Sentences with phrase «against popular belief»

This goes against the popular belief that youth being raised in a nuclear family look out for new relationship outside the family (International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council, 2010).

+1 for going against popular belief that Fallout 4 is the best game!

That goes against the popular belief that teams who struggle in the first half are likely to make the necessary halftime adjustments or score a meaningless, last minute touchdown to pull off the backdoor cover.

You or people like you are always saying that fans do actually know a thing or two and can make our own minds up even if it goes against popular belief or that it should be common sense to everybody.

Against popular belief, Jesus was not born on American soil, but in the east.

I find it sad that every time someone voices an opinion that goes against the popular belief they are looked at as being hateful.

As it turns out, science offers some challenging claims against the popular beliefs that can help you adequately correct your training.

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A lawyer for nearly 25 years, Honest Abe warns law students against yielding to the popular belief that lawyers are dishonest, Slate first noted Monday, linking back to the Library of Congress speech.

Going against the grain of popular belief, Mr Buffett sees volatility and «old world» stocks as boons and frowns upon an over-diversified portfolio and excessive trading.

Contrary to popular belief this attack came not so much from the amateur clubs in the south east, (for they in fact welcomed matches against Arsenal, which were always well attended) but from within the very communities that the club served.

is one of the most popular strategies for immunizing beliefs against refutation» Stephen Law writes.

Contrary to popular belief, selenium doesn't protect your organism against prostate cancer, it can actually cause it in some susceptible men.

This is contrary to the popular belief that Police Dogs are trained in a different language so that a suspect can not command the dog against the officer.

As per a popular belief, these temples are said to protect the land against the dark forces and have been built mostly on water edges and rugged cliffs.

Such beliefs are utterly negated by the sheer wealth of evidence against such a proposition, but remain popular due to an often - skewed false balance present in partisan media [20, 21], resulting in public confusion and inertia.

Contrary to popular belief, if you are a Michigan driver and get a traffic ticket in New York (or any other state), points can and will be assessed against your MI driver's license.