think a lot of

1. Also,. Have a good opinion of, regard very favorably, as in I think a lot of my daughter-in-law, or He didn't think highly of this company, or Dean thought the world of his youngest. These expressions use think in the sense of “regard” or “value,” a usage dating from the late 1300s. For antonyms, see not think much of; think little of.

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“I think a lot of people do mental math and I call that fake math,” she says.

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“I think sometimes in life you lose sight of what you want to do, and people stop chasing their dreams. Maybe they get a job, or have a child and have bills to pay, a mortgage…I think a lot of times we find reasons why we can’t do things, and he’s finding a reason to do it.”

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"I think a lot of people are reliant on permits," Beca said.

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“I think a lot of it just came from his body changing the way he was throwing,” said Dodgers director of pitching Rob Hill, who had closely admired Sasaki during his Japanese career.

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“When we see a stellar year for any individual asset class, I think a lot of people get antsy,” Cornell said, explaining that clients who aren’t invested can feel left behind by a bull run in an asset.

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