Sentence examples for but the basic position from inspiring English sources

But the basic position is that elderly men are admirable and elderly women are awful [because] what is the point of a post-menopausal woman?

But the basic position is this: Congress passed the President's $787 billion package this past February with no Republican support in the House and only three Republican defections in the Senate.

Since then, he has toned down his rhetoric, but he has stuck to the basic position... The international inspection agency UNSCOM has said he is in possession of a large, stable supply of the nerve agent VX, tiny amounts of which can kill people through skin contact.

In theory, using a technique of pulling down the wheel in combination with this grip would give the pulling hand a greater leverage before reaching the basic position, but pulling the wheel to below the 9 or 3 o'clock markers causes the wrist to twist and will not provide smooth control.

"The basic position of the Muslims was, 'Well, everything's fine in our country,' " he said.

The basic position of the Bush administration, worked out after an intensive review, is that an accord that focuses on missiles is no longer sufficient.

The basic position remains: you cannot be compulsorily retired at a set date, unless removing you can be justified as necessary and appropriate for a legitimate aim.

"The basic position I think is this; that what you see when you read the reports today is a mixture of pressure and progress, and the pressure is real.

These seem somewhat out of character, considering the basic position that the party has maintained so far.

And… in case of doubt we should have the messages remain online because the basic position is that we protect the freedom of expression.

As Suárez conceives of the basic position of humanity, the inhabitants of a hypothetical pre-political state would have two main reasons to try to transcend it.