Sentence examples for Theory from inspiring English sources

That, at least, is the theory.

That, at least, was the theory.

In theory, it is possible that gentle nudges will turn into intrusive diktats and the nanny state will drain individual responsibility.

What got me onto this theory was reading that the shoe bomber, a Muslim convert named Richard Reid, had been described by someone who knew him well in England as 'very, very impressionable.' I had already decided that the man was a complete bozo.

That is the theory, at least.

In theory, that is.

The principle is simple in theory — Beijing is responsible for the city's defence and foreign affairs; Hong Kong enjoys limited self-governance and civil liberties, including an independent judiciary and unrestricted press.

A few years ago, the question "can there be a soft dictatorship inside the EU?" would have been dismissed as an abstruse hypothetical for students of law and political theory.

Far from Cairo's madding crowds, they are in theory an attractive prospect for many Egyptians.

For Herbert Girardet, the author of a dozen books on urban theory, this isn't the most urgent concern.

As against what he sees as Ukip's "unintelligent" approach, Cash has tended to style himself as a "Eurorealist", believing – in theory, at least – that the EU could be so could drastically reformed that he and his Eurosceptic allies would be happy staying in.