take the view
idiom
: to have an opinion (about something) : to believe
He takes the view that the economy will improve in the coming year.
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Among environmental activists, for example, some take the view that fewer Americans would be a good thing because our lifestyle uses more resources than in other countries.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
But more than 30 percent of economists in the Bloomberg survey and fully 47 percent of those in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators disagree, and take the view that a recession in the next year will, in fact, happen.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
End your beach day with a gorgeous Lake Erie sunset — just be sure to bring along a camera to take the view with you.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said during training camp that players competing for roster spots, like Isabella, should take the view that the preseason is not just to make the team the player is on, but draw consideration from the rest of the teams in the NFL if the Cardinals don't keep him.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Many who hold Christian-nationalist beliefs take the view that America is rightfully a Christian nation, and any leader who does not align with their beliefs must be illegitimate.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 May 2022
They’ve been backed by judges, including a majority on the Supreme Court, who take the view that COVID is not a sufficiently serious threat to justify mandates and restrictions aimed at protecting public health.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
But more than 30 percent of economists in the Bloomberg survey and fully 47 percent of those in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators disagree, and take the view that a recession in the next year will, in fact, happen.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
End your beach day with a gorgeous Lake Erie sunset — just be sure to bring along a camera to take the view with you.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said during training camp that players competing for roster spots, like Isabella, should take the view that the preseason is not just to make the team the player is on, but draw consideration from the rest of the teams in the NFL if the Cardinals don't keep him.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Many who hold Christian-nationalist beliefs take the view that America is rightfully a Christian nation, and any leader who does not align with their beliefs must be illegitimate.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 May 2022
They’ve been backed by judges, including a majority on the Supreme Court, who take the view that COVID is not a sufficiently serious threat to justify mandates and restrictions aimed at protecting public health.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
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