A long-held belief is that there is a big lake inside the mountain.

Yet you suggest we give up a long-held belief in the freedom of trade.

It also confirmed my long-held belief that bad things happen in Florida.

Putting his long-held beliefs into practice, Jefferson refused the demand.

But in doing so, you concede a point that runs counter to your long-held belief.

A long-held belief that the abductor got away in a car was abandoned.

In large part, it was because analysts were allowed to ignore many long-held beliefs about how intelligence is "supposed" to work.

In the meantime, the results are challenging some long-held beliefs.

Two recent studies challenge the long-held belief that taking estrogen protects against heart disease.

It did nothing more than reaffirm long-held beliefs in a conspiracy.