Sentence examples for idea of cause from inspiring English sources

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It's part of his aim to create something he can't fully control, relying more on the idea of cause and effect between how the physical elements interact, which also means the work will inevitably destroy itself.

Having asserted as fact that the investments of key underwriters "are clearly being protected by the positions taken by the Energy Foundation's largest grantees," he is obliged to describe as "conspiracy theory" the idea of cause and effect: "20 years from now... researchers may find evidence to substantiate such a theory".

For example, God made the world such that it corresponds to the idea of Cause partially expressed by the axiom "every event has a cause".

As with the idea of cause and necessary connection, he wants to explain moral ideas as economically as possible in terms of their "simplest and fewest causes".

Both are definitions on Hume's account, but his "just definition" of our idea of cause is the conjunction of the two (EHU 7.2.29/76 77).

For example, the conception of force is a modification of the Idea of Cause, applied to the particular case of motion (see 1858a, I, 184 5 and 236).

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Does Mr. Zennstrom relish the idea of causing trouble for the telecom industry?

Or did the idea of causing a ruckus drive a lot of the turnout, leaving both peaceful and non-peaceful protesters feeling alienated?

He described the situation to me as "legally terrifying, at best" – he wanted to be a friendly, approachable teacher, but hated the idea of causing any lovesick students emotional damage.

The Football Association warned that such chanting could lead to a banning order or criminal prosecution, but the issue is muddied by the fact that police would have to prove the person chanting the Y-word did so with the idea of causing offence.

Plus, he said he likes the idea of "causing trouble" for an existing industry.

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