Sentence examples for big theories from inspiring English sources

Grand narratives and big theories once dominated the writing of American history.

Islands don't lend themselves to grand plans and big theories – the weather is too fickle.

I had two big theories about what was going to happen and neither quite did.

The real strength of "The Canal Builders" lies not in floating big theories, but in recreating forgotten lives.

During the 2012 campaign, there were two big theories for what, exactly, was killing the U.S. coal industry.

Two of the big theories associated with Chicago are the efficient-markets hypothesis and the rational-expectations hypothesis, both of which, some say, have been called into question.

The era of big theory is over.

MISHAN: Do you buy Chowder's big theory about meter?

But, of course, what it really suggests is that Obama's big theory is bankrupt.

What about the rational-expectations hypothesis, the other big theory associated with modern Chicago?

"I have no big theory of contemporary European history to propose in these pages," Judt says.