prevailing opinion
2.The results clearly contradict the prevailing opinion that BPD cannot be fully cured, and that longer-term psychotherapy is ineffective.
3.the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted; the most prevalent religion in our area; speculation concerning the books author was rife.
4.2 All ideas having even the slightest redeeming social importance ? unorthodox ideas, controversial ideas, even ideas hateful to the prevailing climate of opinion, have the full protection of the guarantees [of the First Amendment].
