noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ alternative , different
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He listened patiently to what we all had to say before putting across an alternative ~.
▪ particular , unique
▪ objective
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We can count on him for an objective ~.
▪ personal , subjective
▪ aesthetic , moral , practical , technical , theoretical
▪ business , commercial , economic , historical , legal , medical , military , philosophical , political , psychological , religious , safety , scientific , security , strategic , etc.
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From a purely economic ~, the reforms make a great deal of sense.
▪ conservative , liberal , socialist , etc.
▪ Buddhist , Catholic , Islamic , etc.
▪ American , European , Western , etc.
VERB + POINT OF VIEW
▪ have
▪ adopt , take
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He always seems to take the opposite ~ to me.
▪ accept , appreciate , support
▪ respect
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I appreciate and respect your ~.
▪ express , get across , present , put ( esp. BrE ), put forward ( esp. BrE )
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We aren't shy about expressing our ~.
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A union representative was present to put the farmers' ~.
▪ speak from , tell sth from
▪ consider sth from , look at sth from , see (sth from) , understand
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I can see your ~, but I think we have to consider the long-term implications.
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Try to see the situation from my ~.
▪ agree with , share
▪ come around to , come round to ( esp. BrE )
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If we can talk to her for an hour I'm sure she'll come around to our ~.
▪ disagree with
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I completely disagree with this ~.
▪ reflect , represent
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I do not think the article reflects the ~ of the majority of the population.
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/sb's ~
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From a purely personal ~, I'd like to see cars banned from the city.
▪ from the ~ of
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The book tells the story of a murder investigation from the ~ of the chief suspect.
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From the ~ of safety, a lower speed limit would certainly be a good thing.
▪ ~ about
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We may always have a different ~ about what happened.
▪ ~ on
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I don't have a ~ on this issue.