Sentences with phrase «since common wisdom»

Most people initially feel reluctant to take hydrochloric acid since the common wisdom is that heartburn is the result of excessive gastric acid.

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Since the second century of the common era, Christian pilgrims have gathered here to pray, worship, and reflect on the wisdom in Paul's writings.
The ins and outs of parenthood have certainly been transformed since Dr. Spock admonished parents in 1946 to use their common sense, and it is this kernel of wisdom that makes him still relevant today and the reason his book is still in print.
«The common wisdom is since he wasn't indicted, he would have a free ride.
The common wisdom, promulgated by carmakers since the 1920s, held that traffic fatalities were exclusively the fault of individual drivers (or, to put it another way: cars don't kill people; drivers kill people).
Since 1989, such wisdom has been shared with professionals from around the United States and the world who share one common thread; all have recently assumed the helm of institutes of higher learning and — knowingly or unknowingly — are about to embark on the academic adventure of their lives.
Diagnosis, in brief: (1) they write about stuff they clearly don't understand (2) they pick a catchy reverse - common - wisdom nugget as a headliner without the having the slightest interest in whether it is true or not (3) they pick an expert to talk to, but since they don't have a clue about the subject they don't know how to pick a good expert, or even understand what the expert says (4) there is a grain of sense in there, but so badly wrapped in trash it is nearly unfindable.
Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer: Ever since I have known John Stevens I have recognized that he is a model of intelligence, judicial wisdom, decency, and common sense.
By combining this strategy with a well - chosen resume template — as well as observing common wisdom, like avoiding passive voice and sticking to a one - page resume — you're most likely to get called in for an interview and increase your chances of getting hired by that potential employer, since what you're representing to the employer is a match both on paper and in real life.
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