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A great many widely-held assumptions seem to be based primarily on simply projecting the continuation of existing trends, rather than on any meaningful analysis of what the industries of the future might really look like.
Martin Ford: The Jobs of the Future -- Or Not Martin Ford 2012
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He rejects the widely-held notion that endosymbiosis (which led to chloroplasts and mitochondria) was the driving force in the evolution of the eukaryotic cell itself or that it was a determining factor in cellular evolution, because that approach assumes a beginning with fully evolved cells.
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He is doing nothing to dispel the widely-held view that he is a giant wind-bag.
Republican presidential debate in Iowa - as it happened 2011
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Indeed, his commitment to the widely-held ideals has already been publicly called into question.
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena: Sorry Sarkozy, Libya's Tyrant Gaddafi Is Going Nowhere Romina Ruiz-Goiriena 2011
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Indeed, his commitment to the widely-held ideals has already been publicly called into question.
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena: Sorry Sarkozy, Libya's Tyrant Gaddafi Is Going Nowhere Romina Ruiz-Goiriena 2011
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Elsewhere in the technology sector widely-held stocks were heading higher with Apple
Stocks Rise As Fourth Quarter Dawns Steve Schaefer 2010
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High private wealth levels make an Italian default "unthinkable," said Roberto Nicastro, general manager of UniCredit SpA, echoing a widely-held view that the country's total balance sheet—including the household and business sectors—is in much finer fettle than the high public debt level suggests.
Draghi: No More German Crutch For Euro Zone Christopher Emsden 2011
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Syria has denied widely-held suspicions it was involved in the blast.
US: Hezbollah, Syria, Iran Threaten Lebanon's Stability 2010
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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, aka Mormons, is running a massive advertising campaign to try and change widely-held negative public perceptions of the religion.
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE - Obama's Campaign Doing Better In One Category, GOP Loves YouTube Paul Blumenthal 2011
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Indeed, his commitment to the widely-held ideals has already been publicly called into question.
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena: Sorry Sarkozy, Libya's Tyrant Gaddafi Is Going Nowhere Romina Ruiz-Goiriena 2011
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