firm opinion

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandopinion

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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opinion
noun
uk
/əˈpɪn.jən/us
/əˈpɪn.jən/
a thought or belief about something ...
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(Definition offirmandopinionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm opinion

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I have nofirmopinionabout that theory.
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That is myfirmopinion.
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That is my veryfirmopinion.
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This is myfirmopinionas a medical doctor.
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At any rate, that is myfirmopinion.
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It is myfirmopinionthat innovation is also the basis of employment.
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Myfirmopinionis that the majority of these women will not vote for our party.
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I am not competent to give afirmopinionon his second point.
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This is thefirmopinionof naval authorities on the spot.
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I have myself again no very fixed orfirmopinionon this question of partial opening.
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I should not like to express a veryfirmopinionone way or another about this.
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However, experience of a single year is not sufficient on which to form afirmopinion.
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I find it difficult to give afirmopinionas to what the courts will say.
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Myfirmopinionis that employees should have rights from day one.
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It is early days in connection with the release of documents to form afirmopinion.
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The only point on which we have expressed afirmopinionis that this problem cannot be treated in isolation.
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Even if we cannot bring ourselves to impose sanctions, will we assure world opinion about ourfirmopinion?
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It is, however, myfirmopinionthat those objectives cannot be successfully pursued without the exercise of patience and restraint.
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It is myfirmopinionthat subsection (3) gives the police sufficient powers to achieve our objectives.
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I do not think it right to give afirmopinionuntil we have studied all the available evidence.
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I am of thefirmopinionthat this will be an improvement on the old punishment of "confined to barracks".
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In any event, nofirmopinioncould be given on the line until a great deal more survey work has been done.
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In other words, it is hisfirmopinionthat to win we shall have to transport an army across the sea.
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I am not an expert in this matter and it is too early in the debate for me to express afirmopinionon it.
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I repeat myfirmopinionthat that industry's obsession with the home market has made it difficult for manufacturers to develop cars suitable for export.
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