41.   The common wisdom holds that there are no modern-day heroes in public life.

42.   The common wisdom in ethics circles is that in routine health care, intentionally deceiving patients is wrong.

43.   The common wisdom is that the settlement between the baseball owners and the major-league umpires is a good thing.

44.   The common wisdom was that members of so-called Generation X preferred margaritas to merlot and considered wine to be elitist, boring and passe.

45.   The common wisdom is that every era has its own esthetic.

46.   The common wisdom is that the Junco Ranch near Freer was the first ever to be surrounded completely by a high fence.

47.   The common wisdom says that these diversions have done well because Americans are seeking distraction in hard times.

48.   The common wisdom around town is that those deals clinched the Stanley Cup by bringing Glenn Anderson, Brian Noonan, Stephane Matteau and Craig MacTavish to New York.

49.   The common wisdom in the past has been that withdrawal from Lebanon had to be part of a broader deal with Syria, which controls Lebanon.

50.   The common wisdom is that it would be sheer torture for Pat Riley to ask the players to give anything more than they gave last year.