1.   But, despite a widespread belief, this is not due to job insecurity.

2.   Especially in the United States, a widespread belief exists that people should actively seek ways of developing themselves.

3.   It provides a startling point for a discussion of the widespread belief that Richard Nixon was a brilliant maker of foreign policy.

4.   Protestant endeavours to extinguish popular superstitions and the widespread belief in magical remedies also proved largely futile.

5.   There is a widespread belief that the Age of Enlightenment has run its course.

6.   The speed with which it was effected reinforced the widespread belief that the North Korean government was keen to end its international isolation.

7.   Contrary to widespread belief, there is no duty on the prime minister, still less any inherent right, to recommend the man to be sent for.

8.   The findings led to a widespread belief that psychological tests were situation specific and therefore limited in their usefulness for personnel selection.

9.   The majority of UK householders fail to recycle any of their domestic waste -- despite widespread belief in the virtue of recycling.