There is a very pervasive belief that it is research in theoretical and applied linguistics which provides the solutions.

Perhaps one reason for the pervasive belief that the medieval war horse had to be of draught horse type is the assumption, still held by many, that medieval armour was heavy.

It can't help but be exotic to Westerners; after all, lacking a pervasive spiritual belief, we don't use our theaters for such serious business as declaring our common reverence.

Regardless, a pervasive belief has taken hold that both are, in the tender parlance of politics, road kill.

They go to tanning salons or sunbathe because of pervasive and persistent societal beliefs that tan skin is attractive.

He believed in God, and this was a most powerful and pervasive belief, the realization of which had transformed his life eight years ago.

The pervasive belief in the natural, biological difference between male and female characteristics formed a framework within which feminists and non-feminists alike thought and lived.

Ibsen took this tale, a common legend at many German churches, as evidence of a pervasive human belief that a man could not achieve success without paying a price.

Because, whether we admit or not, "there is a pervasive belief that if women did it, it's lesser."

The video, he says, contradicted a pervasive belief that he had been caught off-guard.