Sentence examples for framework of sorts from inspiring English sources

Gingrich said he will fight Romney more aggressively in New Hampshire than he did in Iowa but, when asked about the state of his organisation there, his words offered little comfort for supporters, saying he had a "framework of sorts".

Economists of a certain age - basically my age and up - do have a theoretical framework of sorts for analyzing the situation: Japan is in the dreaded "liquidity trap", in which monetary policy becomes ineffective because you can't push interest rates below zero.

Indeed, surveying the more entertaining aspects of Demos's 13-year history, you can make out the framework of some sort of romantic modern utopia where - to take a few of its more out-there suggestions - the government makes a point of encouraging alfresco eating, there is an annual "physical activity week" in Manchester, and every airport has a library.

Finally, a conceptual framework of this sort necessarily glosses over an array of additional parameters (or further subdivisions of existing ones) that may sometimes prove important.

As with Amazon.com, this would give the company essentially a framework — a dashboard of sorts — covering all of the other services that it offers to the educational community — from e-books to e-book readers.

The use of a theoretical framework to sort the factors found is another strength of the study, as this gives a clear overview of the factors and the level at which they exert their effect.

This is not a science as we understand it today, but the systems these navigators developed possess the science-like elements of empiricism and a framework to sort out perceptions.

The term model was occasionally used in reference to a paradigm, rather than the intended use as in a theoretical framework which depicts a process of sorts; when this occurred it was necessary to exclude such studies.

For the purpose of these annual reports, therefore, we must view the Charter as a political reference framework, a sort of table of contents.

At the very least, if campaign politics preclude speaking harsh truths, the age of tinkering with the framework — a sort of policy wonk's Woodstock — is under way.

But that's just the framework for all sorts of tales that revolve around a potent weapon: a butcher's cleaver crafted from the metal of five legendary swords.