Sentence examples for ideas sir from inspiring English sources

Off we'll go to the 40th anniversary conference of the energetically right-of-centre Centre for Policy Studies, the thinktank founded by Thatcher's go-to man for illiberal, often mad ideas, Sir Keith Joseph.

However, letters written by the great British philosopher and historian of ideas Sir Isaiah Berlin, which are about to be published for the first time, suggest that he also had a much darker view of some of his contemporaries, such as the prime minister Harold Wilson – whom he called "a worthy mediocrity".

Waiter: I don't think that's a very good idea, sir. Clarkson: Oh, don't you, you little alcohol health and safety Nazi?

The idea, Sir Richard explained, was to graphically demonstrate Virgin Atlantic's determination to grab "4 to 5percentt" of British Airways' existing business-class passengers within a year.

Can you give us an idea, sir, how long do you think it might take for the world to know whether Saddam Hussein actually intends to go along with the call of the world to disarm?

To reassure reluctant party members about the power-sharing idea, Sir Josias obtained a postdated resignation letter from the Ulster Unionist party leader, David Trimble, which was to take effect if the I.R.A. did not move to disarm.

Jones: I have an idea, sir. How about a Lego Prince of Persia game.

Mind you the most radical part of Entertaining Mr Sloane, the bit at the end, was an idea Sir Michael said Orton owed to him.

Mr Tucker seems more open to others' ideas than Sir Mervyn, an especially dominant intellectual figure.

"He had two outstanding ideas," says Sir Peter Hall, director of the Institute of Community Studies.

Thinking that his work refuted the ideas of Sir Isaac Newton, he joined the opponents of the established social and scientific order.