word combination
|
example
|
meaning
|
to hold views
|
My grandfather holds some surprisingly progressive views.
|
has opinions
|
to adopt/take a stance
|
It is important that the university should adopt a principled stance towards research.
|
take a position
|
to change/shift your position
|
Luisa was initially totally opposed to the idea but she has slightly shifted her position.
|
changed her point of view a little
|
have ethical objections to
|
Increasing numbers of people have ethical objections to the war.
|
dislike for reasons relating to morality
|
the principles underlying
|
'Treat others as you would like to be treated' is a principle underlying much religious teaching.
|
basic idea lying behind
|
to encounter prejudice
|
As one of the few female students of the 1920s, my grandmother encountered a certain amount of prejudice.
|
experienced unreasonable negative behaviour
|
deep-rooted prejudice
|
John does not share his father's deep-rooted prejudices against women.
|
strong, unreasonably negative views
|