strong consensus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrongandconsensus
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strong
adjective
uk/strɒŋ/us/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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consensus
noun[S or U]
uk/kənˈsen.səs/us/kənˈsen.səs/
a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group ...
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(Definition ofstrongandconsensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstrong consensus
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To confine the term to instances ofstrongconsensuswould require a marked revision of current usage.
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Butstrongconsensusis still beyond the horizon.
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Although there were contrasting views about the importance of some factors, there wasstrongconsensusabout many of them.
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The comparison of the two age groups showed astrongconsensusabout which images were acceptable and which offensive.
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Finally, it is important to emphasize the point that there is nostrongconsensusviewpoint on what constitutes an emergentist framework.
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Astrongconsensuswas established in the national sport policy community.
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The empirical results in this area have accumulated enough so that there isstrongconsensusabout the facts of alphabetic word reading.
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Despitestrongconsensusamong policymakers concerning the necessity for retrenchment, no reform was enacted before 1993.
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Strongconsensusoccurs when an opinion is shared widely throughout an entire population.
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Of course, this would be true if there werestrongconsensusin society that we ought to respect and comply with the advice of bioethical experts.
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The one conclusion that can be drawn from this literature is that nostrongconsensushas emerged regarding the spillover effects of pensions upon nonretirement account finances.
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Critics might complain at this point that a habitual social standard indicates widespread belief, and hence thatstrongconsensuspertains once expert guidance penetrates into habitual behavior.
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Strongconsensusmay be substantive or procedural.
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There was astrongconsensusat this meeting that more widespread use of this class of functional languages was being hampered by the lack of a common language.
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A long process of analysis and consultation has, we believe, succeeded in building astrongconsensuson what needs to be done and how.
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I hope, therefore, that astrongconsensuson these lines will emerge from the debate.
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It must also start from astrongconsensusat a local level.
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These are justifiable because they are so important and because there would be such astrongconsensusin favour of them.
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There is astrongconsensusthat any inquiry should be completed quickly.
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That there is quitestrongconsensusof opinion in favour of the principle of comprehensive schools is not in doubt.
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