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But in 1986 the prevailing idea was that the suburbs were for the privileged few and the cities for the poor, the bohemian, and the principled.
Over the years various hypotheses have been brought forwards for their function, but the main prevailing idea is that in most forms they likely functioned in some forms of sexual display and / or as social dominance signals.
He says today, however, that though "the book and television series were both extremely collaborative processes", the prevailing idea became that he was merely "the executor of John's ideas rather than a participant in the shaping of those ideas".
So far CO2 shipping has only been introduced as a secondary option for long distances and small amounts because of the prevailing idea that CO2 shipping is more expensive than CO2 pipeline for transporting large amount CO2.
This relates to the prevailing idea in AmI, UbiComp, and SenComp that the environment can sense and intelligently react to contextual features of urban systems and citizens in the realm of smart sustainable cities of the future [5, 6].
With technological advances in molecular biology, the microbiological view of CF shifted towards a poly-microbial concept when next-generation sequencing unraveled a high diversity of organisms living in the lower airways even in healthy persons thus contrasting the prevailing idea of a sterile lung environment [9 14].
By 1961, however, Singapore had grown receptive to the idea of joining Malaysia, largely because of the prevailing idea at the time that industrial Singapore could not survive without access to Malayan markets.
"For a while the prevailing idea inside government, particularly at the state level, seemed to be that you can create jobs if you just cut taxes and cut services," Shure said.
Let's face it: If the prevailing idea is, "We need to keep Beltway toffs happy or our ratings will suffer," then that idea isn't working anyway, so it's well past time to get the knives out.
He also recognised the innovation of drop tanks to extend the range of aircraft as well as the need for specialised tactics for escorting bomber fleets; Galland did not subscribe to the prevailing idea in the Luftwaffe (and RAF) that the bomber "would always get through" (alone).
Importantly, the organism lacks a gene related to speB, thereby ruling out the prevailing idea that SpeB or antibodies reacting with it singularly cause PSGN.
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The phrase "prevailing idea" functions as a noun phrase used to identify a widely accepted or dominant concept, theory, or belief within a specific context. Ludwig confirms its grammatical correctness and frequent usage.
Expression frequency: Very common
