Sentence examples for example of the maxim from inspiring English sources
The situation represents yet another example of the maxim that "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" (Dobzhansky 1973).
After being shrouded in mystery for more than a century, the revelation of the invisible genes that have generated such diversity is an exquisite example of the maxim.
The Beastie Boys are possibly the most wonderful example of the maxim (I just made up)..
Gaddafi is a sad example of the maxim about absolute power corrupting absolutely.
In what seems to be an example of the old maxim that for some journalists there is a category of tale that is "too good to check," The New York Post, in its front page headline, asserted that Mr. Bibi had killed Colonel Qaddafi, but that is quite different from what he told The BBC reporter on the scene.
Atlanta, which has continued to top the list, is a perfect example of this maxim.
A new research paper with the catchy title, "Happiness is assortative in online social networks," has found another example of this maxim.
As a literal example of the Communist Manifesto's maxim that all things solid melt into air, Saillard explains that from the middle of the 19th century through the 1930s, cloth manufacturers sold silk at a price corresponding to the weight of the piece of fabric.
His is a prime example of the truth of the maxim that life is lived forwards but understood – and regretted – backwards.
For example, if the maxim 'It is permissible to break promises' was universalized, no one would trust any promises made, so the idea of a promise would become meaningless; the maxim would be self-contradictory because, when universalized, promises cease to be meaningful.
These examples illustrate the maxim "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". This worth amounts to significant financial savings and suggests a model that we could apply to other, more ambitious projects, building on isolated successes to improve the health of whole populations.
