Sentence examples for ideological means from inspiring English sources

"There is really no ideological means to attack them".

As for maintenance of sovereignty by peaceful and merely ideological means, political nationalism is closely tied to cultural nationalism.

Chiefs maintain political power through economic means (tribute collection, control over production and exchange, foreign trade monopolies), ideological means (ritual, myth, sacred landscapes), and military coercion.

In historically and ethnographically known chiefdoms, chiefs generally construct and maintain political power bases through various economic means (tribute collection, control over production and exchange, foreign trade monopolies), ideological means (ritual, myth, sacred landscapes), and military coercion.

His lack of ideological stance "means that he's having to start from scratch in assembling a clear argument that opposes the extremism" of the G.O.P. Beyond this election, even if Romney loses, Packer predicts that Republicans will not relent, but will continue to bog down government and prevent a return to respectable politics.

If one's ideological predisposition means denying food assistance to people who are laid off from their job or forcing a woman to carry a dead fetus to term or preventing individuals from getting health care coverage, then you have a monstrous ideology.

The [slotting] of us into these ideological blocks means that the litmus tests are stronger [than] ever... if you're going to hold on to these identities.

He did not seem to care if the pursuit of ideological purity meant choosing candidates who were simply too crazy to get elected.

The U.S. and Russian governments agreed that they were no longer enemies, yet the continued presence of massive arsenals created when they were ideological foes meant that there was an ever-present risk of a terrible accident or unauthorized launch.

One official said the decision was not ideological, or meant as a rebuke to the prior administration, but arose out of a growing consensus within the administration that the contracts with Maximus were not working out.

The court's ideological divisions mean that critical issues -- like campaign finance, employment discrimination and the line between church and state -- are likely to be resolved by the narrowest of margins.