Sentence examples for reference to propositions from inspiring English sources

Many must be read several times for complete understanding, also because of frequent reference to propositions elsewhere in the book.

The pamphlet is a reference to Proposition 217, a proposition that allowed Native Americans to operate casinos in certain states.

This gives us two different anti-platonist alternatives to the view that belief reports involve references to propositions.

The title is a reference to California Proposition 8 with the "8" sideways, thus becoming the symbol of infinity.

As his work proceeded Carnap tended to explain probabilities by reference to events and propositions rather than speak overtly about sentences.

Knowledge of the logical form requires reference to the mental proposition.

The Subject provides "something by reference to which the proposition can be affirmed or denied," that is, "the entity in respect of which the assertion is claimed to have validity" ((Halliday & Matthiessen 2014): 146).

The Subject is typically realized by a nominal group and provides "something by reference to which the proposition can be affirmed or denied," that is, "the entity in respect of which the assertion is claimed to have validity" ((Halliday & Matthiessen 2014): 145-146).

Our inclination is to engage further in formulating, developing, and designing propositions in reference to our research question.

Tear up your credit cards and throw them away!" (This was a reference to the balanced-budget amendment, Proposition 58 — which, in reality, still allows some borrowing in the case of a budget shortfall).

When values are assigned to p and q, we reach a particular proposition by a different road from that which would have started with those values plus implication, and have so built up the particular proposition without reference to a type.