popular notion

collocation in English

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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(Definition ofpopularandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Bessel challenges anotherpopularnotion, namely that the returning soldiers were rejected by society and had great difficulties in being reintegrated into it.
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This confusion probably results from naïvely accepting thepopularnotionthat humans care only about the location and qualities of objects, making the perception of illumination irrelevant.
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There is apopularnotionthat, as long as overseas investment goes to the sterling area, it is no strain on our balance of payments.
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It is apopularnotionthat the opportunities are being given.
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It is apopularnotionthat we would want to support in general terms, but we need reassurance on the detail.
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Then there is thepopularnotionof sovereignty as the exercise of power.
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As people's needs exceed their capacities, one can easily imagine that it was apopularnotion.
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Par- ticipation is thepopularnotionof the day, but if you wait to consult everyone there is no participation because no action is taken.
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That is apopularnotionbut it is nonsense, for we know that 101 desirable projects are all competing for funds.
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This was apopularnotionby the mid-seventeenth century, and is a common motif in prints and paintings from the period.
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Thepopularnotionis that a true idea must copy its reality.
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Thepopularnotionof darker-race inferiority frequently provided grounds for comparing psychological and physical attributes among human beings.
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Contrary to thepopularnotionof snakes being slimy because of possible confusion of snakes with worms, snakeskin has a smooth, dry texture.
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The verypopularnotionthat our theatres ought to be very small proved hard to overcome, however.
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Tartarotti rejected the idea of supernatural powers related to thepopularnotionof witchcraft.
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Wynn fought for the environmental conservation long before it was apopularnotion.
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The contemporary popular notions of ' 'information society' ' and ' 'information economy' ' are not natural representations of future social and economic trends.
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It has been apopularnotionthat this art was lost to us; such is not the case, it has indeed been dormant, but never extinct.
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