Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Concerning John W. Davis there is a remarkable consensus of opinion in all parts of the country that he would be an ideal candidate if only he could be nominated...
That Proctor was not an experienced sculler is the consensus of opinion of bystanders who watched him leave Weld boat house about 4.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In the eyes of one observer, his evident inexperience was so marked as to call for comment, since he nearly tipped over twice-before getting through the arch of the Anderson Bridge...
...there is any question of its merits in the public mind it will be well nigh impossible, as the past few years have clearly illustrated, to obtain this unity. It would seem that a wise policy calls for further expressions like that of Dr. Butler in order that a consensus of opinion may be reached. If the arguments for prohibition were strong enough to persuade a people to adopt it, they ought to be strong enough to persuade a nation to enforce it. But the prerequisite for convincing argument is an open forum. On the other hand, if the reasoning...
...ballads, all of which and, before their collection in miscellany, been printed on breadsides, so that it is a bit surprising to see how unanimous is the price given to it." Whether the present reprint should prove more tempting to student of special topics or to general readers, a consensus of tastes must decide...
...above opinion was said to be a consensus of views gathered (by the Shanghai correspondent of the Philadelphia Public Ledger) from prominent Chinese in every walk of life...