conventional notion

collocation in English

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conventional
adjective
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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(Definition ofconventionalandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet no matter how flagrant this violation of theconventionalnotionof character, we have great difficulty in apprehending it.
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Theconventionalnotionof economic agency neglects the interactive structure to which heterogeneous agents give rise.
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Theconventionalnotionof converting theory into practice on which most teacher education operates begs the question of context.
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As this is the case, an average ratio value is applied in a population perspective, which drives this form of evaluation away from theconventionalnotionof welfare efficiency.
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The opera seeks to undermine both the heroic, moral resolution of drama and the principle of frequently occurring arias - important tenets for theconventionalnotionof 'opera seria'.
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One example of the nasty predicament he finds himself in occurs when a counterexample is presented to test his central doctrine, the rejection of theconventionalnotionof patient autonomy.
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This accords with the moreconventionalnotionof a burden as an imposition, including one requiring the payment of fees.
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It tries to delimit her within theconventionalnotionof womanhood.
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Angelou recognizes that there are fictional aspects to her books she tends to diverge from theconventionalnotionof autobiography as truth.
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He took theconventionalnotionof a bespoke 3 piece suit and turned it on its head using bold scales and mixing patterns.
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Angelou recognizes that there are fictional aspects to all her books; she tended to diverge from theconventionalnotionof autobiography as truth.
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Angelou recognized that there were fictional aspects to all her books; she tended to diverge from theconventionalnotionof autobiography as truth.
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For example, the structure of many papers is to reject conventional notions or models of behavior in favor of alternatives.
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Self-standing harmony allows for a flexibility in chord construction and sequences that transcends conventional notions of dissonance and its resolution.
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Two chapters deal with challenges to conventional notions concerning pidgins.
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Its identity, in current parlance, is a popular focus of speculation and debate, challenging conventional notions of its location, both in time and in space.
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They challenge theconventionalnotionof the artist and the commercial design studio by blurring the boundaries between both by focussing on new approaches to visual expressions.
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It has replaced theconventionalnotionof an absolute universal time with the notion of a time that is dependent on reference frame and spatial position.
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The unions' rules books must be lawful and must conform to conventional notions of natural justice in their administration.
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