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The lack of consensus reflected differences in philosophical positions.consensus = generally agreed upon understanding
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Moderates in the senate sought to build a consensus between both parties so that the budget could be passed.consensus = general agreement
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Excessive reliance on consensus is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. (source)consensus = generally agreed upon understanding
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The United States should continue to express strong reservations about any WTO competition discipline, until there is a broader consensus about what antitrust law is, and is not. (source)
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But as the months passed and I had the opportunity to ponder McCandless s death at greater length, the less plausible this consensus seemed. (source)
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He was hoping to build a political consensus behind launching an all-out attack on the Taliban. (source)consensus = agreement by a group as a whole
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We were down to a handful of radio stations still transmitting, and by consensus we tuned into New York Public Radio to listen to a steady stream of emergency announcements. (source)consensus = agreement by a group as a whole
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Over the course of three days, an excited consensus had quickly formed across the various committees that the time had come for bold new steps. (source)
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But the general consensus is that Shawn was standing near the brink, and for no reason at all stepped backward and lost his footing. (source)consensus = generally agreed upon understanding
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The consensus seems to be that even if it were possible, there would be little utility in it for service dogs. (source)
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The consensus among my female relatives was that even though my nose wasn't horrific, it could use a little improvement. (source)
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The consensus was that the extreme secrecy around Red Coast was unnecessary, and the security detail at the base was reduced from a company to a squad, until eventually only a group of five security guards were left. (source)
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The unspoken consensus was that a meaningful victory like the one at Blaxik would never be theirs again. (source)consensus = agreed understanding
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Over the years, many potential explanations have been examined and debated, and the consensus appears to be that that region was plagued by a particularly virulent strain of what sociologists call a "culture of honor." (source)consensus = generally agreed upon understanding
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Many people thought it was the weather, and others blamed the moon, but the general consensus of opinion held that the trouble began at the time that Rhyme and Reason were banished. (source)
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In all these cases the children were too young to give any properly intelligible account of themselves, but the consensus of their excuses is that they had been with a "bloofer lady." (source)
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