But in fact, the basic idea that emerges from Miller's 1956 paper seems to have stood the test of time.
With Borat, Mr. Baron Cohen took the same basic idea that had worked with Ali G and pushed it hard, then harder.
That should not be as difficult as it seems, because the basic idea that dominated economics and politics in the last century has patently disappeared down the plughole of history.
Fed officials get the basic idea, that bankers' compensation must be structured in a way that makes them think twice before they place bets that could lead their institutions (and the rest of us) over the cliff again.
The basic idea that runs through his suggested analyses is this: there are essential truths about the grounded connecting them to their grounds.
There is a half-century long philosophical tradition of trying to analyze causation in terms of the basic idea that causes raise the probability of their effects.
"Google is mapping that in the same context, but with the basic idea that the Google online tools will represent the productivity tools of the future.
But he added, "The basic idea that an undisclosed conflict of interest could be misleading is pretty much as old as stockbrokers".
Some of the criticisms really are with the basic idea that government should intervene at all in this moment of crisis.
"The basic idea that the polar caps of Mars are sitting at a 'sweet spot' of temperature has been well established," he said.
But they believe the basic idea that eurozone governance arrangements will need greater democratic accountability underpinned in an EU treaty will eventually come to the fore again.
