Sentence examples for bedrock assumption from inspiring English sources

This is hardly a novel argument; indeed it is a bedrock assumption of the liberal or Whig interpretation of the last two centuries of Western history.

And no matter how entrenched our governmental institutions may seem, they rest on a bedrock assumption: that the leaders entrusted with power will deliver the goods.

They have also taken on another received wisdom: the bedrock assumption that no matter what happens, nothing can happen unless the United States wants it to.

Until now, a bedrock assumption about the political campaign has been that anyone trying to unseat the Democrats from the White House would have a tough job persuading Americans to be dissatisfied.

Among its many narrative parries, the book challenges a bedrock assumption of evolutionary biology, the premise that males of most species, including humans, vary far more in reproductive success than do their female counterparts.

Like so many members of that class, Bloomberg combines immense talent with immense provincialism: his view of American politics is basically the famous New Yorker cover showing Manhattan's West Side overshadowing the world, and his bedrock assumption is that the liberal paternalism with which New York is governed can and should be a model for the nation as a whole.

To begin the discussion, let's share some bedrock assumptions.

Mr. Bush plans to order a reconsideration of two bedrock assumptions of cold-war military policy.

Many of the bedrock assumptions of American culture — about work, progress, fairness and optimism — are being shaken.

We've been wanting to do this for a long time, and to begin with, let's share some bedrock assumptions.

Many of the bedrock assumptions of American culture — about work, progress, fairness and optimism — are being shaken as successive generations worry about the prospect of declining living standards.