strong conviction

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandconviction

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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conviction
noun
uk
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/us
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/
the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding ...
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(Definition ofstrongandconvictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In musical circles, astrongconvictionprevailed that vocal art communicated differently than words.
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In all cases the surviving evidence suggests astrongconvictionin the righteousness of their cause, which gave the evangelicals an influence disproportionate to their absolute numbers.
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Ruston quickly acquired astrongconvictionthat being wealthy was important.
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Zeal is astrongconvictioncombined with a willingness to go to extraordinary lengths to impose that conviction on others or persecute those who do not share it.
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My ownstrongconvictionis that for a long time only a compromise is possible.
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It is mystrongconvictionthat the public are entitled to full information on the disposal of public property.
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I start therefore with thestrongconvictionthat prison is altogether inappropriate in these cases.
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These negotiations were entered into with astrongconvictionof their importance to the textile industry, and that arrangement gives further benefit to the industry.
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I find astrongconvictionthat outdated hospitals are throwing an excessive strain on junior house officers and nursing staff.
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It is withstrongconvictionthat this situation is regarded to-day with great sadness as well as disappointment.
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I have no doubt that the views that were expressed withstrongconvictionon previous occasions will in many cases, if not all, remain.
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Almost everyone who spoke did so with a sense ofstrongconvictionone way or another.
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I have a verystrongconvictionthat we have not come to the end of the road in regard to this order.
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As a rule, these men were men who did what they did from astrongconvictionthat they were vindicating their rights.
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The debate is one in whichstrongconvictionstrongly expressed has been predominant.
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I have to say that mystrongconvictionis that the community charge, as at present drafted, is wrong and is unacceptably unfair.
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Astrongconvictionin the ruling power will give it strength of volition.
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We know that fanaticism means any verystrongconvictionon any principle which you do not share.
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Mystrongconvictionis that the acquisition of skills is essential if human beings are to develop to their full potential and if their minds are to flourish.
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Mystrongconvictionis that no system can be devised, however ingenious, that will work in the absence of a genuine will to make it work.
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