be widely held
be commonly held
be generally held

It is widely held to be the first book of its kind.

That was indeed a widely held view in the financial community.

The company is widely held and currently has a market value of $84 billion.

Until recently, however, that view did not seem to be widely held at the exchange.

Yet attitudes like these will be widely held by men in the future.

St. Edward's is still widely held to be one of the best schools in the country.

When opinions are that widely held, they often end up being wrong.

Since then, the stock, one of the most widely held, has declined more than 48 percent.

He's widely held to be one of the most dangerous men alive.

One widely held belief is that you should not consider doing any such thing.