Sentence examples for constructive meaning from inspiring English sources

Here "nonempty" has the stronger constructive meaning that an element of the set in question can be constructed.

American backing would give this relationship constructive meaning.

Furthermore, no basic differentiation of the energy balance is made between a displacement and working piston because that has only a constructive meaning.

Thus Weyl found himself espousing a position[20] considerably more radical than that of Brouwer, for whom negations of quantified statements had a perfectly clear constructive meaning, under which the law of excluded middle is simply not generally affirmable.

The claim is that a clear constructive meaning is thus assigned to CZF's notion of set by looking at its meaning in Martin-Löf type theory, since the latter is usually considered as representing an accurate and fully motivated formulation of a constructive notion of set.

Plus, the IRS may treat Jim as receiving a constructive dividend, meaning he's taxed, too.

Paul Murphy, the Northern Ireland secretary, welcomed the plan as "very constructive" and even meaning that devolution could be restored.

Mr. Putin sent the letter on Tuesday, along with a second note to former President Bill Clinton expressing gratitude for his "constructive and well-meaning approach" to Russian-American relations, a Kremlin spokesman said.

Sir David also said, "Our intentions are well meaning and constructive and we have no wish to interfere with the review that Lazard L.L.C. has been instructed to undertake".

"I utilized hysteria toward constructive ends," he wrote — meaning, it seems, that he capitalized on the sleepless energies of his manic states — "but I can't ever afford to do this again, because the border-line between hysteria and sanity is so close that one could really go out for good".

Worshippers of Preston Sturges will recognize the title of this film; "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" was the name of the well-meaning, socially constructive work that was planned by the Joel McCrea character — a movie director saddled with a conscience — in "Sullivan's Travels".