Collocations withopinion
These are words often used in combination withopinion.
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advisory opinion
This makes the present advisory opinion extremely important.
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climate of opinion
If no longer supplying a "whole climate of opinion," its effect on the psychological weather thus endures.
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concurring opinion
In the end, he decided against issuing his separate one-and-a-half page concurring opinion.
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consensus of opinion
This approach, by its very method, does not allow the researcher to present a consensus of opinion.
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current opinion
Current opinion holds that the endocardial thickening is a non-specific reaction to stress in the ventricular wall.
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definite opinion
That is a pretty definite opinion.
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difference of opinion
The residents' attachment to the original design was also expressed in a recent difference of opinion over the introduction of lampposts.
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dissenting opinion
It is little known that there is also dissenting opinion.
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divergence of opinion
Divergence of opinion may be expressed among their members.
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diversity of opinion
There is, then, a diversity of opinion, though relatively little dialogue (as usual in anthologies).
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divided opinion
Opposition to hunting for example has traditionally divided opinion within the party.
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editorial opinion
They have an editorial opinion.
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enlightened opinion
Enlightened opinion on the question of nutrition is not agreed upon that.
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erroneous opinion
I think that history proves that to be quite an erroneous opinion.
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expert opinion
Alternatively, patient safety and appropriateness studies develop a target utilization rate based on expert opinion of best practices of medical care.
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expressed opinion
The leaders of most parliamentary political parties expressed opinion that they preferred an early election instead of forming a new government.
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favourable opinion
I fully subscribe to my group's recommendation to express a favourable opinion by roll-call vote.
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firm opinion
I have no firm opinion about that theory.
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groundswell of opinion
That is evidence of the groundswell of opinion among all shades of political views, with a few notable exceptions.
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honest opinion
We want to get an honest opinion, and protect those who give that honest opinion.
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in my respectful opinion
In my respectful opinion, there is grave objection to stipendiaries being paid out of local funds.
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influential opinion
In societies where a few influential opinion leaders exist, adoption choices can be expected to be more similar.
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informed opinion
I do not know quite what the difference is between "informed opinion"and"all informed opinion".
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judicial opinion
If the quotation happened to be from a judicial opinion, so much the better.
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legal opinion
To answer these questions, we must clarify the role of the legal opinion.
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mainstream opinion
In my constituency, mainstream opinion is not in favour of a national park—almost every local authority in the area is against the idea.
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majority opinion
By yoking the police power to nuisance doctrine, the majority opinion locked growing cities into outdated conceptions of public health and safety.
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my humble opinion
That is my humble opinion.
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negative opinion
They have the capacity to uncover opaque cutbacks and to mobilise significant negative opinion against them.
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personal opinion
I am interested in your personal opinion.
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popular opinion
Appeal to popular opinion, however, is very unattractive.
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preconceived opinion
Directors are elected by the shareholders of the company from a favourable, preconceived opinion of their competence and their honour.
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prevailing opinion
There was good reason, however, to think that the verdict did reflect prevailing opinion.
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professional opinion
And that particular pendulum of professional opinion is presumably poised to reverse course yet again.
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received opinion
Contrary to received opinion, infinitival to is not without semantic content because it frequently expresses modal meaning.
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scholarly opinion
First, scholarly opinion about the past is still divided.
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spectrum of opinion
Novel tactics were required to express and address the spectrum of opinion.
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strong opinion
We have no strong opinion about these choices, making them for simplicity for the time being.
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subjective opinion
That can only be a subjective opinion.
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tide of opinion
I wonder whether the tide of opinion is now turning.
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unanimity of opinion
Unanimity of opinion regarding the optimal treatment has not yet been reached.
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unbiased opinion
That was an unbiased opinion from a teetotaller.
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