Sentence examples for Prevailing conception from inspiring English sources

Whether or not World War I changed its real nature between 1914 and 1918, the prevailing conception of it underwent significant alteration.

The apparent affluence of the temple's membership challenged the prevailing conception of such incidents as the product of deprivations experienced by members and suggested a more ideological causation.

Until only a few generations ago, the prevailing conception of illness was that the sick were contaminated by some toxin or contagion or an excess of one humor or another.

Acknowledging but rejecting the prevailing conception of the Cold War university largely dedicated to supporting national security, Schrum provides a more complete and contextualized account of the American research university between 1945 and 1970.

Minow firmly rejects the prevailing conception of the self that she believes underlies legal doctrine a self seen as either separate and autonomous, or else disabled and incompetent in some way.

Therefore, the prevailing conception of value of the traditional approaches needs to be revised (e.g. Normann and Ramírez 1993).

We are particularly interested in work that complicates prevailing conceptions of race, gender, sexuality, poetic form, and narrative voice.

The prevailing conceptions of constitutions ordinarily characterize them as rigid and long-enduring, if not permanent, documents.

The disagreement among liberals over whether government should promote individual freedom rather than merely protect it is reflected to some extent in the different prevailing conceptions of liberalism in the United States and Europe since the late 20th century.

Arabs, along with Italians, Jews and others, were forced to litigate their identities in line with prevailing conceptions of whiteness — which fluctuated according to geographic origin, physical appearance and religion.

Despite prevailing conceptions, said Lisa Kersavage, the senior director for preservation and sustainability at the society, many historic buildings actually already incorporate energy-efficient design features — a legacy of having been built before the advent of cheap energy and modern mechanical systems.