Sentence examples for Preconceived belief from inspiring English sources

It was with the preconceived belief that cancer was a death sentence that Mr. Silverman, who lives in Bedford Hills, began work on a film about cancer and survival.

But what concerns me far more right now is the eagerness with which columnists seized on these findings as vindicating their preconceived belief that today's college students are just the worst.

His nod to Islam's accomplishments in various areas, such as science and arts, abolishes the highly-spread preconceived belief that 'The West looks down at our culture' which I have to admit that many of us have in the Middle East.

For one, subtle differences in the wording of questions to eyewitnesses is enough to sway their memories, often in favor of a prosecutor or law enforcement officer's preconceived belief e.g. "Did he have blond hair?" compared to "What color was his hair?"; or congratulating an eyewitness for giving a certain answer.

Less experienced physicians may carry a preconceived belief that drug users tend to be non-adherent.

For example, a blinded investigator could bias the results toward a preconceived belief in equivalence by assigning similar ratings to the treatment responses of all patients, giving a "bias toward the null".

Like all good PR spin it is built on a few grains of truth that can exploit people's existing preconceived beliefs that renewable energy is expensive.

Despite reports that Iran is not in "material breach" of the agreement, Trump's preconceived beliefs about the agreement greatly impact his policy toward it.

This resistance to information that doesn't mesh with our preconceived beliefs afflicts both liberals and conservatives, but a raft of studies shows that it is a particular problem with conservatives.

In fact, because Mr. Bolton has demonstrated that he is a self-righteous, bullying, dogmatic individual, unalterably committed to his preconceived beliefs and unwilling to be persuaded by any facts to the contrary, he is the perfect choice to deliver the message of Messrs. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and company.

"The more we can actively engage our students, the more opportunities we provide for students to challenge their preconceived beliefs about social processes, learn from their peers, and develop the skills to think critically about social structure, social dynamics, and the promises and pitfalls of social scientific modes of inquiry," said Vida Maralani, co-leader of the sociology ALI project.