Considering Believing Is Considering Entering A Relationship
-- 1 He flirted with a belief in utter hedonism in his youth.
Accepting A Belief Is Entering A Relationship
-- 1 He embraced that belief wholeheartedly.
-- 2 He is wedded to a belief in his own infallability.
-- 3 He espoused that belief publically.
A Tempting Belief Is A Tempting Possible Partner
-- 1 That's a seductive belief.
-- 2 That's an enticing belief.
-- 3 There is something attractive about that belief.
Maintaining A Belief Is Loving A Partner
-- 1 He cherishes his faith.
-- 2 He holds that belief dear.
-- 3 He is taken with that belief.
Giving Up A Belief Is Ending The Relationship
-- 1 He repudiated his earlier belief.
-- 2 He has totally divorced himself from that belief.
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-- 1 That has always been his pet belief.
Taking Up A Belief Is Gaining A Child Or Pet
-- 1 He adopted that belief late in his life.
Maintaining A Belief Is Caring For A Child Or Pet
-- 1 He nourished his belief with weekly church visits.
-- 2 He fostered the belief within himself.Notice that "give birth to" isn't here, because I think that means to bring abelief into being, while according to this mapping it should mean to believe it (each person should give birth only to their own beliefs).
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