Sentence examples for only propositions from inspiring English sources

For the critic's assertions are always, read truly, only propositions, impressions, requests for assent.

As opposed to the predicate calculus, the propositional calculus employs simple, unanalyzed propositions rather than terms or noun expressions as its atomic units; and, as opposed to the functional calculus, it treats only propositions that do not contain variables.

Only propositions qualified as very possible were worthy of belief and truth-like (verisimilis).

These were the only propositions knowable a priori, their meaning being dependent on how language was used, and on the conventions governing that use.

Some practitioners (call them rationalists) argue that only propositions that can be justified by unaided human reason are candidates for permissible belief.

In the realm of the propositions and ideas in themselves, there are no indeterminate entities that would correspond to sentential forms; there are only propositions, true or false.

"Tourism is the only proposition here.

But at the moment the only proposition on the table is our four year proposal".

The only proposition that could change my mind would be if David Cameron issued a statement promising to resign and emigrate to the south of France if things didn't go according to plan.

If this seems confusing, it is useful to remember that California voters passed not only Proposition 13, which limited property taxes and thus school financing, but also Proposition 98, which earmarked so many state tax dollars for education that it is now extremely difficult to balance the state budget.

Justice Kennedy filed a concurring opinion to say that not only Proposition 198 but also federal campaign law, as interpreted and upheld by the court, were undermining political parties' First Amendment rights by limiting the parties' ability to make contributions directly to their candidates and inducing the parties to turn to soft money and issue advocacy.