Sentence examples for lovely theory from inspiring English sources

It's a lovely theory, but one which is likely to remain unproven.

One high-ranking British diplomat says: "It's a lovely theory, but the realities on the ground make it unlikely".

Nice, what a lovely theory.

Isn't there just the slightest possibility of abuse?These tariffs sound lovely in theory, but in practice the exchange of promises from developing countries to adhere to future targets for investments in green technologies is likely to provide the best route forward, economically, environmentally, and politically.

The idea of democracy is just that, Mr. Homberger said -- a lovely but impractical theory.

Summer rugby union is also a lovely idea in theory but it is already a crowded marketplace.

He said the idea that whites did not instinctively vote against blacks was little more than "a lovely political scientists' theory".

Her defense of literary theory is lovely.

"I understand how lovely they are in theory," she said, "but I think they're a major source of guilt and pressure.

As U.N workers see it, a crisis isn't time for cutesy theories, or lovely parabolic arches.

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, whom Thomas cites for evidence of his theory, is a lovely woman, but not exactly dispassionate about her father.