Sentence examples for proposition by which from inspiring English sources

The Pope is also understood to have had a hand in drafting the carefully worded proposition by which the matter was put to a vote.

The New Yorker, June 3 , 1933P. 9 We had a letter outlining a proposition by which we might clean up profit of $2500.

By E. B. White The New Yorker, June 3 , 1933P. 9 We had a letter outlining a proposition by which we might clean up profit of $2500.

Statements of the bleeding obvious, the outcomes of basic arithmetic, are treated as exotic and unpardonable distractions, while the impossible proposition by which we live is regarded as so sane and normal and unremarkable that it isn't worthy of mention.

He defined a fictitious entity as "a mere nothing" and "no proposition by which any property is ascribed to it can therefore be in itself and of itself a true one, nor therefore an instructive one".

Even some of the most plugged-in readers of this blog have stumbled over which propositions are backed by which special interests.

California's minor parties -- Green, Libertarian and Peace & Freedom -- have brought their third lawsuit, Rubin v Bowen, seeking to overturn Proposition 14, the referendum by which the non-partisan "top-two" primary system was adopted in June, 2010.

Several propositions are put forward by which environmental quality specialists can hope to maximise the utility of urban environmental quality information and its offspring indicators.

One way to decide which account of truth conditions is correct is to pay attention to the process by which propositions are assigned truth conditions.

That fixes a problem caused by Proposition 47, which was approved by voters in 2014 and said theft of any item worth $950 or less would be a misdemeanor.

The green investment bank has come up with a financial proposition to spur the switchover, by which local authorities and other public bodies can receive the cash needed for the new lights upfront, to be paid back over time as they realise the efficiency savings from the new technology.