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a voice in the wilderness
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a (lone) voice in the wilderness  also a voice crying in the wilderness
if you are a voice in the wilderness, you are the only person expressing a particular opinion, although later other people understand that you were right With her passionate pleas for peace, she was a lone voice in the wilderness.
See also: voice, wilderness
a (lone) voice in the wilderness also a voice (crying) in the wilderness
someone who expresses an idea or opinion that is not popular For many years, she was a lone voice in the wilderness who wrote about the need for better urban planning.
See also: voice, wilderness
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And while Hussman has long been a voice crying in the wilderness when advocating a paid online model, many other newspaper publishers are realizing that Internet revenue cannot support free content in the short term, Smith said.
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Mike Whitby is implacably opposed, but he would be a voice crying in the wilderness.
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Nor was this a voice crying in the wilderness, as he had the backing of CBI North-East director Steve Rankin.
Skills shortages cause worry for business leaders by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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