL in the ridiculous.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(S (VP (VBG sticking)
(PP (TO to)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ good)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (FW ..) (. .)))
(CC and)
(S (S (VP (VB trust)
(NP (PRP me))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP EXCEL)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ ridiculous))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She’s a firm believer and won *n’t change her mind about it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VP (AUX 's)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD won)
(S (NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB change)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mind))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP it))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She’d been a New York party girl, she’d been married and divorced, she’d been a seeker and a teacher and was a firm believer in the power of truth.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX 'd)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (DT a) (NNP New) (NNP York) (NN party) (NN girl)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 'd)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN married) (CC and) (VBN divorced)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 'd)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN seeker)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NN teacher)))
(CC and)
(S (VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN power))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN truth)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The other reason she accepted the role was because like her character Vaishnavi, Muskan too is a firm believer in God.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ other) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD accepted)
(NP (DT the) (NN role)))
(VP (AUX was)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (PP (IN like)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN character) (NNP Vaishnavi)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Muskan)) (ADVP (RB too))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP God)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Diggs explains in his letter to the rest of the Fort Collins City Council, I am a firm believer in greater transparency and accountability within government, especially as it relates to the taxpayers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNPS Diggs))
(VP (VBZ explains)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN letter))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN rest))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Fort) (NNP Collins) (NNP City) (NNP Council))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJR greater) (NN transparency) (CC and) (NN accountability))
(PP (IN within)
(NP (NN government)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB especially)) (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ relates)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNS taxpayers)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Greg Biffle is a firm believer in momentum.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Greg) (NNP Biffle))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN momentum)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This is due to the request of my husband, who is a firm believer that a salad each day makes everything come out well the next day.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ due)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN request))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN husband)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN salad))
(NP (DT each) (NN day)))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(S (NP (NN everything))
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (RB well) (DT the) (JJ next) (NN day)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And besides I’m a firm believer in avoiding spreading germs.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And) (ADVP (RB besides))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(S (VP (VBG avoiding)
(NP (VBG spreading) (NNS germs))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He’s a firm believer that a strong vision coupled with an ability to build is what makes a good mayor :
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ strong) (NN vision))
(VP (VBN coupled)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT an) (NN ability)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB build)))))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN mayor))))
(: :)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am a firm believer in free software and hope one day to make it my living to only code FLOSS.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (AUX am)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ free) (NN software)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBP hope)
(NP (CD one) (NN day))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (PRP it))
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN living))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ only) (NN code) (NNP FLOSS)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m still a firm believer of sterilizing people and having them apply to conceive other beings.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VP (VBG sterilizing)
(NP (NNS people)))
(CC and)
(VP (AUXG having)
(S (NP (PRP them))
(VP (VB apply)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB conceive)
(NP (JJ other) (NNS beings))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And I am a firm believer that the best way to experience his work is seeing it on the stage.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN believer)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJS best) (NN way)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB experience)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN work)))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG seeing)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN stage)))
(. .)))
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