Sentence examples for idea comparing from inspiring English sources

Although the first quotation above seems to affirm it, Locke also in the same section speaks disparagingly about the idea, comparing it to the notion that the world rests on an elephant, which rests on a tortoise, and so on: in other words, as not constituting a real explanation at all.

The conservative Boston Herald endorsed the idea, comparing an ex-legislator or official's connections and knowledge to intangible capitol and Reynolds' scheme to a capital gains tax.

Only 23 percent of those surveyed accepted that idea, compared with 36 percent of the American population as a whole.

In fact, forty-eight per cent of Jewish Israelis support the idea, compared with forty-six per cent who don't, according to a Pew Research poll from 2016.

It also suggested there was support for a snap election, with 55% of respondents backing the idea compared with 15% opposing it.

Six in 10 residents said the mayor's soda plan was a bad idea, compared with 36 percent who called it a good idea.

Ryuji Konishi, an economic consultant and former banking executive who favors the idea, compares the bridge bank to a fishnet that catches only the fish too weak to swim away on their own.

A reduction in the explicit statutory rate is almost certainly a good idea compared to the current system in which companies often plan aggressively to reduce their effective rates in any event.

One proposal saw more division: Half of urban and suburban Americans said that providing money to states to avoid layoffs of public employees was a good idea, compared to 4 in 10 rural Americans.

Fifty-two percent favor the idea compared to 30% of whites.

Seventy-five percent of the Preservationists and 68percentt of the Anti-Elites favor the idea compared to 12percentt of Staunch Conservatives and 7percentt of Free Marketeers.