View

express view

The Prime Minister expressed his views on the war during a live television broadcast.

hear view

We would be interested to hear your views on this subject. So what do you really think?

take view

I have always taken the view that we are each responsible for our actions.

hold view

My grandfather holds the view that corporal punishment is good for children.

represent view

The comments by the leader of our group do not represent the views of all of us.

air view

We’re holding this meeting so that everyone can have the chance to air their views.

agree with view

I don’t agree with Jason’s view that we should ignore this letter. We must reply.

exchange view

The main purpose of this session is so that people from different departments within the company can exchange views on the takeover.

reflect view

I don’t think your ideas reflect the views of the majority of us.

personal view

The Foreign Minister was careful to point out that these were his personal views and not those of the government.

strong view

My father holds strong views on marriage. He thinks everybody should be married in church.

outspoken view

Bill says exactly what he thinks even if it offends people. His outspoken views make him unpopular.

extreme view

She thinks that all addicts should be put in prison. Nobody shares such extreme views.

prevailing view

The prevailing view is that the men are innocent. Everybody thinks they should be released.

opposing view

My father and I have sharply opposing views on politics. He’s a conservative and I am a socialist.

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Ok. Has everyone had a chance to put their point of view or is there somebody who still wants to speak?

That’s a highly subjective point of view. It’s not based on the facts.

I think if you are going to discuss things. You have to be willing to listen to other people’s points of view.

They stoutly defended their point of view and refused to change it in any way.

They don’t agree with the proposals at the moment, but don’t worry, they’ll come round to our point of view eventually.

The best view of the city is from the castle.

We had a grandstand view of the cyclists as they passed.

We have a wonderful view from our sitting room window.

We had a terrible view of the stage from our seats in the back row.

Our view was blocked by a woman wearing a large hat.

 

Notes

• Note these ways of describing opposing views:

My father and I have sharply conflicting views on lots of issues.

The book explores contrasting views of the writer’s work.

They hold differing views on money.

• Note this way of introducing your view:

In my view, we need a new government.

• Note these adjective collocations:

Looking at it from an economic point of view …

From a scientific point of view …

From the point of view of road safety …

It’s written from a child’s point of view.