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  • 21that said — spoken used for adding an opinion that seems to be the opposite of what you have just said, although you think both are true The economy is struggling. That said, house prices rose slightly last month …

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  • 22opinion — opin·ion /ə pin yən/ n 1 a: a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b: a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare …

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  • 23opinion — opinion, view, belief, conviction, persuasion, sentiment are comparable when they mean a more or less clearly formulated idea or judgment which one holds as true or valid. An opinion is a more or less carefully thought out conclusion concerning… …

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  • 24Opinion leadership — is a concept that arises out of the theory of two step flow of communication propounded by Paul Lazarsfeld and Elihu Katz. This theory is one of several models that try to explain the diffusion of innovations, ideas, or commercial products. The… …

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  • 25Opinion evidence — refers to evidence of what the witness thinks, believes, or infers in regard to facts, as distinguished from personal knowledge of the facts themselves.[1] In common law jurisdictions the general rule is that a witness is supposed to testify as… …

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  • 26opinion letter — see letter 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. opinion letter …

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  • 27Opinion polling in the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 — began just over a year before the election in January 2010. The major difference between the polls before 2011 and the polls before previous elections was the larger than expected support for the True Finns. Contents 1 Polling information 2 Polls …

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  • 28Opinion polling for the New Zealand general election, 2011 — Opinion polling has been commissioned throughout the duration of the 49th New Zealand Parliament and in the leadup to the 2011 election by various organisations. The main four are Television New Zealand, TV3, The New Zealand Herald and Roy Morgan …

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  • 29Opinion — O*pin ion, n. [F., from L. opinio. See {Opine}.] 1. That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of… …

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  • 30opinion poll — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, POLITICS ► a process in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person: »An opinion poll revealed that only 40% of local people were in favour of the project. in the opinion polls »At that stage the… …

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