many people are of the opinion that……

许多人都认为/相信/主张.
of the opinion that 认为…,相信…,主张
如：
He has always been of the opinion that university students ought to have a wider range of knowledge.
他一向主张大学生的知识面要宽一些.可以用many people poing out that……代替吗？什么out? pointing out? 不可以我写错了，是point out that我猜出来了。 不太合适