Sentence examples for choice precisely from inspiring English sources

Betsy Gotbaum, a former president of the society, said she thought Mr. Petraeus was an inspired choice precisely because he's something of a lightning rod.

Still, critics both in the wider membership of the council and outside the group said Mr. Sieda had emerged as the consensus choice precisely because he represents no one, either inside Syria or out.

O'Reilly, in explaining WAN's decision to hold its conference in Russia that year, said it had made the choice "precisely because of the concerns of our community about the press freedom situation here and the apparent lack of progress towards the establishment of strong, independent media that can fulfil their proper role in democratic debate".

Pabst Blue Ribbon became the hipster beer of choice precisely because it didn't advertise and instead let word of mouth propel the brand's popularity.

An incurred adverse consequence is the result of circumstances, not choice, precisely to the extent that it is a consequence that persons of one or another specific type can be expected to incur.

We are puzzled by Joseph's choice precisely because we expect people's actions at least when freely undertaken to reflect their overall assessment of the merits of the alternative courses of action before them.

They hold that reasons influence choices precisely by causing them.

Although DCEs assume that respondents know their true preferences and can make choices precisely, in reality, respondents may be uncertain.

Of course, he didn't get around to specifying those choices precisely; that will presumably come in the budget message next month.

The choice is precisely about principle.

Similarly, "decentralisation transfers some power closer to citizens and is therefore a thoroughly democratic choice; but precisely this closeness may produce patronage and corruption phenomena and may foster the rise of oligarchic social groups able to endure" (Bobbio 2002: 51).8.