Sentence examples for held that what from inspiring English sources

Shue held that what we really mean by "basic rights" are those which are necessary in order for us to enjoy any rights or privileges at all.

In that case it was held that what assets came into the executor's hands, what debts he had paid, and so of every matter properly done or cognizable in the probate court, the judgment of that court is conclusive.

The Supreme Court last considered lethal injections in 2008, in Baze v. Rees, when it held that what was then the standard three-drug combination, using the barbiturate sodium thiopental as the first agent, did not violate the Eighth Amendment.

Aristotle (384 322 bce) held that what was "just by nature" was not always the same as what was "just by law," that there was a natural justice valid everywhere with the same force and "not existing by people's thinking this or that," and that appeal could be made to it from positive law.

Just as we rejected defendants' earlier argument and held that what few differences existed between "School Days I" and the "ABC Green" quilts could not preclude a finding of infringement, plaintiffs' emphasis on the similarity in style between some of the letters between "School Days I" and "ABC Navy" cannot support a finding of infringement.

The picture book as we know it today - a simple illustrated book for the young - originates in the 18th century and expresses the empirical philosophy of John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers, who held that what we can see and demonstrate is more real than what we are told.

As do many Fregeans, Searle holds that "what's in the head" is sufficient to determine a unique referent for proper names and general terms.

The conventional wisdom holds that what's bad for Fillon is good for Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front.

But it's all part of a coherent philosophy of design, which holds that what's contemporary is not necessarily a matter of when something was created.

Buy from Amazon.co.ukTOM BINGHAM holds that what has come to be known as the rule of law is "the nearest we are likely to approach to a universal secular religion".

The two were recognized for their groundbreaking work in what is called the rational-expectations school of economics, which holds that what happens in the economy is influenced to a great degree by what people expect to happen.