strand of thought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrandandthought
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strand
noun[C]
uk/strænd/us/strænd/
a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk/θɔːt/us/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofstrandandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yet thestrandofthoughtrepresented here is very far from being straightforwardly conservative or reactionary.
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I merely used him as yet another illustration of thatstrandofthought.
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The secondstrandofthought, which is becoming confused with the first strand, is the question of the apportionment of betterment.
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I hope that the countries that are still involved in it will take note of his comments because he is articulating an importantstrandofthought.
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I do not think that we can leave matters as easily as all that, because more than onestrandofthoughthas emerged in this short debate.
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An alternativestrandofthoughtat the time was that relation was more than just one of ten equal categories.
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We do not suggest that these themes developed in any sequence but rather they are interconnectingstrandofthought.
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The entangled strands of thought thus made it easy to borrow ideas for contrary purposes.
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For the thematic thread, three strands of thought proved to be particularly useful.
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Many developing strands of thought intersect and interact with one another.
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For this purpose he includes a wide array of strands of thought, whilst never failing to separate the anecdotal from the relevant.
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Throughout this period, different strands of thought were beginning to be resolved into a set of distinct planning arrangements.
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It would seem that two principal strands of thought have emerged from this debate.
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His conclusions, while by no means earth-shaking in their implications, are eminently reasonable and manage to tie together a number of strands of thought in an original and creative way.
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During those 10 years certain strands of thought have shown themselves and certain attitudes have become established in these debates.
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I was pointing out to the critics that there were two strands of thought.
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I will not attempt to summarise the many strands of thought that have characterised a very good debate.
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Different political strands of thought do come into even such matters as water.
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All that mirrors two strands of thought that are generally accepted in this country.
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Clause 33 deals with several conflicting strands of thought.
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