degree of consensus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandconsensus
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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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 ofdegreeandconsensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a need for a greaterdegreeofconsensusamong the schistosomiasis intervention(s) experts.
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Only the last two elicited somedegreeofconsensus.
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This variable controls for the effect of thedegreeofconsensusin a given period on the propensity of groups to vote together.
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Overall, there was a highdegreeofconsensusin the group discussions.
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In the authors' view, establishing thedegreeofconsensusregarding the capitals was necessary before a comparative analysis could be carried out.
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There is an extraordinarydegreeofconsensusamong critics and nonspecialist readers on just what the "great pages" are.
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Rather than being pure rationale, the stakeholders have an optimal or satisfieddegreeofconsensus, which provides the desirable design result.
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Also, there was a highdegreeofconsensusamong the informants.
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The results show that meetings are highly routinised and characterised by a highdegreeofconsensusamong the staff as to the perspectives relevant for handling the problems encountered.
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One important development is a significantdegreeofconsensusamong commentators, also apparent in recent policy initiatives, that ageism in employment is mostly ' irrational ' in commercial terms.
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They had worked hard to interpret examination criteria, which for the most part had been neither prescriptive nor atomistic, and had found a substantialdegreeofconsensus.
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I remain fairly confident that we shall be able to achieve adegreeofconsensus.
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Anyone running a hospital, which is by definition a co-operative venture, knows that there has to be adegreeofconsensus.
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But certainly we shall have to begin with adegreeofconsensusthat will help towards reaching the next stage.
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I am delighted that there is a largedegreeofconsensus.
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I am pleased that there is a fairdegreeofconsensusabout the need for change and reform in the provision of post-16 learning.
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We believe that a largedegreeofconsensuswas reached.
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We believe in doing so in a sensible and constructive way with the maximum possibledegreeofconsensus.
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More probably, it will be a combination of those in order to produce adegreeofconsensusbehind each of the strategies.
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There is a remarkabledegreeofconsensuson how to tackle crime locally.
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