"In Tunisia there is a commonly held understanding that European powers had been complicit with the old regime and that conditionality had been a façade".
There is a commonly expressed sentiment that the drug dealers have become a separate class at Christiania.
There is a commonly accepted strategy for dealing with activities that impose costs on society.
The arts of dying well and ceremoniously, the artes moriendi, were cultivated when there was a commonly held belief in the afterlife.
There exists a commonly held notion that unqualified and untrained staff are of minimal worth; money spent on their development would be extravagant and an inefficient use of limited resources.
Nigel Lythgoe, the producer of "Idol," respectfully responded, explaining that in Britain, where he and Mr. Cowell are from, there is a commonly used distinction between what's called a "show" voice and a "pop" voice.
He said: "Although there's a commonly held perception that poor quality student housing is a rite of passage, it is both disgusting and unacceptable that students should live in vermin infested housing in this day and age".
In China, there is a commonly accepted protocol when dealing with the police: If the police agree to help you, it is your job to meet all their demands.
By the time I moved to Britain, there was a commonly expressed view in the German press that England was a country tragically stuck in the past, obsessed with its glorious role in the second world war, unable to shake a German's hand without making some daft joke about the Nazis – all true, to an extent, just not the whole truth.
Three weeks later he, too, was found dead.According to the Bangkok-based Asian Human Rights Commission, there is a "commonly held belief" that the abductions and murders are happening with "the direct or indirect knowledge of the police and often also with the tacit approval of political authorities".
