Sentence examples for certain empty from inspiring English sources

According to Aphorism XXIII of the First Book, Bacon makes a distinction between the Idols of the human mind and the Ideas of the divine mind: whereas the former are for him nothing more than "certain empty dogmas", the latter show "the true signatures and marks set upon the works of creation as they are found in nature" (Bacon IV [1901], 51).

A certain empty-headedness comes into play, but an exalted empty-headedness, actually a form of high intelligence.

Anybody who raised the issue of pensions could be certain of emptying the House of Commons and ensuring a mass switch-off of televisions and radios across Britain.Demographics have changed that.

And even if a unit is certain to be empty, Mr. Lehner said, the landlord may want to clean or renovate it.

CHICAGO — When state senators open their impeachment trial of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich in the Capitol on Monday, one seat is all but certain to be empty: that of Mr. Blagojevich himself.

By R. E. Dickson and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, January 23 , 1937P. 9 A little girl who lives in Port Washington, entered into a deal with the Coca-Cola people in return for a certain number of empty bottles and a certain amount of cash, she was to receive a doll with open-and-shut eyes.

Oddly, though, certain sections remain empty despite the app having enough information to generate some title suggestions.

While certain foods, like empty carbs and junk food, can move the number on the scale up fast they're not as healthy an option as going for high calorie, nutrient dense choices.

Even more spectacularly, the largest trader of Bitcoins, the Mt.Gox exchange, said it was hacked on June 19, with certain accounts being emptied and others being used to trade imaginary Bitcoins and, in the process, drop the value of Bitcoins to pennies.

Recent reports show that the Janjaweed, the Sudanese government-backed horse militia implicated in the genocide in Darfur, have become brazen once more in coordinated attacks aimed at "emptying" certain areas the region.

The group sections radiate a certain power, yet such empty athleticism also wears thin.