Sentence examples for major tenet from inspiring English sources

He was also severely critical of the German bishops who aligned themselves with the papacy solely because of their political and economic interests, observing that disentanglement from such interests was a major tenet of the reform.

It thus became a major tenet of liberal political philosophy that war could be eliminated by introducing universal suffrage because the people would surely vote out of office any belligerently inclined government.

Politically, The Case Against 8 underscores a major tenet of the marriage equality movement: that the sole civil rights issue of our time centers around middle-class homosexuals who want to get married.

"From a practical standpoint," Mr. Rubio wrote in The New York Post about the health care rule, "this will force Catholic organizations to make an unacceptable choice: Ignore a major tenet of their faith, or not provide any insurance to their employees and be punished with a federal fine for violating Obamacare's mandate on employers".

A major tenet of the revolution has been leveling the playing field for all Cubans, and its defenders point to racism that was a striking feature of the country before 1959, but also to what they say are many black doctors, scientists and intellectuals.

April 15 , 1772Étampes, France June 19 , 1844Paris, France Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, (born April 15 , 1772 Étampes, Fr. died June 19 , 1844 Paris) French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition," postulating a single consistent structural plan basic to all animals as a major tenet of comparative anatomy, and who founded teratology, the study of animal malformation.

Yet starting with that April speech, Mr. Obama has come to adopt most of the major tenets supported by a majority of the commission's members, though his proposals do not go as far.

Vocabulary: compounds, charred, ruthless, despicable, enclaves, breached, cache, prevalent Extension Activities: 1. Write a chapter for a history textbook on the birth of Islam and its major tenets.

One of the major tenets of human evolution, the story of our world conquest, is now urgently in need of revision.

Although the protection of all life remains one of the E.L.F.'s major tenets, some observers wonder if that line will soon be crossed.

One could argue that activism and inclusivity, major tenets of the festival's mission, are punk causes, especially for black people.