Sentence examples for central conviction from inspiring English sources

The president's question touched upon a central conviction at Apple.

The lesson from this programme is that extraordinary things can be done, people can change, but it takes both strong central conviction and good local enthusiasts to see off the doubters.

Alinsky's central conviction is a belief "that if people have the power to act, in the long run they will, most of the time, reach the right decisions".

"It is my most central conviction from ten years at UNICEF that nothing will turn the tide against poverty the way that education can, especially for girls.

But with or without the MDGs, it is my most central conviction from ten years at UNICEF that nothing will turn the tide against poverty the way that education can, especially for girls.

Paul's central convictions made it difficult for him to explain the proper role of Jewish law in the life of his converts.

Though his central convictions remained relatively stable, he steadily revised the details of his formulations in light of criticism from others and as a result of his own reconsideration.

Eric Lipton (NYT) CENTRAL ISLIP: CONVICTION IN KICKBACK SCHEME After a five-day trial, a jury in Federal District Court yesterday convicted a former maintenance supervisor for the Hempstead Housing Authority of extortion and other charges in a scheme to force companies to pay more than $35,000 in kickbacks on repair contracts.

Every one of his central moral convictions and most of his peripheral ones, too, have been vindicated by history.

James Beverley, Professor of Christian Thought and Ethics at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, says that Tolle's worldview "is at odds with central Christian convictions" and that "Tolle denies the core of Christianity by claiming there is no ultimate distinction between humans and God and Jesus".

Megrahi said he had never seen a Maltese shopkeeper whose identification was central to his conviction.