Sentence examples for response to the theory from inspiring English sources

But George HW Bush, now 91, was blunt in his response to the theory that Jeb was singled out for preferential treatment, telling his biographer: "The whole idea that Jeb was the favourite one because he was more knowledgeable – that's all bullshit.

Popper's most significant critics during this period were the trio of Imre Lakatos, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend – very different thinkers who, nonetheless, in their response to the theory of falsification, served to drive the philosophy of science forwards in leaps and bounds.

The Redditor says the response to the theory has been "a little overwhelming," but adds, "I think it's obvious by the number of comments it's received on Reddit and the number of times that it's appeared on entertainment websites that I am not the only one who wants to see this mystery resolved".

Reid confesses that his philosophy of mind and theory of perception are but a response to the theories of David Hume (Correspondence 210 1).

The public that found us, either by fluke or in response to the "trickledown" theory of promotion, found us funny.

"Usually you hear of a professional politician who becomes the butt of jokes, not the other way around," said one senior adviser in response to the disputed theory about what motivated Trump to run.

Providing a critical response to the universal theories of the classical economists, these scholars disparaged deductive work, which they considered to be self-referential mathematical modeling.

As Tim Jackson wrote in response to the peak stuff theory, our wider impact includes investments made by UK companies in the wider global economy, the emissions of which are still shooting upwards.

The most detailed and influential response to the argument from theory change is due to Psillos (1999), who combines strategies (I) and (II).

Juvenile-justice advocates and community groups have been working tirelessly to reverse "tough-on-juveniles" policies enacted in response to the super-predator theory.

In both the BC and non-BC focus groups, the verbal response to the question "Do theories change over time?" was quick and unanimous.