"generally held view" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a commonly accepted opinion or belief. Example: "The generally held view is that exercise is beneficial for overall health."
A study by Cryer et al. in the general population supported the generally held view that heavy alcohol consumers are disproportionate users of acute medical services, but they are relative under-users of preventative medical care services [ 31].
It is fast becoming a generally held view.
Our study has proven the generally held view that there is not much to choose from between the cruciate and multipinnate durotomy techniques in performing expansile duraplasty.
The result is theoretically interesting because the variation of the optimal H-/H∞ index with respect to the sampling period is contrary to the generally held view.
"We subscribe to the generally held view that ITN has the edge over BBC news," declared the 1977 report by Lord Annan's Committee into the Future of Broadcasting.
More than 2% of sales occur within two years after the artist died, confirming a generally held view in the art world that death sells.
Winter, 55, said his reply was "somewhat waspish because I regard it as extremely unwise for them to toss their views into the bear garden of undergraduate debate, particularly in the light of certain very generally held views within the Muslim community and the real risk that the event would attract fundamentalist participation".
The reading of these reviews has also allowed me to confirm that the ideas I have developed are in disagreement with the generally held views, i.e. that allopatric speciation is the most common and probable route for the appearance of new species.
Orthodox Protestant religious leaders are appointed by their congregations and therefore generally hold views that are compatible with those of the majority.
"When it comes to good order and discipline of a command, we have generally held the view that the one person that has the power to determine good order and discipline — and to make sure it's present — is the military commander".
Although CRA and CRAFT have previously been delivered, in different settings, by individuals who hold a university degree and have completed CRA and CRAFT counsellor certification, health care providers generally held the view that individuals with different levels of qualifications could effectively deliver the interventions once certified in the approaches.
