The phrase "commonly held assumptions" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used in a sentence to refer to widely accepted beliefs or ideas that are commonly held by a group of people. Example: Many people have commonly held assumptions about success, such as the idea that it requires hard work and perseverance.
Then pose and research unconventional questions that challenge commonly held assumptions.
Yet when Guardian Australia visited the region, locals were keen to reject some commonly held assumptions.
Rather, it's about changing the atmosphere, the commonly held assumptions: life is hard and you're on your own.
But the American finding has so unsettled governments, agencies and officials dealing with Iran that it has suddenly upended commonly held assumptions.
Parks's shots challenge commonly held assumptions about segregation – chiefly, that it prevented any physical contact whatsoever between black and white Americans.
He injected new life into Rachmaninov's The Bells and a selection of songs from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, by getting shot of many commonly held assumptions about both.
It is a commonly held assumption that Americans don't like to read authors who write in languages they don't understand.
The goal of ensuring adequate nutrition could easily be missed because of a commonly held assumption that hunger and nutrition are the same thing.
Meanwhile, the Indiana researchers' work provides an important analysis of a commonly held assumption about search engines, says Matt Hindman, professor of political science at Arizona State University in Phoenix.
A commonly held assumption is that choosing to study part-time while continuing to teach is the best way to apply theory to practice, but the experience of some students suggests otherwise.
A commonly held assumption within a sports league setting is that league affiliates interact with each other equally and that these engagements are largely facilitated by the league governing body or Federated Management Organisation (FMO).
