Sentence examples for proposition put forward from inspiring English sources

In the past 12 hours I have heard this remarkable proposition put forward on five different television networks, without anybody challenging it.

He regards the use of antilogic as essentially eristic, whether it be used to silence an opponent by making his position seem self-contradictory, or whether it be used mechanically to negate any proposition put forward in debate.

He challenged the proposition, put forward by Ukip and supported by some in the Conservative party, that overseas aid should be cut in order to improve the UK government's deficit figures.

When the model Erin O'Connor posed for a Moschino campaign, playing both a flamenco dancer in ruffles and a toreador with side whiskers, she proved the proposition put forward by Dr. Suzanna Walters, the director of feminist studies at Georgetown University, that "sexualities once literally outlaw are now rendered as sartorial motifs".

In comparison, the speaker in message 1343 is reporting on a proposition put forward by others as indicated in the verb say.

Anglo's relations with the government that owns a 5% stake in it has always been turbulent, though in the past month both were united by their opposition to the "merger of equals" proposition put forward by Xstrata.

If the speaker appears to be credible, the audience will form the second-order judgment that propositions put forward by the credible speaker are true or acceptable.

This paper examines the pattern of introduced herbivore and predator distribution in the Tanami Desert and tests a series of propositions put forward by Stafford Smith and Morton [1990. A framework for the ecology of arid Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 18, 255 278].

Mr Swinney added: "The issues raised by Alliance Trust are entirely addressed by the propositions put forward by the Scottish government, and show exactly why our proposals for a formal currency area are the right proposals, why they are in the best interests of business on both sides of the border and why that is what will be implemented by both governments".

"In practice, what television's dominance has come to mean is that the inherent value of political propositions put forward by candidates is now largely irrelevant compared with the image-based ad campaigns they use to shape the perceptions of voters.

The propositions put forward here are extremely important for understanding how the ethylene communication channel is built.