Sentences with phrase «conventional wisdom assumes»

Conventional wisdom assumes a northeast - dipping fault (a «normal» fault) between the Mount Susitna / Beluga Mountain front and the Susitna basin.

Conventional wisdom assumes that the defining goal of a theological school is to educate clergy for the churches, or, more broadly, to educate leadership for the churches (whether it is lay or ordained leadership is probably irrelevant).

Such an approach was needed because conventional wisdom assumed that if national governments merely acted alone, without global coordination, industries would simply relocate to where regulation was more lax.

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Don't rely on the conventional retirement planning wisdom — what everyone assumes to be true.

Public perception, bolstered by conventional wisdom and media coverage, led bettors to assume that «stay» would win, which provided added value for those brave enough to go against the grain and take «leave» at plus money.

When asked what he would most like the public to understand about science, Holdren said that, although skepticism is a healthy part of science, «one should not assume that the conventional wisdom is about to be overturned every time someone points to a contrary result.»

Conventional wisdom dictates you can withdraw 4 percent of your savings per year (assuming at least a 4 percent return on investments); the money should last at least 30 years.

According to conventional AGW wisdom the surface warming over the last thirty or forty years can be explained only by assuming a large GHG contribution.