wide consensus

collocation in English

meaningsofwideandconsensus

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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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 ofwideandconsensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite thewideconsensus, however, this is a questionable interpretation, as these relatively blunt artifacts would not be functional as bloodletters.
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However, it may be realistic to assume that if such generic ontologies gain awideconsensus, they should be shared.
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There is awideconsensusthat theistic faith involves venturing.
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He claimed that there exists awideconsensusamong mathematicians regarding the relevance of different mathematical theories, and he tried to define systematically the basis of this consensus.
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Wideconsensusexists that emotional difficulties comprise one of the chief characteristics of the autism syndrome, manifesting themselves in both the expression and understanding of emotion.
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Indeed, there seems to be awideconsensusthat it was a bad clause.
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I do not pretend that there is complete agreement, but there is now awideconsensusand acceptance that reform is needed.
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We now have a fairlywideconsensus, and that is progress.
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There seems to be awideconsensusthat there is a problem to deal with.
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Seldom has there been suchwideconsensusfor what is proposed.
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There iswideconsensusin favour of national parks and a clear-cut need for them.
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There is obviouslywideconsensuson their necessity.
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There is awideconsensusin favour of reforming those two areas of the law.
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This is an entirely admirable aim; but, to strike a pessimistic note, we ought to remember that awideconsensusdid once exist.
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I shall summarise five or six areas in which there iswideconsensus.
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There is awideconsensusas to the need for the body and a fair degree of consensus as to its powers.
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The report commands awideconsensusof opinion.
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Awideconsensusexists on the criteria that should determine the preferred route for the channel tunnel link.
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Finally, wildlife protection is a cosy, "huggy" area, so there iswideconsensus.
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There is a verywideconsensusthat the hereditary principle is no longer right.
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