Sentence examples for not only premises from inspiring English sources

Thus, the specific topoi provide not only premises but complete argumentative patterns.

In his discussion of this argument Grosseteste focuses on premises formulated in terms of God's knowledge, but he clearly thinks that a range of arguments having the same form can be constructed, employing in their initial part not only premises about God's knowledge, but also premises formulated in terms of prophecy or even just past-tensed truths of the form "It was the case that A will be".

It also happens that Gibson's question was not only premised on nonsense but also profoundly unhelpful, because the only answers it could elicit would be both predictable and substance-free.

In the following text the word 'farm' will be used, meaning not only the premises but also the livestock present on the farm.

What if not only the premise but also its rendition were perfect?

Not only is the premise wrong, argues Mr Peng, but people will anyway soon tire of spending their holidays squeezing into overcrowded trains, stores and hotels.

Not only was their premise more sinister, but the older audience had knowledge of the previous films and the wider anthology that expanded with the Star Wars galaxy.

Thus, quantitative analysis of environmental efficiency is not only an important premise for understanding the situation of regional environmental protection, but also a prerequisite for designing and adjusting relevant policies.

Ensuring an adequate exchange of information not only is a premise for diagnosis and therapy, but may also keep juridical problems at bay.

In each syllogism, the premises not only logically necessitate the conclusion (i.e., the truth of the premises makes it logically impossible for the conclusion to be false) but causally explain it as well.

Some are attached to premises – not only bakeries but in residence within cafes, takeaways and restaurants.