The phrase
"popular belief" refers to ideas or opinions that many people commonly hold or accept as true.
Full definition
Contrary to
popular belief in the circles of the literary elite, the «general population» is composed of some pretty bright, pretty discerning readers.
Contrary to
popular belief of course, agents do not have anything to do with rising prices, raising prices, market conditions, variables of supply and demand, and economies of scale.
Yes, despite being a second time mum and
against popular belief that I should know what I'm doing, I totally don't know what I'm doing.
Contrary to
popular belief among some fearful authors, literary agents will not be scared off and disappear into an angry puff of smoke the moment you send them a follow - up email.
Though now out of fashion, the writings of these men have had, and continue to have, a huge influence
on popular beliefs regarding how human beings «work».
Contrary to
many popular beliefs, we do not simply continue eating simply because food is available.
Cats love to climb and in doing so sometimes suffer a fall, contrary to
popular belief cats do not always land on their feet.
Don't let the media, the school system (mainly ours) and
popular belief fool you into thinking that every single scientist claims that the evolutionary theory is a fact.
Contrary to
popular belief quinoa is actually a seed, with a ton of benefits for your waistline and wallet!
Contrary to
popular belief men don't want to just screw, they want to be close and intimate with the person they love and married.
The last reason is
more popular belief than fact but it is still a reason that many people choose to date younger women.
Also, contrary to
popular belief banking records and credit card statements are not adequate forms of documenting expenses for your investment property.
Contrary to
popular belief however, most of the damage done to your credit score will take place before you make a decision to file bankruptcy.
Contrary to
popular belief soft foods do not give your dog's hair or skin quality an advantage over dry.
It is actually fairly common for women to not notice any signs or symptoms of pregnancy in the first few weeks or month
despite popular belief.
Contrary to
popular belief there are many other sources of protein other than meat, and even my favorite, beans.
In the end, conservatives were always going to arrive at this position; whether the catalyst turned out to be Roe v. Wade,
as popular belief has it, or the political allure of appealing to electorally useful social blocs, as Ziegler suggests.
According to Chang - Kredl, it also
challenges popular beliefs about the ideal teacher and a one - size - fits - all approach to education.
As
for popular beliefs — what I call «investing by aphorism» — if one examines the historical evidence, one will discover that «Don't fight the Fed» is quite a poor investment guide.
Moreover, to all these forces can be added one I have not discussed separately (though it may deserve a section of its own), the widely
held popular belief, sometimes suggested in the courts but not yet consistently applied, that government funding excludes any religious teaching.
The analysis, led by Goddard director Jim Hansen, attempts to
debunk popular belief that the planet is cooling.
As Simons and Chabris write, «This discrepancy between science and
popular beliefs confirms the danger of relying on intuition or common sense when evaluating claims about psychology and the mind.
Contrary to
popular belief by many, depression is not having the blues, it's not a weakness that you should just snap out of, it can typically require long - term treatment to overcome.
While popular belief may have you thinking that a toner is attune to an astringent, this couldn't be farther from the truth.
(1) Despite
widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations abroad and U.S. diplomatic or consular facilities abroad are not part of the United States within the meaning of the 14th Amendment.
Popular belief claimed the O'Sheas carved a rendition of Darwin's theory of evolution, a contentious subject within theological and social debate of the time.
Greyhounds make excellent family pets and contrary to
popular belief do not need lots of exercise.
Cornell professor and economist Robert Frank, who wrote a book in the 1990s titled The Winner - Take - All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us,
made popular the belief that a big portion of the increase in the income gap has to do with the way a global market values its best performers, be they CEOs or athletes or actual performers.
Financial industry norms and academic theories —
even popular beliefs — have always assumed assets saved for retirement would be systematically withdrawn — following the «4 % rule» or some other rule of thumb or system — by retirees in order to maintain a consistent standard of living.
Hempell explained the study should encourage the church to help Christians «
dissect popular beliefs before allowing them to become their own ideology».
Phrases with «popular belief»