Sentence examples for personal grounds from inspiring English sources

To refuse a reference on petty personal grounds is an abuse of a boss's power.

This is subject to means testing on the basis of personal grounds and course conditions.

King Lear appeals to the skyey heavens for aid, but on the personal grounds that they and he are old.

The choice of ministers purely on personal grounds was favouritism; public approbation by the people through Parliament should determine their selection.

Were the tour to go ahead and players do decide to opt out on personal grounds, it would not be a first.

If Petraeus hopes that leaving on personal grounds, however painful, will forestall hard policy questions — and perhaps leave his political reputation intact — he is likely mistaken.

Hence, quite in contrast to the popular conception of faith as a private mode of assent, with some sort of personal grounding unique to each person, faith is elevated above persuasion and made, like knowledge, a mode of legitimate "conviction" [Überzeugung] because its grounds, though still practical rather than theoretical/epistemic, are nevertheless, objective and universal.

The program covers personal ground as well, including Ms. Steinem's marriage and her unexpected idealization of Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn's unfettered character in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

Part of the difficulty is that Clegg is taking an increasing interest in early-years education, partly to mark out some distinctive personal ground before the election.

Long email chains and getting-to-know-you AIM conversations can cover personal ground that might not have even come up during the first few dates.

Limited exemptions on national security and personal privacy grounds will be permitted.