widespread belief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwidespreadandbelief
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widespread
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk/bɪˈliːf/us/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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Deves was certainly alluding to thiswidespreadbelief.
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In fact, there iswidespreadbeliefthat they themselves have become part of the problem.
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Historically, there is awidespreadbeliefin the role of the state.
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There is much evidence of thewidespreadbeliefin genetic determinism.
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There iswidespreadbeliefthat extra intake of antioxidants is beneficial.
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It is awidespreadbelief.
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There is awidespreadbeliefthat addiction to illegal drugs is the cause of a significant proportion of acquisitive crime.
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This reflected the strong andwidespreadbeliefin the allocation, intervention and redistribution responsibilities of the public sector.
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And judgments based on heuristics might appear to have little legitimacy, given thewidespreadbeliefin formal rationality.
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Nevertheless, there is awidespreadbeliefthat it happens.
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It is awidespreadbeliefamong fishing communities.
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There was awidespreadbeliefthat there was a general lack of understanding and little interest in the problems of the farming population.
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It is strange also, in discussing hypothetical examples of this sort, not to acknowledge thewidespreadbelief, present in most religions, in the afterlife.
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Rather, their tone is of rabbis utilizingwidespreadbeliefin these sorts of causal links as a motivational lever to influence intimate behavior.
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In summary, despite thewidespreadbeliefin the motivating potential of authentic materials, very little empirical support for the claim currently exists.
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The replies indicated 'awidespreadbeliefthat wartime controls and subsidies should continue after the war' and that encroachments by speculative builders into rural areas should be prevented.
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Another significant finding is that a majority of these closures occurred after the infancy of these firms, contradicting thewidespreadbeliefthat small firms die in their infancy.
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This refers to thewidespreadbeliefthat the immaterial forces perceived to be operating in the material world consist of, or are controlled by, individual spirits.
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Critics might complain at this point that a habitual social standard indicateswidespreadbelief, and hence that strong consensus pertains once expert guidance penetrates into habitual behavior.
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There is awidespreadbeliefthat the earnings rule for retirement pensions discourages pensioners from working.
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There iswidespreadbeliefthat discrimination is practised to a significant extent.
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I am aware that there is awidespreadbeliefthat evasions are practised.
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There iswidespreadbeliefthat a glass of wine or beer equals one unit.
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There is awidespreadbeliefin my constituency that the decision has been made.
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Thewidespreadbelief—that only spirits drinkers become alcoholics—is quite without foundation.
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