common belief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommonandbelief
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common
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.ən/us/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk/bɪˈliːf/us/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofcommonandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This result seems to be in variance withcommonbelief.
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This is acommonbeliefof free-will theists.
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This pulls against a requirement ofcommonbelief.
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There is acommonbeliefthat the incidence of psychosis is increasing.
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Perhaps common knowledge of rationality, in particular, needs to be weakened tocommonbelief.
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That is acommonbelief.
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This discovery contrasts with thecommonbeliefthat additive effects usually play a major role in quantitative trait variation.
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This finding runs contrary tocommonbelief, according to which agrammatic aphasics have equal problems with all functional categories.
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There is also acommonbeliefthat training 'imposes' a received approach to it from the outside.
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This contradicts acommonbeliefthat the stability regions are enlarged when agents include more historical data in forecasting rules.
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They share thecommonbeliefthat having mental or physical impairments is an unfortunate state of affairs.
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Contrary tocommonbelief, the trusts have absolutely no power.
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There is ourcommonbeliefin democracy and in liberty.
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Thecommonbeliefthat such simplifications can only be made for elementary-step but not for complicated reactions is simply not correct.
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Accordingly, acommonbeliefheld that starting a homestead on a new site without the spirit's approval would provoke a punitive and often fatal reaction.
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Others would say the glue that truly binds the nation is acommonbeliefin freedom, including freedom to speak any language you please.
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Many researchers and teachers share acommonbeliefthat fluency in reading connected material is a good indicator of overall competence in reading.
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Acommonbeliefis that inappropriate diet, high coffee intake, and psychological stress have a major influence on the occurrence of peptic ulcers.
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Surprisingly, there are not enough studies that assess whether thecommonbeliefabout superiority of consolidated holding has any factual support.
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This is contrary to thecommonbeliefthat it is unlikely that a universal model for different turbulent flows can be found.
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There follows a discussion on how thecommonbeliefin a relation between character and facial form might be scientifically investigated.
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Thecommonbeliefthat a contaminant is strictly the problem of the compost ingredient source rather than the composting process is challenged here.
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There is acommonbeliefamong parents and caretakers that children are generally adaptive, and that they will make peace with their c ircumstances on their own.
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First, one may argue that (contrary tocommonbelief) no one is responsible for his or her behavior, and thus the noncompliant could not be, either.
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