Sentence examples for controversial principles from inspiring English sources

It rests on some controversial principles, not the least of which is the question of how unequal the Middle East is compared to the rest of the world — a problem rooted in the region's poor quality of economic statistics.

The controversial principles guiding the formulation of policy do not generally satisfy this constraint of publicity.

Such a principle implies a kind of principle of restraint which requires that reasonable persons not propose laws and policies on the basis of controversial principles for the regulation of society.

The 200-year-old practice of homeopathy estimated to be a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States is based on two controversial principles: First, a substance that causes a specific symptom in a healthy person can relieve the same symptom in a sick person if consumed at a very low dose.

UNICEF has been a key player in securing ratification and remains active in the legislative reform necessary to implement the Convention's more controversial principles, including those dealing with child trafficking and child labour.

This enabled us to explore changes in gene expression from low dilutions (2c or 3c), where the active substances can still be expected to exert their normal pharmaceutical action, to high dilutions (9c or 30c), where the most controversial principles of high dilution pharmacology come into play.

Written by the chief operating officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, it explores the somewhat controversial principle that if women really want equality at a senior business level, then we need to take personal responsibility for our careers and "lean in" more.

Perhaps the least controversial principle is the so-called "Aboutness Principle," mentioned by Feinberg.

As we have seen, this too is a controversial principle in the truthlikeness debate.

Lex talionis provides a controversial principle of proportionality (for more on proportionality, see section 4.4).

By contrast, fair equality of opportunity is a controversial principle, which no existing nation seriously strives to achieve or comes close to achieving.