1.   A prevailing belief is that HIV was around for a long time and that on many occasions humans became infected when they killed monkeys or other primates for food.

2.   The prevailing belief among baseball executives is that the Expos and the Minnesota Twins will be those teams.

3.   The prevailing belief has been that obesity is fundamentally a problem of self-indulgence and poor willpower, a cultural bias that translates into stern disapproval of antiobesity drugs.

4.   The prevailing belief in baseball is that momentum is nothing but a myth.

5.   The prevailing belief is that Bruce Cockburn is a protest singer.

6.   The prevailing belief is that it is simply wrong for a stock fund manager to ever have much cash sitting around.

7.   The prevailing belief, among professoriat and public alike, envisions an innate antagonism between research and teaching.

8.   The prevailing belief, however, is that Sheikh Hamad has a genuine desire for progress.

9.   The prevailing belief is that Jones is a reluctant warrior who has grown rich and does not like to get hit anymore.

10.   The prevailing belief is that married men tend to live longer.