He went against the common opinion of his times, and that is what writing is all about.

It was common opinion that maniacs often had very blue eyes.

The common legal opinion of federal child labor regulation reversed in the 1930s.

When written, the common opinion was that they were "basket cases" with no hope whatsoever of economic development.

And therefore I bid farewell to all this; the common opinion is enough for me.

Despite common opinion, not every student should be pursuing a traditional college program.

We need to have a common approach, a common opinion.

Today we have a resolution which in my view makes a common opinion possible.

The common opinion has picked up Parliament's idea on this decisive point.

It emerged from a desire to compare common opinion with reality.